Community Involvement

During the week of April  11-17, 2026, members of BORN’s Health Equity Advisory Group participated in and supported events focused on advancing racialized maternal health through both Minofest and Toronto Black Maternal Health Week (TBMHW).

Toronto Black Maternal Health Week (TBMHW) is a dedicated initiative that brings together healthcare professionals, community organizations, and advocates to raise awareness, provide education, and promote equitable access to quality maternal healthcare. 

BORN Ontario is developing new methods and partnerships—including work with CHEO, Black scholars, and community organizations—to improve collection and use of social determinants and health equity data for Black birthing people. This project includes funding for postdoctoral fellows and aims to help co-design models for better perinatal outcomes.

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. 

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.