Adverse birth outcomes and infant mortality according to registered First Nations status and First Nations community residence across Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Studies of perinatal health outcomes in Canadian First Nations populations have largely focused on limited geographical areas and have been unable to examine outcomes by registered status and community residence. In this study, we compare rates of adverse birth outcomes among First Nations individuals living within vs. outside of First Nations communities and those with vs. without registered status.

Methods

Data included 13,506 singleton pregnancies from the 2006 Canadian Birth-Census Cohort. Outcomes examined included preterm birth (PTB), small- and large-for-gestational-age birth (SGA, LGA), stillbirth, overall infant mortality, and neonatal and postneonatal mortality. Risk ratios (RRs) were estimated with adjustment for maternal age, education, parity, and pate

SUBMITTER: Shapiro GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6964380 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature