Indigenous birth support worker (IBSW) program evaluation: a qualitative analysis of program workers and clients' perspectives.

Background: The Indigenous Birth Support Worker (IBSW) Program provides Indigenous women with respectful, culturally safe, and trauma-informed care and supports women and families during labor and delivery. Located in the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) Maternal Care Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, the program served 1023 clients between December 2019 and January 2021.

Methods: The study objective was to explore the perspectives of the IBSWs and program clients one year post-implementation.