Birthing in Our Community | Census 2021: Why We Count | ABC Australia
Summary
TLDRThe video script addresses the significant health disparities faced by the First Nations community, where members experience a 10-year shorter lifespan and higher rates of chronic diseases. The 'Birthing in Our Community' program aims to tackle these issues by focusing on prevention and supporting expectant mothers throughout their pregnancies. The program, facilitated by the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health, offers a safe space for indigenous women, complete with midwives, family support workers, and transport services to ensure access to crucial prenatal care. The initiative has seen a 50% reduction in preterm birth weights, leading to healthier babies and a promising step towards health equity for the community. The script highlights the importance of community-based support and the empowerment of indigenous families in improving health outcomes.
Takeaways
- 😢 The First Nations community faces a significant health gap, with families dying 10 years earlier than others and experiencing high rates of chronic disease.
- 🤰 The 'birthing in our community' program aims to improve maternal health and prevent chronic diseases by helping families carry their babies for as long as possible.
- 🏥 Mainstream healthcare often has long waiting lists for mothers, but the indigenous clinic prioritizes and expedites care for their community.
- 👶 The Bioprogram is crucial for women in the community, especially for those birthing in hospitals, which are not always seen as safe spaces.
- 🌟 The hub serves as a safe space for women to receive care and maintain a familial atmosphere.
- 📊 The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUE) is a regional health organization with a vision of strong, vibrant, and healthy individuals, families, and communities.
- 📈 Census data has been instrumental in understanding the needs of the community and guiding the growth and efforts of IUE.
- 🚗 The hub offers transportation to ensure that mothers can attend crucial appointments for their pregnancies.
- 👩⚕️ The hub is equipped with midwives and family support workers to build the capacity of mothers to be the best parents they can be.
- 📉 There has been a 50% reduction in preterm birth weights, indicating that babies are being born stronger and closer to the 40-week mark, reducing the likelihood of chronic diseases later in life.
- 🏡 Working within one's own community feels like being at home, fostering a sense of family helping family and resilience.
Q & A
What is the primary health concern for the First Nations community mentioned in the transcript?
-The health gap that exists for the First Nations community is that their families tend to die 10 years earlier than anyone else, and they experience chronic diseases.
What is the 'birthing in our community program' aimed at achieving?
-The 'birthing in our community program' aims to focus on prevention and help families carry their babies for as long as possible to ensure the child is strong, healthy, and experiences health equity.
How does the health care system in mainstream settings differ from the indigenous clinic mentioned in the transcript?
-The mainstream health care system has long waiting lists for mothers, whereas the indigenous clinic gets things going straight away, providing a more immediate and accessible service.
What is the significance of the bioprogram for women in the community?
-The bioprogram is important for women in the community, especially for those birthing within an institutional setting, as hospitals are not always seen as safe spaces, and the program provides a safe space for care.
What is the vision of the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUE)?
-The vision of the IUE is to have strong, vibrant, and healthy individuals, families, and communities.
How has census data contributed to the growth and journey of IUE?
-Census data has been an important part of IUE's growth, providing insight and understanding of the needs of the people and serving as a foundation for the work of the network and member services.
What additional services does the hub offer to support mothers during their pregnancies?
-The hub offers services such as transport to ensure that mothers can attend their appointments, which are crucial for the milestones throughout their pregnancies.
How has the birthing community program impacted the social life of one of the individuals mentioned in the transcript?
-The birthing community program has helped one individual become more social and come out of their shell, transforming from a 'house mouse' to someone who engages with others.
What significant outcome has been observed as a result of the birthing community program?
-One of the significant outcomes is a 50% drop in preterm birth weights, indicating that families are holding their babies longer and birthing babies closer to the 40-week mark, leading to stronger babies and a reduced likelihood of chronic diseases later in life.
What does the transcript suggest about the sense of community and support within the indigenous clinic?
-The transcript suggests that there is a strong sense of community and support within the indigenous clinic, with the idea of 'family helping family' and an emphasis on resilience and strength.
Outlines
🏥 Addressing Health Disparities in First Nations Community
The script discusses the significant health gap faced by the First Nations community, where families experience a life expectancy 10 years shorter than others. The speaker emphasizes the importance of prevention and the 'birthing in our community program' aimed at improving health outcomes for mothers and babies. The program seeks to extend the duration of pregnancy to ensure healthier babies, thereby reducing the likelihood of chronic diseases later in life. The script also highlights the challenges faced by indigenous women in accessing healthcare, with the indigenous clinic providing a more immediate and supportive service. The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUE) is mentioned as a regional health organization with a vision of strong, vibrant, and healthy individuals, families, and communities. The importance of census data in understanding and addressing the needs of the community is underscored, with data serving as a foundation for the work of the network and its member services.
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Keywords
💡Health Gap
💡Chronic Disease
💡Prevention
💡Birthing Program
💡Health Equity
💡Indigenous Clinic
💡Safe Space
💡Institutional Setting
💡Urban Indigenous Health
💡Census Data
💡Transport
💡Preterm Birth Weights
💡Resilience
Highlights
Health gap in First Nations community: Families die 10 years earlier than others.
Birthing in Our Community program aims to focus on prevention and improve health equity.
Mainstream healthcare has long waiting lists, while indigenous clinics prioritize care.
Bioprogram is vital for indigenous women, providing a safe space for birthing.
Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) is a regional health organization.
IUIH's vision is for strong, vibrant, healthy individuals, families, and communities.
Census data has been crucial in understanding the needs of the indigenous population.
Data is a foundational pillar for the work of IUIH and its member services.
Hub offers support to build mothers' capacity to be the best parents they can be.
Transport services are provided to ensure mothers can attend important appointments.
Appointments are crucial for monitoring milestones throughout pregnancies.
Birthing Community Program has helped individuals become more social and confident.
There has been a 50% drop in preterm birth weights, indicating healthier babies.
Healthier babies are less likely to experience chronic disease later in life.
Working with one's own community feels like being at home, with family helping family.
Emphasis on resilience within the community and leveraging that strength.
Transcripts
so the health gap that exists for our
community the
first nations community sees
that our families will die 10 years
earlier than anyone else
this for me is extremely confronting
especially as i sit amongst my community
who experience chronic disease
i now have the opportunity here with the
birthing in our community program to
completely change that to focus on
prevention
and to help our families carry their
baby for as long as they possibly can
so that child can be strong and healthy
and enter the world
like everybody else and have the same
health equity that
any other person has the human right to
to access to have to hold
when you go mainstream it's like there's
a long waiting list for mothers and you
wait and wait and wait but these guys
here you know especially being an
indigenous
clinic it's just they just get things
going straight away
the bioprogram is so important to our
women in the community
particularly if they're birthing within
an institutional setting
you know the hospitals aren't you know
really seen as a place a safe space so
the hub here is uh you know a safe space
for our women to
come and have their care and really have
that family
feel the institute for urban indigenous
health
is a regional health organisation it's
our vision at iue
is a strong vibrant healthy individuals
families and communities
census data has been an important part
of the growth and journey of
why ue really did tell the story and
provide
us the insight and understanding that
there was a huge job to be done
in terms of meeting the needs of our
people data generally has been a huge
pillar and foundation upon the work of
of the network
and all of our member services
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it's incredibly powerful to build mum's
capacity to be the best parent she can
be
so here at the hub we not only have our
midwives and our incredible family
support workers but we also offer
transport
if our moms didn't have access to
transport
they would find it difficult getting to
the
appointments and those appointments are
very important for them
for the milestones throughout their
pregnancies
and not only for the baby but for their
moms
i really was um somebody who just want
like a house mouse i'd just stay in the
house and just
didn't want to associate with anybody
but now being here i'm very social
out of my shell thanks to the birthing
now
community program one of the great
outcomes has been that we have seen a 50
drop in preterm birth weights
what that means is is that our families
are holding their babies
longer and birthing babies closer to the
40 week mark
this means that baby is born stronger
and therefore
i'm less likely to experience chronic
disease later in life
definitely when you're working with i
guess your own
people it's just like home i guess
you're like family helping family so
yeah we are here we are strong
and it is about seeing the resilience
that sits within
and working to that strength
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