As many as 60% of these deaths are preventable. 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. 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]. For example, the Aboriginal Prenatal Wellness Program in Alberta was developed to serve Indigenous women who were not accessing prenatal care services[60]. Negative experiences involved women experiencing racism, cultural insensitivity, and limited control over their care[72-74]. These forces affected the women’s expectations of their birthing experience and HCP’s perception of Indigenous women as mothers[59-65]. 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]. (2013). These articles were further classified by the primary area of research described in the study: eight articles on maternal healthcare and/or medical evacuation65-[68]; three articles on the impact of policies on maternal health[59-63]; three articles on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)[61,62]; and two articles on maternal weight changes and/or breastfeeding[66-68]. 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]. 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In Arizona, maternal death rates are highest among Native American women: 70.8 deaths per 100,000 births. Local births provided opportunities for celebration and were important to provide balance to the observations of death in a community[70]. 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 … 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]. 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. A separate study found that a loss of cultural tradition resulted in fewer women breastfeeding their infants[66-69]. These were for food” [66-69]. In 1951, Canada's infant mortality rate was 28% higher than England and Wales and 41% higher than the United States. -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. 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]. %PDF-1.7 %���� Maternal mortality rates are used as a proxy measure to indicate access to and the quality of maternal care. Varcoe C, Brown H, Calam B, et al. In Canada, the greatest proportion of women who received inadequate prenatal care, defined as having four or fewer visits during pregnancy, was in NU (7.7%)[11]. 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A Maternity Experiences survey conducted by the Public Health Agency of Canada found that women from NU reported having less information on pregnancy-related topics, but reported more smoking, more abuse, and more symptoms suggesting postpartum depression than other Canadian women[17]. reported barriers to achieving a healthy weight during breastfeeding68. “I just feel more secure…I feel safe”, patient at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre69. In 2004, the preterm births rate in NU was 12% compared with 8% in other regions in Canada[16]. The quality appraisal criteria for observation and/or intervention studies including clear presentation of research goal, participants, methods and results were used to ensure reviewers’ reliability. Healthcare providers and Indigenous family members:•First Nations. 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. Maternal healthcare experiences were shaped by complex interactions between cultural traditions, geography and the impact of colonization in a community[59-65]. Moreover, the rate of neonatal hospital readmission was higher in NU than in Canada (5.5% vs. 3.5%). -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. Maternal healthcare and/or medical evacuation. Women in the U.S. are more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than anywhere else in the developed world, according to the Commonwealth Fund. Indigenous women consistently experience higher maternal mortality rates than non-indigenous women in Latin America. Further, 26.2% of Inuit women in the Baffin region of NU consumed alcohol, illicit drugs, or both during pregnancy[97]. This will provide opportunities to collaborate with members of Indigenous communities who are seeking to improve the status of maternal health. 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 The title and abstracts were reviewed, and a total of 149 records were selected. In 2004, NU reported the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the country where 24% of live births were to mothers under the age of 19 years, compared to the national average of 5%[14]; teenage pregnancy is associated with low birth weight and prematurity among new-borns[15]. 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 These shifts significantly altered Indigenous women’s identities and responsibilities[30]. 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. 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 ]. 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. 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. It turns out that geography matters as well for mortality rates. I didn’t know anyone”[46]. 0 h�bbd```b``�"�A$S5��� �_�Ifɼ�R,�D���� Between 60% and 85% of pregnant women in NU reported smoking during pregnancy, five times the Canadian average[17,95]. Complications in pregnancy and childbirth, such as hemorrhage, infections, high blood pressure, ectopic pregnancy, preterm birth, unsafe abortion and obstructed labor, are recognized as threats to maternal health[1] while factors such as access to family planning services, counseling, and appropriate antenatal, obstetric, and postpartum care are identified as being positive contributing factors to maternal health2. 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. A study examining the attitude of family medicine residents towards providing healthcare to Indigenous peoples revealed that the majority were not educated on Canadian Indigenous history and, although willing, felt unprepared to work in Indigenous contexts[75]. 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. -Healthcare service providers’ perception of Indigenous women as mothers influenced the women’s experience of accessing care. For decades, these residual effects of trauma have been sustained as a form of trans-generational trauma[28] and have served as key contributors to many of the inequities in health and well-being among indigenous peoples around the globe[23-25]. “…tomatoes and apples and whatever aren’t good for you, they’re high in sugar” [61]. It is critical to reinforce respectful relationships between HCPs and Indigenous women in order to restore women’s sense of power and control over their own health. In 2006-2007, NT had the greatest proportion of women not receiving prenatal care (27%) and NU had the greatest proportion of late prenatal care (after the first trimester) (17.3%)[12]. Unsuccessful implementations of culturally appropriate interventions in Guatemala[83-85] and Mexico highlight another important topic: community control. MATERNAL and CHILD HEALTH AMONG CANADA’S ABORIGINAL PEOPLES This is the fourth, and final study on maternal health. 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]. Efforts to improve maternal health for indigenous women and adolescent girls must be based on a clear understanding of how to provide and measure high-quality care that ensures adequate health outcomes with dignity. When you don’t have birth here and they’re born outside, you know, it’s different. -Positive aspects of maternal care in the community involved trusting relationships with local healthcare providers. 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]. Women received contradictory and confusing information about GDM management, found it challenging to control their blood sugar levels and felt powerless[61,63]. Maternal care providers/ community members (n=25). Midwifery programs have provided maternal healthcare for indigenous populations in other countries, such as Australia, where an Indigenous midwifery program was associated with lower proportions of preterm babies, lower birthweight babies and a lower Caesarean section delivery rate than the regional average[89]. More than half of maternal deaths occur in fragile and humanitarian settings. These studies provided evidence that to address a health issue, policies need to consider the wider context in which the health issue exists. Figure 1: PRISMA flow diagram identifying steps of inclusions and exclusion of studies. Lastly, information including the first author’s name, published year, population group, participants, outcomes, and results was extracted from the selected sources. t#9�or1�1o1j�f��(��͠���p5��1Iݔ1���8���n*�e�ٌ���!q��L1,K�k��~`%���.0p IF�dp�uJ|D���C�~6HD��=������/�B�S�� (�Hs30��|)��f{!��O�Aל�&�i�Ӂ���/{ �W ?��@ In 2011, NU had Canada’s highest infant mortality rate, more than 3 times the next highest rate[13]. This educational approach could also assist HCPs in understanding how culture influences health behaviours. Maternal mortality ratio, per 100,000 women who give birth -Participants perceived that excessive weight gain during pregnancy could lead to negative health consequences. 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]. Two studies interviewed First Nations mothers about breast feeding experiences and beliefs[59-65]. 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]. Paul Webster (June 9, p 2137)1 reports that “For Aboriginal people as a whole, infant mortality is almost 20% higher than among inhabitants in the rest of Canada”. “…there’s no consistency in what [Child Protective Services] does, like from worker to worker”[59,62]. 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]. Medical evacuation was often due to the limited maternity care options available in remote communities. The maternal mortality ratio in developing countries in 2015 is 239 per 100 000 live births versus 12 per 100 … Culturally safe care programs were viewed as potential methods for improving the maternal healthcare experience of Indigenous women[69]. Taken together, these data indicate that, if indigenous women experienced severe maternal morbidity and mortality at the same rate as white women, this would result in a 43.9% (95% CI 38.5–49.1) reduction in cases of severe maternal morbidity and mortality among indigenous women (an estimated 228 [95% CI 178–287] fewer cases per year). In this article, we included all of the published literature that examined experiences and perspectives of Indigenous Canadian women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period towards maternal health. Infant mortality continues to decrease in Canada, with a rate of 5.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2004. A benefit of medical evacuation was the feeling of safety at a hospital69. �ܐQX��  8����:3*���ǨL��lp��7�9$D&�:�љ~�65�2: 2�22C����� ��)O�UD�y3�5 �6,��mI��G݄�[�m���n+�k�w�mE�YE�Fm�6��ˇAR�p�iێ��_O)G-�I��G�ݮ�[���o6g���||��p�. Remote, coastal British Columbia communities. This was due to a tradition based on previous generations who had a physically active lifestyle and a traditional diet; breastfeeding women had to eat frequently to prevent excessive weight loss that could decrease milk production68. There are, however, notable differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians for many indicators of maternal health; Indigenous women in Canada have a two times higher risk of maternal mortality in comparison to the general Canadian population[4-6]. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of … The specific Indigenous identities mentioned were Inuit, Métis, Salteaux, Haida, Nuxalk, Cree, Ojibway and Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw. 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]. “The friends and the people that I was around they didn’t think it was right [to breastfeed]”[66-69]. The current or former smokers identified other challenges in their lives such as substance abuse, unstable domestic situations, low socio-economic status, and attending pre/postnatal appointments that compromised their ability to attend smoking cessation programs[64]. 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. "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. Today, maternal mortality in Canada is among the lowest in the world. Yet due to a lack of data, this alarming situation is concealed, preventing effective action to address it. ��m �@����H��1X$�A�I�K�q"�*�p�����2g `�b^μ�qs�&��,�G: As of 2015, the maternal mortality rate in Guatemala was 88, and three-quarters of these maternal deaths occurred in women of indigenous ancestry. Medical evacuation was described in five studies[65-69]. Aboriginal The rates approach 400 percent of the average Canadian mortality rate for females and 300 percent for males across these age groups. Footnote ** Areas where more Indigenous peoples live have a higher infant mortality rate: Inuit 3.9 times higher; First … -Participants expected that diet and activity patterns were linked to GDMB. This information can be used to inform future policies and intervention programs which influence maternal healthcare services and reduce the financial and emotional costs associated with complications during pregnancy and adverse maternal health outcomes. Maternal mortality rates are used as a proxy measure to indicate access to and the quality of maternal care2. Vallianatos H, Brennand EA, Raine K et al.(2006). 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. Impact of policies on maternal healthcare. • This prompted the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) to work with partners to review national maternal mortality surveillance. 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. -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. Many women who were being investigated by CPS had themselves been apprehended by CPS as children[59-63]. Indigenous women face a unique set of challenges in accessing maternal health services. In the decade from 2009 to 2018, there were 251 women reported to have died during pregnancy or within 42 days of the end of pregnancy and a maternal mortality rate … 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]. Some medical costs of birthing outside the community are covered by the government or band councils, but additional financial burdens included the cost of childcare, loss of income if their partner had to miss work to take care of children, and the cost of travelling for their partner to be present at the birth[65-69]. The importance of building trusting and supportive patient-provider relationships was mentioned by both HCPs and patients62. Two urban Indigenous health centers in Canada, Indigenous women and healthcare providers:•First Nations (n=14). - 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. Provision of ample maternal healthcare services may not sufficiently improve maternal health without providing interventions into the socio-economic circumstances that unequally affect Indigenous peoples[93]. “I went through the depression really bad, because I had to be in Vancouver so long by myself. Social influence impacted whether women felt comfortable breastfeeding; women were more likely to breastfeed if breastfeeding was accepted and seen as normal behaviour among their friends, families and communities[66-69]. And interventions that affect maternal healthcare require collaboration with local Indigenous communities weight. 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