birth – Edmonton in a Time of Covid

Cori Longo: Gave Birth During the Pandemic

In March and April, it was still unknown how Covid would affect pregnancy, birth, and babies. There was also concern about contagion between members of the birthing team. While the majority of women have babies in hospitals, Albertans have access to home birth with midwives.

Longo had a home birth with Eliot and wanted the same for her second birth.

Acknowledgments

Land Acknowledgement

I express my gratitude for the opportunity to live and work on Treaty 6 territory - the traditional territory of the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene and Nakota Sioux.

I hope this work honours the ancestors of this land and enriches the lives of our descendants.

Funding

Edmonton in the Time of Covid is supported by the Edmonton Heritage Council and the City of Edmonton.

Thank you also to the Rat Creek Press for their support.

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