Birth Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islanders Descent

According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2016), preterm birth are the birth that happened before 37 ended weeks of pregnancy and is one of the number reason of newborn deaths and the second prominent cause of deaths in children below five. The preterm babies have chances of an amplified risk of illness, disability and death. In the first weeks, the complications of premature birth may include: breathing problems, heart problems, brain problems, temperature control problems, gastrointestinal problems, blood problems, metabolism problems, immune system problems. Long-term complications includes cerebral palsy, impaired cognitive skills, vision problem, hearing problems, dental problems, behavioral and psychological problems, chronic health issues.

Within Victoria there are multiple models of maternity care available to women. An initial discussion with the woman’s treating GP during the early stages of her pregnancy is critical in her decision-making about which model of care she will choose and this key discussion is essential in allowing a woman to make the first of many informed decisions throughout her pregnancy. According to a survey conducted by Stevens et al. (2010) only 43% of women felt ‘they were not supported to maintain up-to-date knowledge on models of care, and most reported that model of care referrals were influenced by whether women had private health insurance coverage.’ Many elements of these models of care differ: from location of care, degree of caregiver continuity, rates of intervention and maternal and infant health, outcomes access to medical procedure, and philosophical orientation such as natural or medical (Stevens, Thompson, Kruske, Watson, & Miller, 2014). According to the World Health Organization (1985) and Commonwealth of Australia (2008) there is a recognition that ‘85% of pregnant women are capable of giving birth safely with minimal intervention with the remaining 15% at potential risk of medical complications’ (McIntyre & Francis, 2012).

Discuss disparities related to ethnic and cultural groups relative to low birth weight infants and preterm births.

-Race or ethnicity: Historically, minority populations in the United States have had higher rates of preterm delivery. In 2007, non-Hispanic White women accounted for the lowest number of preterm births in the United States, accounting for only 11.5% of all preterm births (MacDorman, 2011). In contrast, non-Hispanic Blacks, Puerto Ricans, American Indians and Hispanic women had preterm birth levels of 18.3%, 14.5%, 13.9% and 12.3% respectively (MacDorman, 2011). The Asian minority had the lowest risk at 10.9% (MacDorman, 2011). Some studies have attributed such significant differences to racial disparities in resources and health care (Dominguez, 2008; Vanderbilt & Wright, 2013). However, other studies such as Menon’s et al, which looked at differences in White versus Black women, suggest that racial disparities in preterm birth may

Although over the last decade the incidence rate has decreased, the gap still remains too big to dismiss and not take action in reducing this number further (AIHW: Humphrey et al. 2015). Statistics in 2008 to 2012 are found to be slightly higher than the period of 2006 to 2010, with the number rising from 6.8 deaths per 100,000 to 7.1 deaths per 100,000 women (AIHW 2015). This demonstrates the importance of implementation in providing antenatal care and overall health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Aboriginal and Torres Trait Islander people migrated to Australia from Asia and Africa about40,000 years ago.They had a nomadic lifestyle.They hunted animals for food and used weapons made of wood and metal to hunting eg:-Boomerang.

Pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders women currently experience more illness, disability and injury than non Indigenous Australians pregnant women, and these avoidable health inequalities arise because of the circumstances in which the indigenous women grow, live, work and age. This essay will discuss the health Pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in remote areas and how there health is impacted by social determinants of health. The first part of the essay will contain literature reviews on the relevance, authority, timeliness and perspective of five resources that contain information on pregnant aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women remote areas. The second Part of the essay with discuss the two critical

In the early 19th century, Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders were afforded no rights or freedom due to their culture and race. If you were to be born an Aboriginal, by law you couldn’t eat in restaurants, marry without permission, swim in public pools, enter pubs or even have the right to vote (ref). Eventually the government recognised the demands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders for equality and social justice and acknowledged their right to make decisions about matters affecting their own lives. In recognition however of the past injustices faced, Australia’s Prime Minister of 2008, Kevin Rudd, presented an apology speech as a sign of respect to all the Indigenous people and Torres Strait Islander’s. In doing so, this humble and righteous action has broken down the racial barrier between Aboriginals and Australians. Ultimately, promoting the rights of indigenous people and acknowledging their significance to the Australian community in way that fosters human equality.

Overall, all articles reviewed by Simmonds et al (2012) led them to support the need to provide culturally appropriate maternity services to Aboriginal women and led the investigators to underpin a research question that I considered feasible, interesting, ethical and relevant to midwifery and obstetric practice.

I acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. I acknowledge The Dharug people as the traditional custodians of Winmalee, Blue Mountains NSW. I pay my respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present. I am committed to honouring Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society.

Premature birth is a public health crisis because it is responsible for 75 percent of infant

The Oxford dictionary defines the stolen generation as: “The Aboriginal people forcibly removed from their families as children between the 1900s and the 1960s, to be brought up by white foster families or in institutions.” But what the oxford definition cannot tell us is the horrible impacts of the stolen generation on the stolen children, their families, the Aboriginal culture and Australia as a Nation. The stolen generation was caused by European Australians belief that Aboriginal people were inferior to them, a belief stemming from the fact that the Aboriginal people had not industrialised and therefore they appeared primitive to European Australians whom had industrialised in the 1700s. The European Australians also believed that the

to refer to the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander An Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander is someone who identifies themselves as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, they can also be accepted within an Aboriginal abd/or Torres Strait Islander community.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are the first owner of Australia. They have been living on this land for over 50,000 years and have very unique culture. While they don’t keep paper record, they pass down their knowledge to following generations by arts, music, and stories. Children are cultivated by the elders the ideology of dreamtime their whole life, which teaches them the important events happened in the past and how they live their lives with the nature. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have build a very harmony relationship with the nature. Different from the modern society that labeled by the aggressively exploitation of resources, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have found ways to live with the nature peacefully.

While some women who received no prenatal care had normal, uncomplicated births, others did not. Most of the women who did not receive adequate prenatal care gave birth to an underweight and underdeveloped infant. Among the benefits of early, comprehensive prenatal care are decreased risk of preterm deliveries and low birth weight (LBW)-both major predictors of infant morbidity and mortality. (Dixon, Cobb, Clarke, 2000). Preterm deliveries, deliveries prior to 37 weeks of gestation, have risen. Since the studies in 1987, which showed the rate of preterm deliveries as 6.9% of births, the 1997 rate shows an increase to 7.5%. Low birth weight, defined as an infant weighing less than 2500 grams (5lbs. 5oz) is often preceded by preterm delivery. Low