Aboriginal maternal and infant health in Canada

After a brief snapshot of demographic and health data available on Aboriginal women and infants in the first section, this paper will turn to a review of the aforementioned FNIHB-managed programs and midwifery in Canada. [...] The overarching goal of improving the health of women in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Canada means that the PWHCE attempts to make the health system more responsive to women and girls’ health and wellbeing. [...] The BCCEWH is a centre of innovation and creativity in the effort to ensure that health and wellness for women is a consideration for policy makers and clinicians. [...] Their original and overall mission is to improve the health of women through innovative research and the development of women-centered programs, practice, and policies and, more broadly, to address gender and other disparities in health. [...] That statement describes the situation for Aboriginal peoples as a whole, but turn to the specific case of health surveillance for Métis, and things only get worse: For example, the life expectancy of the Métis is unknown as are rates for infant mortality, low birth weight, and types of cancer that most commonly cause death in the Métis population.