Table 6 Modifications suggested by participants to post-birth nursing services for international migrants in Canada
Types/qualities of nursing services | Suggested modifications |
|---|---|
Availability | • More funding for nursing/health fields |
• More public health nurses to visit new moms | |
Maternal care | • Mothers to have a nurse to help for at least a month postpartum |
• Nurses should assess how the mother is coping | |
• CLSC nurses should ask about husband’s role | |
Teaching | • Nurses to help with breastfeeding, especially for mothers who had C-sections |
Information/advice | • Nurses should be available to answer questions |
• Would like service to access interpreter | |
• Language improvement needed in nursing services - essential for better communication | |
Assessment of baby | • Nurses should assist in taking care of baby |
• More follow-up visits to check health of newborn |