Perinatal Mental Health of Indigenous Pregnant Persons and Birthing Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

J Obstet Gynaecol Can

MD/PhD Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.

Published: August 2023

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