Saskatoon Health Region
Maternal and Child Health
Updated September 2017
Maternal health and the conditions in the early years (0-6 years) set the stage for a child’s health well into the future. Below are key factors that influence maternal and child health.
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Jump to: Demographics | Social Determinants of Health | Behaviours and Risk Conditions | Morbidity | Health Care Utilization | Mortality
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Demographics |
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Females 15 to 44 years (% change from 2015) |
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| 75,874 females in SHR in 2016 73,660 in 2015 |
 IncreaseUp 3.0% from 2015 |
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Birth rates |
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| 13.6 per 100,000 in 2014 |  No significant change13.8 per 100,000 in 2013 |
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Social Determinants of Health |
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Percent of mothers with vulnerability |
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| 22.0% in 2016/17 | No significant change 23.0% in 2015/16 |
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Mothers reporting financial difficulty |
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| 11.1% in 2016 | No significant change 10.6% in 2015 |
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Children developmentally on track at kindergarten exit |
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| 83.2% in 2015-2016 |
No significant change 81.1% in 2014/15 |
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Behaviours and Risk Conditions |
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Mothers reporting tobacco use |
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| 10.5% in 2016 | No significant change 11.2% in 2015 |
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Mothers reporting drug and alcohol use |
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| 2.7% in 2016 | No significant change 2.7% in 2015 |
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Breastfeeding at six months |
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| 6 month exclusive rate 21.1% in 2016 |  IncreaseUp from 10.2% in 2015 |
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Mothers receiving prenatal care before 6 months |
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| 98.3% in 2016 | No significant change 98.3% in 2015 |
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Prenatal course attendance |
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| 56.1% in 2016 | No significant change 55.3% in 2015 |
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Mothers at risk for post partum depression |
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| 22.4% in 2013-2015 |
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Morbidity |
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Low birth weight percent |
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| 6.2% in 2014 | No significant change 6.3% in 2013 |
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Health Care Utilization |
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Leading cause of hospitalization |
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| 421.2 per 1,000 (<1 year) | No significant change 421.4 in 2013 |
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| 25.0 per 1,000 (1-6 years) | No significant change 26.3 in 2013 |
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Six year olds cavity free |
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| 39.7% in 2014 |  DecreaseDown from 48% in 2013 |
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Measles immunization rates for two year olds |
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| 80.7% in 2016 | Increase 77.3% in 2015 |
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Mortality |
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Infant mortality |
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| 5.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2014 | No significant change 7.1 in 2013 |
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