SynthesisCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
A review of Aboriginal infant mortality rates in Canada: striking and persistent Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal inequities.
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- Differences in obstetric care among nulliparous First Nations and non-First Nations women in British Columbia, Canada.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2016Article
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- Creating exclusive breastfeeding knowledge translation tools with First Nations mothers in Northwest Territories, Canada.International journal of circumpolar health · 2016Article
- Indigenous mortality (revealed): the invisible illuminated.American journal of public health · 2015Article
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- Unmasking health determinants and health outcomes for urban First Nations using respondent-driven sampling.BMJ open · 2014Article
- Health research involving First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and their communities.Paediatrics & child health · 2014Article
- Rates of stillbirth by gestational age and cause in Inuit and First Nations populations in Quebec.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe Joint Working Group on First Nations, Indian, Inuit, and Métis Infant Mortality of the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System is a collaboration of national Aboriginal organizations and federal and provincial/territorial stakeholders. Our objective was to better understand what is currently known about Aboriginal infant mortality rates (IMR) in Canada.
methodsAs part of a larger international systematic review of Indigenous IMR calculation, we searched the published literature for original research regarding the calculation of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis infant mortality rates at the national and provincial/territorial level. SYNTHESIS: We identified major deficiencies in the coverage and quality of infant mortality data for Aboriginal populations in Canada. The review of provincial and territorial reporting of infant mortality for Aboriginal populations revealed substantial provincial and territorial variation in the way that birth and death data were collected. With respect to coverage, high-quality IMRs were available only for Status Indians and communities with a high proportion of Inuit residents. No rates were available for Métis or non-Status Indians.
conclusionStriking and persistent disparities persist in the IMRs for Status Indians and in communities with a high proportion of Inuit residents, compared to the general Canadian population. There is an urgent need to work in partnership with First Nations, Indian, Inuit, and Métis stakeholder groups to improve the quality and coverage of Aboriginal IMR information and to acquire information that would help to better understand and address the underlying causes of disparities in infant mortality between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal population in Canada.
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