Ioana Comat
Biographic Data
| ID | 97531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ioana Comat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ioana |
| FAMILY NAME | Comat |
| SIGNATURE | COMAT I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-1862-9384 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Return of Traditional Indigenous Midwifery Practices in Quebec
Indigenous mothers face unique challenges and violence when attempting to use the healthcare system for themselves and their unborn children. From the mid-20th century on, when Canada’s Indigenous communities were sedentarized, women were compelled to give birth in hospitals. As a result, by taking control of Indigenous women’s bodies, the hospital-based healthcare system altered the fundamental structure of Indigenous societies. Even when effort…
Innu and Atikamekw women’s connection to the land through pregnancy and birthing practices
In an effort to offset the marginalization of Indigenous women’s knowledge, we used a qualitative participatory approach to co-construct the meaning of the pregnancy and birthing knowledge of Innu (Indigenous people in Quebec, Canada) and Atikamekw (Indigenous people in Quebec, Canada) women in terms of connection to the land. Through thematic analysis of interviews, we show that the women have maintained a deep connection to the land, even thoug…
Inventing New Places
The presence of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in the urban centres of Québec (Canada) is no longer simply the result of individual trajectories; it is also the result of collective and institutional initiatives. Aboriginal collective action is changing, and, as a consequence, new forms of Aboriginal citizenship are emerging, as well as new expressions of Aboriginal identity. These transformations have repercussions across the whole of Qu…
Inventing New Places
The presence of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in the urban centres of Québec (Canada) is no longer simply the result of individual trajectories; it is also the result of collective and institutional initiatives. Aboriginal collective action is changing, and, as a consequence, new forms of Aboriginal citizenship are emerging, as well as new expressions of Aboriginal identity. These transformations have repercussions across the whole of Qu…
Inventing New Places
The presence of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in the urban centres of Québec (Canada) is no longer simply the result of individual trajectories; it is also the result of collective and institutional initiatives. Aboriginal collective action is changing, and, as a consequence, new forms of Aboriginal citizenship are emerging, as well as new expressions of Aboriginal identity. These transformations have repercussions across the whole of Qu…
Innu and Atikamekw women’s connection to the land through pregnancy and birthing practices
In an effort to offset the marginalization of Indigenous women’s knowledge, we used a qualitative participatory approach to co-construct the meaning of the pregnancy and birthing knowledge of Innu (Indigenous people in Quebec, Canada) and Atikamekw (Indigenous people in Quebec, Canada) women in terms of connection to the land. Through thematic analysis of interviews, we show that the women have maintained a deep connection to the land, even thoug…
The Return of Traditional Indigenous Midwifery Practices in Quebec
Indigenous mothers face unique challenges and violence when attempting to use the healthcare system for themselves and their unborn children. From the mid-20th century on, when Canada’s Indigenous communities were sedentarized, women were compelled to give birth in hospitals. As a result, by taking control of Indigenous women’s bodies, the hospital-based healthcare system altered the fundamental structure of Indigenous societies. Even when effort…
Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (2 works) · Migration, Identity, and Health (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Birth control (1 works) · Childbirth (1 works) · Colonialism (1 works) · Engineering (1 works) · Face (sociological concept) (1 works) · French Urban and Social Studies (1 works)