Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Kristy Kirkup
Publication Date: April 26, 2025 - 07:00
Indigenous patients travelling to Thunder Bay to access maternity services underscores health care inequities
April 26, 2025
Naana Jumah aims to make her patients feel safe and cared for after they arrive in Thunder Bay to deliver their babies, a journey that takes them many hundreds of kilometres away from their families, culture and communities.They have travelled by plane or road from First Nations in northwestern Ontario that lack health care services. Typically, patients leave home by around 36 weeks pregnant (air travel is not recommended beyond that point) and stay in Thunder Bay until after they deliver.
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