Posted by Chris on November 06, 2001 at 19:34:49:
In Reply to: native american childbirth customs posted by Carolyn Starnes, RN on November 03, 2001 at 15:14:23:
: I am a midwife student working on a culture paper. Due to my native american heritage and the area I am doing clinical-I have chosen native american as my chosen culture. I am interested in information concerning pregnancy, delivery and other related practices of the native american culture.
: Thank you,
: Carolyn
Hi Carolyn,
There is a lot of information on the internet. Are you interested in current practices or history? Sandy gave you some good passages dealing with the history. Which tribe are you interested in? Do you have access to your university library's data base? You can do a search on Medline and get a lot of information there. Last year I did a paper on Inupiat childrearing for a transcultural nursing course. It was fascinating. Email me privately if you need more info and I'll try to help.
Chris