Question

A 29-year-old pregnant Inuk woman at 12 weeks' gestation attends her first antenatal visit in a northern nursing station. She speaks Inuktitut as her first language and expresses anxiety about leaving her community for birth. Which action best supports culturally safe, family-centred care?

Accepted Answer

Use interpreters or bilingual staff, explore her concerns, involve her chosen support people and collaboratively plan timing and location of care

Answer

Insist that all care occur in the tertiary centre without discussion

Answer

Avoid using interpreters to encourage her to improve English

Answer

Focus only on medical issues and ignore social factors

Answer

Tell her decisions will be made solely by the obstetric team

Practice question

A 29-year-old pregnant Inuk woman at 12 weeks' gestation attends her first antenatal visit in a northern nursing station. She speaks Inuktitut as her first language and expresses anxiety about leaving her community for birth. Which action best supports culturally safe, family-centred care?