Pregnancy and having a baby can be a special time. And families want to feel safe and trust their maternity care. We found similar themes in research involving more than 1,400 Indigenous women, Elders ...

Indigenous people living in rural Canada are 16 times more likely to have to travel 200 km or more to give birth than non-Indigenous people, underscoring the need for more access to birthing ...

Baby Graham wears traditional moccasins that his mom Shannon Kopelva purchased for him at a powwow in Seattle. This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and ...

Nicolle Gonzales, a midwife, with 4-week-old Isla Cadiente. (Credit: Lauren Gilger) It was 2:30 in the morning when Nicolle Gonzales walked in the door of Leah Kolakowski’s house in Santa Fe, N.M., ...

Highlighting the vital work of Indigenous birth workers from Las Vegas, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. In this episode of Native Report, we highlight the vital work of Indigenous birth workers from Las ...

McKayla Lee / Underscore News Pregnancy-related traumas can be not only physical, emotional and spiritual, but also intergenerational, particularly for Indigenous people who have endured a history of ...

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Marie does not know her age but looks to be in her late thirties. She has never had a birth certificate nor any other identity document. She has never been to school, either. She lives in poverty with ...

Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services plans to open an Indigenous-owned birth center in Columbia City in 2028, expanding ...

According the report from the National Indigenous Health Equality Council, there is an increase in the number of Indigenous babies with low birth weight. Based on the report, although the Indigenous ...