Northern obstetrics: a 5-year review of delivery among Inuit women.
There are over 18,000 Inuit in the Northwest Territories. As a group they have the highest birth rate, the lowest cesarean section rate and one of the highest perinatal death rates in Canada. We reviewed the obstetric experience of 512 Inuit women who either gave birth at Stanton Yellowknife Hospita...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:1267424 2023-05-15T16:54:15+02:00 Northern obstetrics: a 5-year review of delivery among Inuit women. Lessard, P Kinloch, D 1987-12-01 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1267424 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3676945 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1267424 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3676945 Research Article Text 1987 ftpubmed 2013-08-30T16:22:22Z There are over 18,000 Inuit in the Northwest Territories. As a group they have the highest birth rate, the lowest cesarean section rate and one of the highest perinatal death rates in Canada. We reviewed the obstetric experience of 512 Inuit women who either gave birth at Stanton Yellowknife Hospital or were referred from Yellowknife and gave birth at a southern facility between January 1981 and December 1985. Our experience is consistent with that documented in earlier reviews, which concluded that Inuit women tend to have efficient uterine action, to endure labour well and to rarely have dystocia. During the periods covered by these reviews delivery was frequently in the settlements; now hospital delivery is the norm. Substantial improvements in perinatal outcome are evident, but there remains a considerable gap between the northern and southern experience. Those attempting further progress must recognize that the need for obstetric care away from the home community is not fully appreciated by Inuit women, their families or their communities. Text inuit Northwest Territories Yellowknife PubMed Central (PMC) Canada Northwest Territories Stanton ENVELOPE(-128.689,-128.689,69.800,69.800) Yellowknife |
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There are over 18,000 Inuit in the Northwest Territories. As a group they have the highest birth rate, the lowest cesarean section rate and one of the highest perinatal death rates in Canada. We reviewed the obstetric experience of 512 Inuit women who either gave birth at Stanton Yellowknife Hospital or were referred from Yellowknife and gave birth at a southern facility between January 1981 and December 1985. Our experience is consistent with that documented in earlier reviews, which concluded that Inuit women tend to have efficient uterine action, to endure labour well and to rarely have dystocia. During the periods covered by these reviews delivery was frequently in the settlements; now hospital delivery is the norm. Substantial improvements in perinatal outcome are evident, but there remains a considerable gap between the northern and southern experience. Those attempting further progress must recognize that the need for obstetric care away from the home community is not fully appreciated by Inuit women, their families or their communities. |
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Northern obstetrics: a 5-year review of delivery among Inuit women. |
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Northern obstetrics: a 5-year review of delivery among Inuit women. |
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