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Montréal, Canada will host the 2027 FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics, in partnership with the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC). The Congress will provide a powerful space for dialogue, collaboration, and global solidarity.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently released details on the 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan (Levels Plan). The Levels Plan includes temporary resident targets and ranges for new arrivals of international students and temporary foreign workers, along with permanent resident targets and ranges under the immigration categories of Economic, Family, Refugees and Protected Persons, and Humanitarian & Compassionate and Other.

Check out  MyScreeningPathway.ca - a resource for people who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy to learn more about prenatal screening and find out which screening options are right for them.

You can: 

• Learn about prenatal screening for chromosomal differences and fetal blood types and
• Explore your prenatal screening options to discuss with a health-care provider. 

Marking Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day on October 15, the SOGC highlighted ongoing gaps in compassionate and consistent care for families experiencing early pregnancy loss or stillbirth and is calling for a National Stillbirth Strategy.

The session features Audra Borson, Manager of Patient Care in the Maternal Child Unit at Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance, who shares how her team used BORN RSV data to guide and improve their local strategies.

This CARTR Plus report offers valuable information on treatment outcomes, patient demographics, and emerging practices—supporting evidence-based care and advancing reproductive health nationwide.

Check out the 2025 CARTR Plus Annual Report.

As part of Ontario’s expanded infant RSV prevention program, BORN Ontario began collecting data in fall 2024 to monitor uptake of nirsevimab and prenatal RSV vaccines across birthing hospitals. This infographic summarizes key findings from the first season of universal RSV immunization, highlighting uptake rates, hospital-level variation, and barriers to implementation.

September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. This important day honours the children who never returned home, the Survivors of the residential school system, and the families and communities who continue to feel its impacts.

A September 2025 publication evaluated the consistency of birth-related data between the BORN Information System and the Canadian Institute for Health Information’s Discharge Abstract Database (CIHI-DAD), which collects administrative, clinical, and demographic data on all hospital discharges.

The Champlain Maternal Newborn Regional Program (CMNRP) has expanded their Leadership Team to include a Regional Clinical Lead in Midwifery, a valuable addition to the regional network. Sylviane (Mico) Devos, R.M., has joined the CMNRP team as the first Regional Clinical Lead in Midwifery. Mico embodies strong leadership abilities and an exceptional commitment to high-quality perinatal care.