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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.

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.

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.

The Independent First Nations Alliance (IFNA) is a First Nations-led Tribal Council that provides customized support to five member communities in northwestern Ontario: Whitesand First Nation, Lac Seul First Nation, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Pikangikum First Nation, and Muskrat Dam First Nation. These communities, three of which are fly-in only, face unique challenges in accessing healthcare services due to their remote locations.

For Mila Olumogba, something as ordinary as watching her 22-month-old son, Adeyemi (Yemi), fill a bucket with sand at the beach fills her with gratitude – “I just love watching him live”.  Life takes on new meaning when you’ve seen it slipping away. Yemi was only 10 weeks old when he contracted Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and almost died.

Colonization has played a significant role in the decline of Traditional Birth Practices - with profound physical, cultural, and spiritual implications for Indigenous communities. The IFNA is actively working to change this by reclaiming Indigenous midwifery, restoring traditional knowledge, and building pathways for culturally safe birth experiences within their communities.

At Trillium Health Partners’ Credit Valley NICU, experienced nurse Urszula Mazur noticed a concerning pattern—some of the smallest and most vulnerable babies were arriving with low body temperatures.

Drawing on her 25 years of neonatal experience and data from the BORN Information System, Urszula helped spark a collaborative initiative to improve thermoregulation practices during the critical first hour of life.