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On April 15, 2025, five members of BORN’s Internal Health Equity Advisory Group — Annabel Cope, Tavleen Dhinsa, Danna Hull, Ian Joiner, and Alicia St.Hill — participated in the Toronto Black Maternal Health Week Policy and Research Day, following the successful acceptance of their poster submission. 

March 12 marksWorld Alloimmunization and Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN) Awareness Day, a global initiative to increase awareness and advocate for patients impacted by, and providers managing, Alloimmunization and HDFN.

Check out this video to explore the Recommendations for the Safe Administration of Oxytocin from the Provincial Council of Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH), key indicators from BORN that monitor oxytocin use and clinical outcomes, and real-world insights from clinicians who have successfully implemented these guidelines to improve policies and protocols.

BORN is making changes to support our health system efforts to improve infant health in alignment with the recent Ministry of Health announcement of an expanded, publicly funded infant RSV prevention program starting this fall.  

The Government of Canada is investing in research to transform health systems. 12 early career researchers received the first Health System Impact Embedded Early Career Researcher Awards with the support of $9.6 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and partners.

BORN data fuels continuous iteration and improvement within learning health systems. Check out the research below that uses BORN data to explore issues surrounding cesarean birth. 

We did a study to evaluate whether COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was associated with any risks of the pregnancy, including preterm birth, small progestational age, birth, as well as stillbirth.

Results from a recent study using BORN data showed that maternal obesity was associated with an increased risk of stillbirth, particularly at term. 

February 2024 Update 
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Congenital heart disease (CHD) represents the most prevalent form of congenital anomaly in the world, implicated in over 180,000 infant deaths annually, and stands as a significant contributor to lifelong disabilities.