Indigenous Health: Birth Support Worker
Provided by: Saskatchewan Health Authority
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Service Description
Offers First Nations, Métis and Inuit women the support of an Indigenous Birth Support Worker, who can:
- Help pregnant mothers feel safe, comfortable and well-informed to voice opinions, ask questions and make requests
- Advocate for the mother, her partner and surrounding family to ensure the memory of the birth experience is positive and protected
- Provide care using a holistic approach, using the medicine wheel to incorporate balance and to ensure cultural traditions and ceremonies are respected
- Provide prenatal, labour and early postpartum support.
Eligibility
First Nations, Métis and Inuit women.
Application Process
Access is voluntary and free, and can be made by:
- Asking your healthcare provider to complete the referral form before you have your baby
- Calling the Indigenous Birth Support Worker Program and leaving a message, who will call you within 2 days of receiving the message
- Letting the nurse staff know that you are interested in this program upon your arrival to admitting at the hospital
- If you are planning to have your baby in Saskatoon, completing the referral form prior to coming to the hospital gives our support workers an opportunity to connect with you and to get to know you prior to your baby’s birth.
Note: this program is available on a first come, first serve basis.
Fees
None
Business Line: 306-514-7978
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Email
BirthSupportJPCH@saskhealthauthority.ca
Coverage Area
Available at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon; available for residents in Saskatchewan.
Saskatoon – Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
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Location Info
Business Line: 306-655-6500
Website
www.saskhealthauthority.ca/facilities-locations/jim-pattison-childrens-hospital
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