Traditional Inuit Birthing Knowledge

Preparing Nunavut Birthing Assistants by Preserving Inuit Birthing Knowledge

This unique program offers traditional Inuit birthing knowledge to Nunavummiut. Uummati believes modern birthing knowledge can benefit greatly with the incorporation of many traditional Inuit practices.

All Inuit women looking to advance their knowledge and skills in traditional birthing knowledge are welcome to take this course.

This compliments a doula certification and anyone who works in the Perinatal field.

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Course Instructor

Rhoda & Natsiq Instructors

Both Rhoda and Natsiq have a passion for birthing and the passing on of that birthing knowledge to new generations of Nunavummiut. Having served as birth partners for hundreds of births across the North over the course of many decades, Rhoda and Natsiq bring a wealth of experience informed by firsthand knowledge as well as from elders who have gone before them. Their goal is to continue passing this knowledge on to you!

Course Contents

Welcome & Introductions | ᑐᓐᖓᓱᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ

Lesson 1: Meet the Knowledge Keepers | ᐊᐳᒃᑭᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᑦ

Lesson 2: Birthing Knowledge | ᐃᕐᓂᓱᖕᓂᐅᑉ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ

Prenatal | ᓯᖓᐃᓂᖅ

Lesson 3: Typical Day | ᐅᓪᓗᖅ

Lesson 4: Stress | ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖕᓂᑦ

Lesson 5: Staying Active | ᐃᓅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ

Lesson 6: Asking Questions | ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕐᓂᖅ

Childbirth | ᐃᕐᓂᓂᖅ

Lesson 7: Physical Signs of Labour | ᐃᕐᓂᓱᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᖃᐅᔨᔪᑎᖏᑦ

Lesson 8: Setting for Labour | ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐃᕐᓂᕕᐅᑉ

Lesson 9: Birthing Positions | ᐃᕐᓂᓱᒡᓗᓂ ᐃᓃᑦ

Lesson 10: Birth | ᐃᕐᓂᓂᖅ

Lesson 11: Dealing with Pain | ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓂᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ

Post-Natal | ᐃᕐᒥᓵᓯᒪᓗᓂ

Lesson 12: Signs of Health | ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ

Lesson 13: Newborn Connection | ᐃᓄᐃᓵᒥᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓯᓂᖅ

Lesson 14: Placenta | ᐊᕐᕌᖅ

Lesson 15: Umbilical Cord | ᒥᒃᖠᐊᖅ

Lesson 16: Traditions & Naming | ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᒍᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ

Lesson 17: Bonding Time | ᐅᖓᓕᕋᓱᖕᓂᖅ

Lesson 18: Bleeding & Cramps | ᐊᐅᓈᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑯᐊᖑᓂᕐᓗ

Lesson 19: Rest | ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓂᖅ

Lesson 20: Breastfeeding | ᐃᕕᐊᖏᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒫᒪᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ

Newborn Care | ᐃᓅᓵᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐸᖅᑭᒃᖠᓂᖅ (ᑲᒪᓂᖅ)

Lesson 21: Adoption | ᑎᒍᐊᓕᓂᖅ

Lesson 22: Sleeping with Baby | ᓯᓂᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᒥᒃ

Lesson 23: Mother’s Health | ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓ

Lesson 24: Parenting Advice Moving Forward | ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖑᓂᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔪᐃᓂᖅ ᓯᕗᒧᐊᓕᕐᓂᖅ

Wrap-Up | ᐱᐊᓂᒃᐸᓕᐊᓕᕋᑦᑕ

Lesson 25: Our Hope for You | ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᔅᓯᓐᓂᑦ

Lesson 26: Conclusion | ᑭᖑᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ

Lesson 27: Final Test

Lesson 28: Participant Feedback Form | ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᑕᑎᕋᑦᓴᖅ