Advanced maternal age and the risk of cesarean birth: a systematic review

H Bayrampour, M Heaman - Birth, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The increasing pregnancy rate at advanced maternal age is contemporaneous
with the increasing rate of cesarean birth. Several studies have found that advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Immigrant and non-immigrant women's experiences of maternity care: a systematic and comparative review of studies in five countries

…, M Raval, T Shafiei, D Korfker, M Heaman… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Understanding immigrant women’s experiences of maternity care is critical if
receiving country care systems are to respond appropriately to increasing global migration. …

Migrant women's utilization of prenatal care: a systematic review

M Heaman, H Bayrampour, D Kingston… - Maternal and child …, 2013 - Springer
Our objectives were to determine whether migrant women in Western industrialized
countries have higher odds of inadequate prenatal care (PNC) compared to receiving-country …

Maternal mortality and severe morbidity associated with low-risk planned cesarean delivery versus planned vaginal delivery at term

S Liu, RM Liston, KS Joseph, M Heaman, R Sauve… - Cmaj, 2007 - Can Med Assoc
… KS Joseph and Maureen Heaman contributed to the study design, data analysis and
interpretation, and provided substantial feedback on earlier versions of the manuscript. Reg Sauve …

Breastfeeding rates and hospital breastfeeding practices in Canada: a national survey of women

B Chalmers, C Levitt, M Heaman, B O'Brien, R Sauve… - Birth, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative was launched by the World Health
Organization and UNICEF in 1989 to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding worldwide. The …

Severe maternal morbidity in Canada, 1991–2001

SW Wen, L Huang, R Liston, M Heaman, T Baskett… - Cmaj, 2005 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Although death rates are often used to monitor the quality of health care, in
industrialized countries maternal deaths have become rare. Severe maternal morbidity has …

Risk of maternal postpartum readmission associated with mode of delivery

S Liu, M Heaman, KS Joseph, RM Liston… - Obstetrics & …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether cesarean and operative vaginal deliveries are associated
with an increased risk of maternal rehospitalization compared with spontaneous vaginal …

[HTML][HTML] Inadequate prenatal care and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes: a comparison of indices

MI Heaman, CV Newburn-Cook, CG Green… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2008 - Springer
Background The objectives of this study were to determine rates of prenatal care utilization
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from 1991 to 2000; to compare two indices of prenatal care …

Revisiting the immigrant paradox in reproductive health: the roles of duration of residence and ethnicity

ML Urquia, PJ O'Campo, MI Heaman - Social science & medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
The immigrant paradox refers to the contrasting observations that immigrants usually
experience similar or better health outcomes than the native-born population despite …

Comparison of adolescent, young adult, and adult women's maternity experiences and practices

D Kingston, M Heaman, D Fell, B Chalmers… - …, 2012 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Pregnant adolescents face unique challenges. Understanding
the experiences, knowledge, and behaviors of adolescents during the pregnancy and …