Sexual & Reproductive Health

Financial and social costs of FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) are increasing and reaching epidemic proportions in some Aboriginal communities.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.

Discusses the challenges health care providers face to provide preventative practices for prenatal alcohol use in rural and remote locations.

Looks at prevention, diagnosis, early identification, and management for health care professionals.

Summarizes the discussions and recommendations from a three-day workshop examining the issues related to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Argues that there is an apparent high prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in Alaska, cautions that use of a single data-source can lead to underestimates.

Study to evaluate fetal and neonatal deaths and congenital anomalies associated with open dumpsites in Alaska Native villages.

Consists of an interview with Pierre La Cree, who gives an account of various aspects of traditional customs and lifestyle.

Information gathered through focus groups comprised of both urban and on-reserve individuals. Six dominant themes emerged: colonialism, attitudes toward traditions, condoms, othering, stigmas, and prevention strategies.

Discusses the creation of Indigenous Sexual Health Worker Workforce Development Project after training and workforce needs were identified.

Brief outline of information about sexual and reproductive health in a cultural context, including suggestions for working with Aboriginal clients in various settings.

Consists of an interview with Fine Day where he describes a transvestite medicine man. He also gives general reminiscences of traditional lifestyle.

Consists of an interview with Fine Day where he lists various articles used in connection with the Sundance. He also gives the reasons for having a Sundance.

Consists of an interview with Fine Day where he describes the experience of a man who returns from the dead. He also gives a general description of a sweat lodge.

Consists of an interview where he gives a description of punishment for violation of the hunting code. He also gives a brief description of saddle making.

Consists of an interview where Fine Day gives a description of death customs, a description of the construction of tipis and talks about the ceremonialism associated with their use.

Data sources: First Nations and Inuit Health program reports, Non-Insured Health Benefits Pharmacy Claims, Regional Health Survey, Aboriginal Peoples' Survey, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), and Statistics Canada. Covers period from 2009 to 2013.

Data sources: First Nations and Inuit Health program reports, Non-Insured Health Benefits Pharmacy Claims, First Nations Regional Health Survey, First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), and Statistics Canada. Covers period from 2010 to 2014.

Results for adults, youth and children.

Looks at health issues affecting First Nations people and describes the pattern of health care utilization.

Discusses how the policies, laws and legislation of the federal government have led to the current health disparities.

Women's Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Institute for Women's Studies, University of Ottawa, 2011.

Study confirms that menopause is not typically discussed by First Nations women with others including their health care providers.

Discusses holistic and culturally sensitive teaching principles as applied to the curriculum. Provides research guide for students and twelve foundation lesson plans.

Findings attempt to address the fact that Indigenous women in Australia have a higher mortality rate than non-Indigenous women.

Determines the relation between the consumption of contaminated local fish with Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and PCB congeners in the milk of nursing Mohawk women residing near three hazardous waste sites.

Comments on lack of ethics and the shift from the Hippocratic doctrine of "do no harm".

Examples from fieldwork in the region are used to demonstrate the utility of the Foucaultian approach when conducting Indigenous research.

Fred Pine discusses his experiences in the First and Second World War.

Fred Pine discusses the Indian conception of power.

Comments on study of low birth weight babies and premature babies and the effects on their health over a ten year period.

Reports that inaccurate logistics, cultural issues, alcohol problems and lack of awareness are problematic for Aboriginal community health workers.

Describes how Anishinabek women attempted to maintain their subsistence livelihood in light of the disruptive influence of several hydroelectric projects on the food supply and reproductive health.

Study found significant association between high birthweight and diabetes.

Article compares trends and rates of HIV and sexually transmitted infections in Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Western Australia.

Human Kinetics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2016.

Discusses program on midwifery for Aboriginal health workers offered at the Katherine Institute for Aboriginal Health.

Explores relationships between key background variables of youth and their experience on the street and identifies gaps in the literature that may be considered in the planning of future research.

Study, through the use of interviews and surveys, assessed women's attitudes about the impact of having to travel outside the community to deliver their babies.

Commentary on diabetes during pregnancy and the short-term and long-term adverse effects for both mother and child.

Purpose of study was to investigate factors which influence provision of procedures and women's views on information requirements and communication.