Kivalliq Inuit women travelling to Manitoba for birthing: findings from the Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study
Abstract Background The Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study aimed to develop detailed profiles of Inuit health service utilization in Manitoba, by Inuit living in Manitoba (approximately 1,500) and by Inuit from the Kivalliq region of Nunavut who travel to Manitoba to access care not available in Nunavut (...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fd59f0e2db5840f9acd9f92c75c88c00 2023-05-15T16:54:06+02:00 Kivalliq Inuit women travelling to Manitoba for birthing: findings from the Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study Josée G. Lavoie Wayne Clark Leah McDonnell Nathan Nickel Rachel Dutton Janet Kanayok Jack Anawak Caroline Anawak Levinia Brown Grace Voisey Clark Maata Evaluardjuk-Palmer Frederick Ford Melinda Fowler-Woods Sabrina Wong Julianne Sanguins Alan Katz 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05214-9 https://doaj.org/article/fd59f0e2db5840f9acd9f92c75c88c00 EN eng BMC https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05214-9 https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2393 doi:10.1186/s12884-022-05214-9 1471-2393 https://doaj.org/article/fd59f0e2db5840f9acd9f92c75c88c00 BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022) Inuit health Birthing Pregnancy Mothers Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05214-9 2022-12-30T20:09:11Z Abstract Background The Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study aimed to develop detailed profiles of Inuit health service utilization in Manitoba, by Inuit living in Manitoba (approximately 1,500) and by Inuit from the Kivalliq region of Nunavut who travel to Manitoba to access care not available in Nunavut (approximately 16,000 per year). Methods We used health administrative data routinely collected in Manitoba for all services provided and developed an algorithm to identify Inuit in the dataset. This paper focused on health services used by Inuit from the Kivalliq for prenatal care and birthing. Results Our study found that approximately 80 percent of births to women from the Kivalliq region occur in Manitoba, primarily in Winnipeg. When perinatal care and birthing are combined, they constitute one third of all consults happening by Kivalliq residents in Manitoba. For scale, hospitalizations for childbirths to Kivalliq women about to only 5 percent of all childbirth-related hospitalizations in Manitoba. Conclusions The practice of evacuating women from the Kivalliq for perinatal care and birthing is rooted in colonialism, rationalized as ensuring that women whose pregnancy is at high risk have access to specialized care not available in Nunavut. While defendable, this practice is costly, and does not provide Inuit women a choice as to where to birth. Attempts at relocating birthing to the north have proven complex to operationalize. Given this, there is an urgent need to develop Inuit-centric and culturally appropriate perinatal and birthing care in Manitoba. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Kivalliq Nunavut Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Nunavut BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22 1 |
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Abstract Background The Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study aimed to develop detailed profiles of Inuit health service utilization in Manitoba, by Inuit living in Manitoba (approximately 1,500) and by Inuit from the Kivalliq region of Nunavut who travel to Manitoba to access care not available in Nunavut (approximately 16,000 per year). Methods We used health administrative data routinely collected in Manitoba for all services provided and developed an algorithm to identify Inuit in the dataset. This paper focused on health services used by Inuit from the Kivalliq for prenatal care and birthing. Results Our study found that approximately 80 percent of births to women from the Kivalliq region occur in Manitoba, primarily in Winnipeg. When perinatal care and birthing are combined, they constitute one third of all consults happening by Kivalliq residents in Manitoba. For scale, hospitalizations for childbirths to Kivalliq women about to only 5 percent of all childbirth-related hospitalizations in Manitoba. Conclusions The practice of evacuating women from the Kivalliq for perinatal care and birthing is rooted in colonialism, rationalized as ensuring that women whose pregnancy is at high risk have access to specialized care not available in Nunavut. While defendable, this practice is costly, and does not provide Inuit women a choice as to where to birth. Attempts at relocating birthing to the north have proven complex to operationalize. Given this, there is an urgent need to develop Inuit-centric and culturally appropriate perinatal and birthing care in Manitoba. |
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Josée G. Lavoie Wayne Clark Leah McDonnell Nathan Nickel Rachel Dutton Janet Kanayok Jack Anawak Caroline Anawak Levinia Brown Grace Voisey Clark Maata Evaluardjuk-Palmer Frederick Ford Melinda Fowler-Woods Sabrina Wong Julianne Sanguins Alan Katz |
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Josée G. Lavoie Wayne Clark Leah McDonnell Nathan Nickel Rachel Dutton Janet Kanayok Jack Anawak Caroline Anawak Levinia Brown Grace Voisey Clark Maata Evaluardjuk-Palmer Frederick Ford Melinda Fowler-Woods Sabrina Wong Julianne Sanguins Alan Katz |
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Kivalliq Inuit women travelling to Manitoba for birthing: findings from the Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study |
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Kivalliq Inuit women travelling to Manitoba for birthing: findings from the Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study |
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Kivalliq Inuit women travelling to Manitoba for birthing: findings from the Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study |
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