Background: The health care system in Canada provides essential health services to all
women irrespective of socioeconomic status. Our objective was to determine whether perinatal …

Objective: To determine (1) whether the risk of adverse neonatal and delivery outcomes
differs between mothers with and without multiple sclerosis (MS) and (2) whether risk is …

Background: Most studies examining geographic barriers to maternity care in industrialized
countries have focused solely on fetal and neonatal outcomes. We examined the association …

Objectives To examine the effect of parity on the association between older maternal age
and adverse birth outcomes, specifically stillbirth, neonatal death, preterm birth, small for …

Objective To determine the risks and benefits of an elective Caesarean section (CS) at term
in healthy nulliparous women. Methods We conducted a population-based cohort study of …

Purpose: We examined the association between rural residence and birth outcomes in older
mothers, the effect of parity on this association, and the trend in adverse birth outcomes in …

Background Puerperal uterine inversion is a rare, potentially life-threatening obstetrical
emergency. The current literature consists of small case series and a single nationwide study …

Objective To develop and validate an itemized costing algorithm for in-patient neonatal
intensive care unit (NICU) costs for infants born prematurely that can be used for quality …

Background There have been concerns about the development of children conceived through
assisted reproductive technology. Despite multiple studies investigating the outcomes of …

To examine obstetrical epidural and spinal anesthesia use in women with multiple sclerosis
(MS) and the relationship with MS clinical factors. This was a retrospective cohort study, …