Research with Pregnant Aboriginal Women

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Research with Pregnant Aboriginal Women

• Recruitment Issues and Challenges

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Todays Discussion

• Need for Research
• Proposed Research
• Timeline
• Ethics Considerations Best Practices

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Need for Research

• Pregnancy and Info Seeking Behaviours
• Representations of Aboriginal women in literature
• Large urban Aboriginal population

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Proposed Research

• 1st Phase Pilot study
• LIS 597
• 6 participants
• Semi-structured interviews
• 2nd Phase Thesis
• Winter 2009
• Additional 12-15 participants
• Potential to recruit from rural communities

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Timeline

• July 2008 Initial Ethics application
• September 4, 2008 Ethics approval
• September 13 Ethics Amendment after thesis
  topic approval
• Amendment Approved October 13, 2008

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Ethics and Best Practices

• Multiple Ethics Guidelines
• Tri-Council Policy Best Practices
• Be Respectful
• Form partnerships
• Consult group members
• Involve group members in design
• Ensure that cultural property is respected
• Provide opportunity for feedback on report
• Employ community members
• Cooperate with community institutions
• Store data in mutually agreeable repository
• Acknowledge the community in the publication
• Adapted from the Tri-Council Policy Statement

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