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Title: Aboriginal babies more likely to die: study
Category: Health
Posted By: ShepherdsDog
Date: 2010-06-17 17:57:18
Canadian

[ShepherdsDog]

Gee I wonder if living in a smoke house has any bearing on the children's health?

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An extensive study of infant mortality in Manitoba has shown that the death rate for aboriginal babies is more than twice the Canadian average and doesn't improve no matter how close their mothers live to sophisticated health-care facilities.

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The researchers found that in completely isolated communities, the rate of infant mortality was almost 11 per 1,000 live births for aboriginals and a little more than seven for non-aboriginals.

The closer the non-aboriginal moms got to cities, the lower the rate at which their babies died. In urban areas, that rate fell to 4.6 per 1,000.

But the rate for aboriginal women stayed stubbornly high — almost 10 per 1,000, even in cities.

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"The health-care facility is there, but probably there is some barrier to accessing better care in these facilities in urban centres for First Nations people," said Luo.

Those barriers could include language or culture, he said.

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Luo previously studied Inuit infant mortality and found the mortality rate for Inuit infants was 16.5 per 1,000 live births — a rate not seen in southern Canada since 1971 and several times the Canadian average of 4.6 deaths.

[CanadianJeff]

This just in. Decades of abuse from residential schools and lack of parenting skills makes first nations moms far more likely to smoke, drink and do drugs while pregnant.....

Hmm I wonder why the birth rates so off...

[Guy_Fawkes]

CanadianJeff CanadianJeff:

This just in. Decades of abuse from residential schools and lack of parenting skills makes first nations moms far more likely to smoke, drink and do drugs while pregnant.....

Hmm I wonder why the birth rates so off...

"Its not the mother/fathers piss poor parenting thats killing their children, it's whitey!"

How about this, you want to live in the 20th century, get a job, move off the reserve and assimilate into Canadian society. It's not hard, you will just have to pay taxes and become a little more responsible for your actions.

[CanadianJeff]

Guy_Fawkes Guy_Fawkes:

CanadianJeff CanadianJeff:

This just in. Decades of abuse from residential schools and lack of parenting skills makes first nations moms far more likely to smoke, drink and do drugs while pregnant.....

Hmm I wonder why the birth rates so off...

"Its not the mother/fathers piss poor parenting thats killing their children, it's whitey!"

How about this, you want to live in the 20th century, get a job, move off the reserve and assimilate into Canadian society. It's not hard, you will just have to pay taxes and become a little more responsible for your actions.

I agree totally but it's hard to forgive. I think that's the real problem here. We can't just force them to forgive and forget. If First Nations people don't want to forgive us they will be stuck with the pain of the past.

Ultimately I think it is on the shoulders of first nations people to make the first significant move towards recovery.

I'm not implying that we hold responsibility for their current problems.

[PJB]

That's it! I am sick and tired of being blamed for some 13 or 14 year old spreading her legs and getting pregnant because there is nothing else to do. Did I force her? No! Did I force her mother to do the same damn thing? No!

[Guy_Fawkes]

Cut the apron/purse strings from these isolated communities, if they cant survive without government assistance tough shit. Dont do it right away, but phase it in over 25 years.

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"The health-care facility is there, but probably there is some barrier to accessing better care in these facilities in urban centres for First Nations people," said Luo.

Those barriers could include language or culture, he said.

If thats whats killing whats killing them, maybe they should think about doing away with it. Sorry thats just how the world works you cant live in the 18th century forever.

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PJB PJB:

That's it! I am sick and tired of being blamed for some 13 or 14 year old spreading her legs and getting pregnant because there is nothing else to do. Did I force her? No! Did I force her mother to do the same damn thing? No!

It's only their culture, they were living like that thousands of years, and now 'civilized" world is trying to change their life, but they don't want they've used to live like that. After some time they'll assimilate, and the problem will be done. And in addiction some girls in 13-14 in the west world are pregnant and that's our problem, in their life it's part of culture. So first we should decide our problems and than smoeone's else.

[Guy_Fawkes]

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PJB PJB:

That's it! I am sick and tired of being blamed for some 13 or 14 year old spreading her legs and getting pregnant because there is nothing else to do. Did I force her? No! Did I force her mother to do the same damn thing? No!

It's only their culture, they were living like that thousands of years, and now 'civilized" world is trying to change their life, but they don't want they've used to live like that. After some time they'll assimilate, and the problem will be done. And in addiction some girls in 13-14 in the west world are pregnant and that's our problem, in their life it's part of culture. So first we should decide our problems and than smoeone's else.

huh?

[ShepherdsDog]

Let me try. I have lots of Ukrainian friends and some relatives. I think he means:

Boris and Vlad got into Ivans new trock..dat lucky somnabitch....den dey took a drive and lookit at all dose god be damnit wet fields. Den Ivan started bragging'bout his new trasher and svatter dat he buyit down by Melville...dat locky somnabitch...Den Vlad asked Boris 'bout his new mail order bide, and if he got her from Sears or Canadian tire. Well tdat really pissed Boris off because dere's no god be damnit way that he'd order anyting from the cheap ass Canadian tire. Dey be sellink shit.

[PJB]

PostFactum. What? Their culture? I am at a loss......

[PostFactum]

I mean that they doesn't use hospitals.

[Guy_Fawkes]

Drunk posting is never good.

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