“The only reason why it happened is simply because we’re Black women!”: The Black perinatal healthcare experience in Canada.

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dc.contributor.advisorRodney, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorAfranie-Frimpong, Berlinda
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-14T16:41:23Z
dc.date.available2022-12-14T16:41:23Z
dc.date.copyright2022-09-13
dc.date.issued2022-12-14
dc.date.updated2022-12-14T16:41:23Z
dc.degree.disciplineNursing
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMScN - Master of Science in Nursing
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background: Black Canadian mothers are more likely to experience an adverse health outcome compared to any other race. Yet, the Black maternal healthcare experience is not adequately documented within a Canadian context. This research study interpreted and analyzed the maternal healthcare experiences of Black women living in the Greater Toronto Area. Methods: Focus groups and interviews were conducted utilizing Zoom, with eight Black Canadian mothers. Findings: The mothers agreed that healthcare organizations provided insufficient perinatal provisions, discussed feeling neglected by healthcare providers, the relationship between culture and care, preconceived healthcare biases, expressed their appreciation for supportive healthcare providers, and the stereotype of the ‘strong’ Black woman. Implications: To provide culturally competent care to Black women, healthcare providers must acknowledge their unconscious biases, health services must be made more public to Black mothers, and the Canadian health policies must be modified to improve the Black Canadian morbidity and mortality rates.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/40770
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectBlack studies
dc.subjectCanadian literature
dc.subjectObstetrics and gynecology
dc.subject.keywordsLabour and delivery
dc.subject.keywordsBlack morbidity
dc.subject.keywordsBlack mortality
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian health literature
dc.subject.keywordsBlack maternal health
dc.subject.keywordsBlack Canadian
dc.subject.keywordsOB
dc.subject.keywordsL&D
dc.subject.keywordsSlavery
dc.subject.keywordsMedical sexism
dc.subject.keywordsMedical racism
dc.subject.keywordsStereotypes
dc.subject.keywordsBlack stereotypes
dc.subject.keywordsThe Strong Black woman
dc.subject.keywordsMaternity
dc.subject.keywordsPerinatal
dc.subject.keywordsPostpartum
dc.subject.keywordsAntepartum
dc.subject.keywordsIntrapartum
dc.subject.keywordsStructural racism
dc.subject.keywordsMaternal mortality rate
dc.subject.keywordsRacism
dc.subject.keywordsIntersectionality
dc.subject.keywordsBlack maternal healthcare experiences
dc.title“The only reason why it happened is simply because we’re Black women!”: The Black perinatal healthcare experience in Canada.
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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