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Although rare, some newborns who appear healthy at birth have serious, even life-threatening conditions. Newborn screening, a simple blood test administered shortly after birth, evaluates babies for a panel of over 25 treatable diseases.

Prenatal Screening Ontario (PSO) plays a vital role in supporting informed decision-making and improving care for pregnant individuals across the province. By collecting and analyzing data on prenatal screening outcomes, PSO helps healthcare providers and families understand how well screening tests perform and how services can be optimized. This data-driven approach not only enhances clinical practice but also informs policy changes—ensuring that prenatal screening in Ontario remains safe, effective, and responsive to the needs of the population.

This week we're celebrating the sonography profession and the important role sonographers play in providing quality healthcare to Canadians. Sonographers help diagnose disease and injury, monitor health, and guide medical treatment.

Prenatal Screening Ontario (PSO) offers resources and point of care tools to support sonographers in performing high-quality nuchal translucency (NT) and crown-rump length (CRL) measurements. 

Did you know that all reference guides and training materials are now housed within the BORN Information System?

Review the measurement indicators for the new Safe Administration of Oxytocin report and answer any questions you may have about the report.

Data from the BORN Information System was recently used to investigate the association of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy with risk of preterm birth, small for gestational age at birth, and stillbirth.

This study, published in the British Medical Journal, was supported by funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada, through the Vaccine Surveillance Reference Group and the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force.

The BORN Ontario office will be closed August 1st – 5th, inclusive. Any phone calls or emails received during this time will be addressed when we return on August 8th.

The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) Ontario is seeking members for its' Midwifery Advisory Committee (MAC). MAC is a critical table that provides strategic advice to BORN on the collection and use of BORN data generated by midwives across the province. We value the expertise and perspectives of midwives and midwifery stakeholders and look forward to improving and facilitating care for Ontario’s pregnant/birthing individuals and newborns together.