Sexual & Reproductive Health
Prenatal Exposure of the Northern Quebec Inuit Infants to Environmental Contaminants
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gina Muckle
Pierre Ayotte
Eric Dewailly
Sandra W. Jacobson
Joseph L. Jacobson
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 109, no. 12, December 2001, pp. 1291-1299
Description
Study on infant development reports elevated levels of neurotoxins, mercury, PCBs, and lead, and discusses possible protective measures present in nutrient supplements.
Prenatal HIV Screening and Consent Procedures at the Indian Health Service
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Theresa Cullen
Amy Patterson
Description
Contains statistics for rates of testing in voluntary ("opt-in") and mandatory ("opt-out") programs, lists best practices benchmarks from a variety of sources, and answers questions frequently asked by health practitioners.
Preterm Birth in the Inuit and First Nations Populations of Québec, Canada, 1981-2008
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathalie Auger Mélanie Fon Sing
Alison L. Park
Ernest Lo
Normand Trempe
Zhong-Cheng Luo
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 17520
Description
Findings indicate that Inuit populations have increased risk of preterm births (PTB) particularly for those living outside Inuit-inhabited areas.
Preterm Delivery Among Inuit Women in the Baffin Region of the Canadian Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Muggah
Daniel Way
Margaret Muirhead
Bruce Baskerville
International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 242-247
Description
Evaluates the rates and causes of preterm delivery, and why Inuit women have more than twice the Canadian national average rate for preterm birth.
Prevalence and Predictors of Health Risk Behaviours During Early Pregnancy: Saskatoon Pregnancy and Health Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nazeem Muhajarine
Carl D'Arcy
Lindsay Edouard
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 88, no. 6, 1997, pp. 375-379
Description
Examines the use of harmful substances during pregnancy. Harmful substances include alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, and psychoactive drugs. The research shows the relationship between socio-economical conditions and substance use.
Prevalence and Predictors of Inadequate Prenatal Care: A Comparison of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Women in Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen I. Heaman
Annette L. Gupton
Michael E. K. Moffatt
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, vol. 27, no. 3, March 2005, pp. 237-246
Description
Study concluded that women who did not receive adequate care were more likely to live in poverty, have highly stressed lives, low levels of self-esteem and Aboriginal, and that racial disparities needed to be addressed.
Prevalence of Antenatal Depression in Women Enrolled in an Outreach Program in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela Bowen
Nazeem Muhajarine
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, vol. 35, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 491-498
Description
Discusses symptoms consistent with major depression and the appropriateness of using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale with inner-city, high-risk pregnant women.
Prevalence of High-Risk HPV Types and Abnormal Cervical Cytology in American Indian/Alaska Women, 2003-2005
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace A. Alfonsi
S. Deblina Datta
Theresa Michiewicz
Laura A. Koutsky
Khail Ghanen ... [et al.]
Public Health Reports, vol. 126, no. 3, May-June 2011, pp. 330-337
Description
Makes comparisons based on 291 AI/AN women with other racial/ethnic minority groups.
Prevalence of Postpartum Depression in Nuuk, Greenland: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Iben Motzfeldt
Sabina Andreasen
Amalia Lynge Pedersen
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21114
Description
Screening of 174 new mothers revealed that 8.6% were defined as having possible postpartum depression (PPD).
Prevalence, Risk Behaviours, and HIV Knowledge in an Indigenous Community in Colombia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carlos Rojas
Diana Castro
Natalia Gómez
Mauricio Lozano
Jhojandrelli Congote ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 102-115
Description
Based on survey sample of 295 community members between ages 15 and 49 years.
Prevention of HIV/AIDS in Native American Communities: Promising Interventions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Irene S. Vernon
Pamela Jumper-Thurman
Public Health Reports, vol. 117, no. Supplement 1, May 2002, pp. S96-S103
Description
Studied factors contributing to rate of disease and prevention and intervention; discusses the Community Readiness Model.
Prevention of the Harmful Effects of Substance Use among Aboriginal Peoples: An Initial Review of the Research Literature
Alternate Title
Research & policy papers (Centre for Addictions Research of BC) ; 4/2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Miranda Kelly
Description
Divided into six sections: reproductive, maternal, and fetal health, 0-4 years, 5-10 years, 11-17 years, and universal interventions. Each section has information on background, possible mechanisms of action and interventions.
Primary Birthing Attendants and Birth Outcomes in Remote Inuit Communities: A Natural "Experiment" in Nunavik, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
F. Simonet
R. Wilkins
E. Labranche
J. Smylie
M. Heaman ... [et al.]
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 63, no. 7, July 2009, pp. 546-551
Description
Examined outcomes from the 14 communities in Nunavik for the period of 1989 to 2000. Compared results from the Hudson Bay area, where Inuit midwives perform maternity care, to Ungava Bay area where western physicians performed the same function.
Project Guide: Best Practices: In-Custody Programs for Juveniles and Adults
Alternate Title
A Series of Guides For Planning, Designing and Constructing Adult and Juvenile Correctional and Detention Facilities on Tribal Lands
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Trudie Trotti
Justice Planners International
Shelly Zavlek
Mark Goldman
Anthony H. Jones ... [et al.]
Description
"Part of a series of guides for planning, designing and constructing adult and juvenile correctional and detention facilities on Tribal Lands".
Promising Practices in First Nations and Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health Programs: Community Perspectives on What Works: A Report on the Findings from the BC Tripartite First Nations and Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah Schwartz
Description
Reports results of interviews and group discussions with health directors and program coordinators for First Nations communities, as well health authority and government staff responsible implementing programs.
A Prospective Cohort Study of Pregnancy Risk Factors and Birth Outcomes in Aboriginal Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wanda M. Wenman
Michel R. Joffres
Ivanna V. Tataryn
The Edmonton Perinatal Infections Group
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 171, no. 6, September 14, 2004, pp. 585-589
Description
Compares prenatal risk factors and birth outcomes with other participants in the study.
Prostate Cancer Deaths and Incident Cases among American Indian/Alaska Native Men, 1999-2009
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard M. Hoffman
Jun Li
Jeffrey A. Henderson
Umed A. Ajani
Charles Wiggins
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S429-S445
Description
Presents updated prostate cancer occurrence data.
Prostitution in Vancouver: Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Farley
Jacqueline Lynne
Ann J. Cotton
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 42, no. 2, June 2005, pp. 242-271
Description
Fifty-two percent of the 100 women surveyed identified as First Nations. Results are separated into First Nations and non-First Nations.
Protecting Sacred Lives: Urban Aboriginal Youth Domestic Trafficking in Persons Policy Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicki Ferland
Cathy Denby
Mallory Neuman
Angie Bruce
Description
Literature review, consultations with the community and interviews with Aboriginal young adults were conducted to help identify emerging issues and understand the current situation in sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
Public Education Strategies for Delivering Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carlyn E. Orians
Julie Erb
Kathryn L. Kenyon
Paula M. Lantz
Edward B. Liebow
et al
Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, vol. 10, no. 1, January-February 2004, pp. 46-53
Description
Presents examples of how five American programs have used public education and outreach to encourage women to participate in cancer screening.
[Q & A]
Alternate Title
[Patterns of Health and Wellbeing: An Intercultural Symposium ; 05]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
[Tom Belt
Beverly Cook
Louise McDonald]
Description
Webcast of a question and answer period with three speakers from the Patterns of Health and Wellbeing symposium.
Duration: 33:24.
A Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Young Adults in Iqaluit on School-based Sexual Health Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sidney Alisha Horlick
Gwen Healey-Akearok
Nicole Diakite
Alashua Crowley
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 17, no. 2, 2022, pp. 51-63
Description
Discusses the need for community-based sexual education for Inuit communities in Nunavut.
Race, Culture, and the Colonization of Childbirth in Northern Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Jasen
Social History of Medicine, vol. 10, no. 3, 1997, pp. 383-400
Description
Discusses European attitudes towards Aboriginal women and the act of giving birth, which had little factual foundation and little understanding of the role of the midwife.
The Rankin Inlet Birthing Centre: Community Midwifery in the Inuit Context
Alternate Title
Community Midwifery in the Inuit Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vasiliki Kravariotis Douglas
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 2, 2011, pp. 178-185
Description
Comments on the success and limitations of the Centre.
Rap About Clap: A Qualitative Study of American Indian Youth and STDs/STIs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roe Bubar
Donna Rouner
Irene S. Vernon
Marilee Long
Belinda C. Aungie
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 39, no. 2, 2015, pp. 53-67
Description
Reviews the case numbers of various STDs/STIs among American Indian/Alaska Native youth and how media messaging seems to be concentrated on HIV/AIDS.
Rates of Stillbirth by Gestational Age and Cause in Inuit and First Nations Populations in Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathalie Auger
Alison L. Park
Hamado Zoungrana
Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh
Zhong-Cheng Luo
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 185, no. 6, April 2, 2013, pp. e256-e262
Description
Results of a study shows that stillbirth rates in Aboriginal populations are higher than in the general population and offers evidence that health problems linked to obesity and smoking may be behind the gap.
Rebirthing Traditions: Women Taking Charge of Culture, Medicine and Each Other
Articles » General
Author/Creator
JoAnn Lowell
Herizons, vol. 9, no. 1, Spring, 1995, p. 25
Description
Discusses birthing procedures introduced to the Northwest Territories in 1982 and how the government is now incorporating traditional Aboriginal knowledge into its mandate.
Reclaiming Birth, Health, and Community: Midwifery in the Inuit Villages of Nunavik, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vicki Van Wagner
Brenda Epoo
Julie Nastapoka
Evelyn Harney
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, vol. 52, no. 4, July-August 2007, pp. 384-391
Description
Describes how the community-based midwifery service is providing the option, for women, to give birth within their remote community rather than have to be evacuated out.