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BORN is making changes to support our health system efforts to improve infant health in alignment with the recent Ministry of Health announcement of an expanded, publicly funded infant RSV prevention program starting this fall.  

The Government of Canada is investing in research to transform health systems. 12 early career researchers received the first Health System Impact Embedded Early Career Researcher Awards with the support of $9.6 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and partners.

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.