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Selection and Use of Health Services for Infants’ Needs by Indigenous Mothers in Canada: Integrative Literature Review

Abstract

In Canada, Indigenous infants experience significant health disparities when compared to non-Indigenous infants, including significantly higher rates of birth complications and infant mortality rates. The use of primary health care is one way to improve health outcomes; however, Indigenous children may use health services less often than non-Indigenous children. To improve health outcomes within this growing population, it is essential to …

Authors

Wright A; Wahoush O; Ballantyne M; Gabel C; Jack SM

Journal

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 89–102

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

June 2018

DOI

10.1177/0844562118757096

ISSN

0844-5621