Faculty profile
Tonya MacDonald
Back to facultyAssistant Professor (Part-Time)Obstetrics & GynecologyMcMaster University
1 publications.
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The fourth delay and community-driven solutions to reduce maternal mortality in rural Haiti: a community-based action research study
MacDonald T, Jackson S, Charles M-C, Periel M, Jean-Baptiste M-V, Salomon A, Premilus É
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth201838 citationsFirst author
Courses taught
1- Undergraduate
Complex Care I
MIDWIF 3H15 · last taught 2026
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