Cigarette smoking is the single most important modifiable cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes affecting infant mortality and morbidity[96]. 0 It may be a less well-known, but certainly devastating fact that Black women in the United States are 2-6 times more likely to die … This review advocates for the provision of patient-centered maternity healthcare services within Indigenous communities. With a maternal mortality rate of 7.8 per 100,000 live births between 2008 and 2010, it is evident that many Canadians can easily access maternal health services of exceptional quality[ 3 ]. Since midwives or comadronas primarily care for pregnant indigenous women in Guatemala, investments from the World Bank and UNFPA have been … The newly formed patriarchal society not only decreased feminine power, agency and autonomy, it may have exposed women to increased levels of violence and sexism[31]. According to the CDC, per 100,000 live births, there were 14.1 deaths among Asian women, 30.4 deaths among Indigenous women, and 42.4 deaths among black women, in comparison to 13.0 deaths among white women. The distinction between inevitability or preventability was discussed by HCPs and GDM-diagnosed women in Manitoba[62]. Vallianatos et al. This review highlights the importance of consistent health policies and practices for maternal health in Canada and providing culturally safe and patient-centered maternity healthcare services within indigenous communities. 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Acknowledging the value of the location of a community is necessary in considering allocation of maternal healthcare resources, and allowances must be made to enable women to receive maternal healthcare in their communities whenever possible[73]. “I went through the depression really bad, because I had to be in Vancouver so long by myself. Many Indigenous people who experienced colonialism have suffered from trauma[22] and the resulting effects of the trauma, such as mental illness, anxiety, depression, suicide, violence, low self-esteem, anger, feelings of hopelessness, challenges in recognizing and expressing emotions and sexual, alcohol and drug-related vulnerabilities[23-27]. Almost all maternal deaths (99%) occur in developing countries. Canadians living in the most materially deprived areas have rates of infant mortality 1.6 times higher than the rates of those living in the least deprived areas. -Participants were receptive to suggestion of a culturally appropriate doula program and in-hospital visits by First Nations Elders. Small, rural and remote communities often provide limited healthcare especially for complex pregnancies[43,44]. -Pregnant women’s access and quality of prenatal care and diabetes education was limited by assumptions of blame regarding GDM diagnosis, and the burden of responsibility in dealing with GDM. Relationships in which the provider had power over the patient made patients feel uncomfortable and afraid to ask questions for clarification[62]. Several studies on birth outcomes have found that differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous women were not statistically significant after adjusting for other socio-economic and demographic risk factors[91,92]. It’s dealing with everything at the same time.”. According to the INS, the maternal mortality rate in 2019 was 46.7 deaths per 100,000 live births, with numbers even higher in rural communities. “Attention is too often focused on marginalised populations and how to help them get the care they deserve, without realizing that this will not be possible without health care providers... being attentive to what it is about us that make it difficult for people to feel safe to access care”[67]. Medical evacuation was described in five studies[65-69]. Likewise, between 1996 and 2001, the fertility rate was 2.9 children for First Nations/ Indian women, 2.2 for Métis women, and 3.4 for Inuit women, compared to a rate of 1.5 among all Canadian women (Statistics Canada, 2005). Providing HCPs with education, which focuses on cultural responsiveness and HCPs’ critical selfreflection, could assist in building supportive and empowering relationships with patients. The knowledge acquired from the literature should be utilized in the development of community driven studies, which may allow for further comprehension of the topic. Prior to the development and implementation of health promotion policies and actions that address maternal health disparities, an in-depth understanding of the perspectives of Indigenous Canadian women regarding maternal health is essential. In Arizona, maternal death rates are highest among Native American women: 70.8 deaths per 100,000 births. -Participants recommended: a comprehensive cessation strategy to facilitate coordination; furthering tobacco control policies; and targeting the social determinants of health through poverty reduction, housing and education support. The maternal mortality rate among indigenous women is thought to be more than 200. -Pregnancy and birthing experiences were impacted by: limited economic resources; loss of traditional knowledge; need to travel for maternity care; and culturally sensitive maternity care. Canadians living in the most materially deprived areas have rates of infant mortality 1.6 times higher than the rates of those living in the least deprived areas. “…this is making me feel even better because after this I don’t need a cigarette. As many as 60% of these deaths are preventable. Further, 26.2% of Inuit women in the Baffin region of NU consumed alcohol, illicit drugs, or both during pregnancy[97]. "The incidence of maternal death in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women was more than double that for non-Indigenous women, with maternal mortality ratios of 13.8 and 6.6 deaths per 100,000 women who gave birth, respectively," said lead author Professor Humphrey. • A Committee on Maternal Mortality and Severe Morbidity was formed in August 2010 with the Inconsistency in health advice and the inability to consistently be attended to by the same HCP was frustrating for participants[62]; some women preferred to listen to family members or their instincts instead of their HCPs[61]. Women received contradictory and confusing information about GDM management, found it challenging to control their blood sugar levels and felt powerless[61,63]. A benefit of medical evacuation was the feeling of safety at a hospital69. This review highlighted some of the main contributors to maternal health disparities from Indigenous Canadian women’s perspectives and documented the knowledge gaps and maternal health areas requiring further examination. “…there’s no consistency in what [Child Protective Services] does, like from worker to worker”[59,62]. This process causes a significant disruption in family life, separating women from their families and communities, and can lead to significant physical, emotional, and financial stresses[43,44]. Overall, the U.S. maternal mortality rate jumped to 16.7 deaths per 100,000 births in 2016 from 7.2 deaths per 100,000 births in 1987. Unsuccessful implementations of culturally appropriate interventions in Guatemala[83-85] and Mexico highlight another important topic: community control. NT had the third highest infant mortality rate in 2011 and had the first, second and third highest rates for three of the five years between 2007 and 201113. In 1951, Canada's infant mortality rate was 28% higher than England and Wales and 41% higher than the United States. -From the perspective of losing local services, participants expressed the importance of a local birth in reinforcing the attributes that contributed to their identities including the importance of community and kinship ties, and the strength of ties to their traditional territory. CIndividuals with expertise in smoking cessation support for pregnant or postpartum women at local/provincial levels and/or insight into the needs of this population. The maternal mortality ratio in developing countries in 2015 is 239 per 100 000 live births versus 12 per 100 … This study was funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research. This program offered culturally safe care and catered to patients by training staff to understand traditional practices, cultural history, and health disparities of indigenous peoples. For some women, the increased financial burden made it difficult to afford appropriate food and affected prenatal nutrition[ 65-69]. The evidence from the available data on indigenous women’s maternal health tells us that across the globe, indigenous women and adolescent girls experience significantly worse maternal health outcomes than majority populations. Two urban Indigenous health centers in Canada, Indigenous women and healthcare providers:•First Nations (n=14). Maternal mortality rates are used as a proxy measure to indicate access to and the quality of maternal care2. Three studies[60,67,69] examined the introduction of culturally safe care—that is, an approach to maternal healthcare, focusing on being “relevant for and responsive to women’s and families’ needs, strengths, and desire for control and choice in the birthing experience”[65-69] pointed out that culturally “appropriate” or “competent” practice[60], “which focuses on the skills, knowledge and attitude of practitioners,”[46,65,60 ]“while necessary, is not sufficient”. reported factors that encouraged or deterred breastfeeding[59-65]. Among a Cree community, breastfeeding women were encouraged to eat frequently which made it challenging to lose the weight gained during pregnancy[68]. A study of ten populations carried out by the Lancet-Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration found that whilst the extent of the disparities varied considerably, indigenous populations consistently had higher maternal mortality rates.vii In both Panama and Russia indigenous Impact of policies on maternal healthcare. “We’re trying to work with women to invite them to explore some of the traditional practices, like before they give birth, and try to incorporate it into a birth plan. Non-Hispanic black (black) and non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women experienced higher PRMRs (40.8 and 29.7, respectively) than all other racial/ethnic populations (white PRMR was 12.7, Asian/ Pacific Islander PRMR was 13.5 and Hispanic PRMR was 11.5). This review explored maternal health experiences and perspectives from the viewpoint of Indigenous women of childbearing age in Canada. UNFPA, UNICEF, and UN Women have developed a fact sheet to highlight the discrimination that indigenous women and adolescent girls face in their efforts to access reproductive health care in many parts of the world. HCPs and women being investigated by CPS reported inconsistent policies and limited supportive services available to assist a mother in retaining custody of her child; several women had their children apprehended by CPS despite completing parenting programmes at the request of CPS[59,65]. “All we see is death...We are in a small community and it’s constantly death, death, death, death. Indigenous women consistently experience higher maternal mortality rates than non-indigenous women in Latin America. Development of policies and interventions to address health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations requires a comprehensive understanding of Indigenous people’s experiences and perspectives of healthcare services. Midwifery services and midwifery education programs are deemed culturally safe maternal healthcare options for remote communities[85]. This review documents significant public health concerns with respect to maternal health among Indigenous populations in Canada, and supports the idea that there are opportunities to enhance maternal health outcomes. Negative experiences involved women experiencing racism, cultural insensitivity, and limited control over their care[72-74]. Availability of healthcare resources, healthcare services’ consideration of socio-economic or lifestyle barriers to health, and the impact of colonization on interactions with healthcare providers were main factors that impacted Indigenous women’s maternal health experiences. In 2011, NU had Canada’s highest infant mortality rate, more than 3 times the next highest rate[13]. All Published work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Copyright © 2021 All rights reserved. Historically, Indigenous women and particularly older women, exerted significant influence in communities and played crucial roles in advising younger community members and relaying important cultural and spiritual teachings; with colonialism their roles diminished and a more patriarchal society emerged[29]. It turns out that geography matters as well for mortality rates. Regardless of the location of care, relationships with HCPs were important for influencing maternal healthcare experiences. maternal health2. Colonization, residential schools, the ‘60s Scoop’ and other initiatives have resulted in experiences of trauma and culture loss and contributed to high rates of low socio-economic status for many Indigenous peoples; these experiences impact maternal health and healthcare access [21-23,41]. Footnote ** Areas where more Indigenous peoples live have a higher infant mortality rate: Inuit 3.9 times higher; First … Culturally safe care to improve the healthcare experience of Indigenous peoples has been recommended and attempted in multiple countries, including Canada, Guatemala, Australia, Mexico, and the United States of America[70,71,76-85]. The maternal mortality rate in Australia in 2018 was 5 deaths per 100,000 women giving birth. Infant mortality continues to decrease in Canada, with a rate of 5.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2004. It is about truth and reconciliation, healing and protecting the sacred start of a new family. These shifts significantly altered Indigenous women’s identities and responsibilities[30]. Nunavut (NU), the Northwest Territories (NT) and Yukon are located in northern Canada and have the highest percentage of the population identifying as Indigenous compared to other Canadian provinces and territories[10]. In Arizona, maternal death rates are highest among Native American women: 70.8 deaths per 100,000 births. Reference lists of identified articles were searched to identify additional articles. The experiences of indigenous women often lead to health risks and mortality rates that can be more than three times higher than those experienced by non-indigenous women. iMedPub LTD Last revised : January 20, 2021, Select your language of interest to view the total content in your interested language, Annual Virtual Summit on Nursing & Healthcare, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. “I just feel more secure…I feel safe”, patient at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre69. However, there is a knowledge gap that precludes a comprehensive understanding of maternal health among indigenous women in Canada. • This prompted the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) to work with partners to review national maternal mortality surveillance. Yet due to a lack of data, this alarming situation is concealed, preventing effective action to address it. Between 60% and 85% of pregnant women in NU reported smoking during pregnancy, five times the Canadian average[17,95]. Maternal health; Indigenous population; Delivery of healthcare; Culturally competent care; Healthcare disparities, CPS: Child Protective Services; GDM: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; HCPs: Healthcare providers; NU: Nunavut; NT: Northwest Territories. Indigenous women also experience higher rates of adverse outcomes including stillbirth and perinatal death, and, in some cases, low-birth-weight infants, prematurity and infant death[4-6]. Medical evacuation was often due to limited maternity care options available in remote communities, and was associated with emotional, physical, and financial stress. %PDF-1.7 %���� Furthermore, it is crucial to acknowledge the importance of valuing Indigenous land and sense of place100 emphasizes the importance of community and place in Indigenous identities, as opposed to the importance of independence in Euro-Canadian identities. Various historical events associated with colonial policies have impacted Indigenous Canadians negatively, including the destruction of lands which are vital to Indigenous ways of life, forced placement and separation from families through residential schooling, marginalization of languages and spiritual beliefs, assaults on dignity and autonomy through the introduction of assimilation policies, and multiple forms of racial discrimination[21]. Moreover, the rate of neonatal hospital readmission was higher in NU than in Canada (5.5% vs. 3.5%). More than half of maternal deaths occur in fragile and humanitarian settings. These programs empowered participants, built trusting patient-provider relationships, improved preconception health knowledge and improved the health outcomes of mothers and babies[83,90,91]. Many women who were being investigated by CPS had themselves been apprehended by CPS as children[59-63]. The integration of Indigenous birthing practices can promote Indigenous mothers self-determination, leadership, choice, and control[65-68]. A 2013 guideline provided 24 recommendations to facilitate the provision of culturally safe care, and advocated for the return of local births to remote and rural communities[69]. -Women experienced emotional, physical and economic stressors due to traveling away from their community to give birth. Table 1:General characteristics of the studies included in perceptions, assumptions and recommendations about maternal health and experiences of birthing and maternal healthcare among Indigenous women of childbearing age in Canada. Maternal mortality rates are used as a proxy measure to indicate access to and the quality of maternal care[2]. In 1951, Canada's infant mortality rate was 28% higher than England and Wales and 41% higher than the United States. With a maternal mortality rate of 7.8 per 100,000 live births between 2008 and 2010, it is evident that many Canadians can Canadian Indigenous Women’s Perspectives of Maternal Health and Health Care Services: A For example, the Aboriginal Prenatal Wellness Program in Alberta was developed to serve Indigenous women who were not accessing prenatal care services[60]. It is imperative to note that Indigenous women have over twice the maternal mortality rate of white women and black women have over three times the maternal mortality rate of white women. Women preferred to have HCPs that they were familiar with during their birthing experiences46. While Inuit women of childbearing age experience higher rates of low-birth-weight babies, First Nations and Métis women experience elevated incidences of both low- and high-birthweight babies compared to the general Canadian population; these can have adverse implications for the babies’ health[4-9]. Patients were in favour of having First Nations doulas and visits from First Nations Elders, but reported that they received most of their prenatal knowledge from their family instead of from HCPs[69]. Nevertheless, about 700 women in America die each year due to complications of pregnancy – and for every death, there are many more women at risk. This can be done by educating HCPs to understand Indigenous history and by valuing Indigenous maternal traditions and prenatal knowledge[60-69]. “That stressed me out! In the long run it will make it stronger”[46]. (2013). Within Canada, Indigenous women lack access to culturally appropriate health services such as midwifery, resulting in higher risks of adverse pregnancy and poorer infant health outcomes when compared to non-indigenous women. Some pregnant women have to leave the communities and travel great distances to have their maternal health needs addressed and to deliver their babies [43,44]. Loss of custody can be harmful to a parent’s wellbeing, due to both the emotional loss of a child and the potential reduction in social welfare benefits63. “Well these (breasts) were not toys when I was growing up. A successful smoking intervention considered the potential socio-economic barriers of their participants and provided free transportation to the smoking cessation program and rewarding participants with a weekly grocery store gift card. Sometimes I didn’t eat at all. “…everyone is so happy to go and give to the baby…even if you are not closely related…because it is another member of the Haida Nation, and it just makes the community bigger and richer. The title and abstracts were reviewed, and a total of 149 records were selected. Statistics Canada reports slightly different numbers for 2018 with a total of 32 deaths or 8.59 out of 100,00 live births during pregnancy or within 1 year of end of pregnancy. Fariba Kolahdooz1, Katherine Launier1, Forouz Nader1, Kyoung June Yi2, Philip Baker3, Tara-Leigh McHugh4, Helen Vallianatos5 and Sangita Sharma1, 1Indigenous and Global Health Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 3Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 4Faculty of Physical Education & Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 5Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Submitted date: August 11, 2016; Accepted date: August 26, 2016; Published date: September 02, 2016. These studies provided evidence that to address a health issue, policies need to consider the wider context in which the health issue exists. One study examined barriers to smoking cessation among pregnant and postpartum women, one study interviewed HCPs and women being investigated by Child Protective Services (CPS), and one study explored the life history of an Indigenous woman who experienced the interference of multiple government policies into her life[65-69]. Two reviewers (FK, KJY) screened the titles and abstracts of all identified sources to remove duplicates and irrelevant records and evaluated the full-text of selected sources. This figure is substantially lower than the disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infant mortality in Canada that have been cited in recent reviews.2,3 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre also provided culturally safe care[69]. - Indigenous women whose children are involved with the child protection system experience complex socio-political and economic challenges, which intersect with the threat of child apprehension. I would live on water.” The participant’s physician had told her that her baby would be stillborn if she did not control her blood glucose[61]. The limitation to this review is the limited availability of peer-reviewed data regarding Indigenous maternal health in Canada; however, this review provides some insights for moving towards culturally safe and responsive maternal healthcare services for Canadian Indigenous women. In addition, Indigenous women in some regions experience elevated rates of human immunodeficiency virus[17], cervicovaginal infections such as human papillomavirus[18,19] and the presence of bacterial vaginosis and organisms such as Chlamydia trachomatis, group B Streptococcus, Mycoplasma hominis or Ureaplasma urealyticum during gestation[20]. endstream endobj 1188 0 obj <>>>/Lang(en-US)/MarkInfo<>/Metadata 75 0 R/OCProperties<>/OCGs[1229 0 R 1230 0 R]>>/Outlines 101 0 R/PageLabels 1181 0 R/Pages 1183 0 R/StructTreeRoot 102 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 1189 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/Properties<>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 1/Tabs/S/Thumb 59 0 R/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 595.276 841.89]/Type/Page>> endobj 1190 0 obj <>stream The authors declare that there is no potential competing or conflicting interests. This review supports the need for initiatives and consistent policies that provide culturally responsive training to HCPs to enable them to support and empower patients, facilitate local births in remote communities, and account for the socioeconomic and socio-cultural factors that impact maternal health. To increase the likelihood of success, culturally safe programs should be developed with the input and participation of the target Indigenous community[83,90,91]. Participants indicated that pregnancy was often a time when prospective parents examined their own past, and considered healthier choices to provide a better future for their children. Breastfeeding-supportive communities increased the likelihood of breastfeeding by providing support services in the form of lactation experts, access to peer support, and home visits[66]. Yet due to a lack of data, this alarming situation is concealed, preventing effective action to address it. the 2006 Census the Aboriginal birth rate is 1.5 times the non-Aboriginal rate (Statistics Canada 2008). The generation involved in the study had a more sedentary lifestyle and higher-calorie foods but cultural traditions continued to encourage them to eat68. But Afro-Colombian women die at twice the national rate, and the mortality rate in Indigenous communities is five times higher than the average. The case study demonstrated how the co-occurrence of poverty, mental illness, addiction, and unstable domestic situations made it challenging for a First Nations woman to access healthcare and maintain custody of her children[63]. Aboriginal Maternal And Infant Health In Canada: Review Of On-Reserve Programming PREPARED FOR Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE) and the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (BCCEWH) APRIL, 2009 R. STOUT & R. 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