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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.

Oracle is a program operating in Ottawa. It's a collaborative care model. We work with maternal fetal medicine, obstetricians, we work with neonatology, social work, and many resources in the community because our primary mandate is to work with and provide prenatal.

Imagine that you're pregnant and you live in a community that doesn't offer labor and delivery services. That means you might have to travel several hours by car in labor to reach the hospital or be transferred to another city, uh, a few weeks before your due date and wait for your labor to start.

October 2nd - 6th is Sonography Week  - 5 days to recognize and celebrate the important contributions of sonographers in Canada.

Imagine a job where you’re required to make precise measurements (to the tenth of a millimeter) and if they’re not accurate a pregnant person may be misinformed about their baby’s chance of having Down Syndrome.

BORN is hiring a permanent, full time KT Specialist! Great opportunity to develop knowledge translation strategies & approaches to assist in uptake and evaluation of evidence-based practice in perinatal healthcare.