I can speak to a somewhat sad example. In my practice very recently we had an indigenous birth-giver who was pregnant with her fifth child. She had had two previous losses. Her eldest child was severely disabled and in a wheelchair with a feeding tube and required 24-7 care, and she found herself in the very sad circumstance of experiencing another second trimester loss at 18 weeks. It was what we call a “missed miscarriage”. She had to be induced to prevent complications associated with this and it was extremely important to her that she received care that was holistic as well as culturally sensitive.
To provide this care I connected with an indigenous doula to assure my patient that she could have culturally competent support. I looped in spiritual care to better understand her requests. For example, she wanted a cedar wrapping of the baby as part of a ceremonial burial, so we coordinated on that to ensure that it would occur. We connected to make sure that she would have child care so she and her partner could be together for the birth of their child, while their eldest and their other children could be well taken care of, and we helped to facilitate a traditional burial with an elder from her community.
That would be my example.
Kim, would you like to share one?