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    Predicting prolonged length of stay in hospitalized children with respiratory syncytial virus

    Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children. This study aimed to predict the prolonged length of stay in children admitted to hospital with RSV.

    Krista Wollny, Tona Pitt, Darren Brenner, Amy Metcalfe in Pediatric Research (2022)

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    Are small-for-gestational-age preterm infants at increased risk of overweight? Statistical pitfalls in overadjusting for body size measures

    The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of adjusting for body measures on the association between small for gestational age (SGA) and overweight at 3 years.

    Seham Elmrayed, Amy Metcalfe, Darren Brenner, Krista Wollny… in Journal of Perinatology (2021)

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    Vulnerable Women’s Perceptions of Individual Versus Group Prenatal Care: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey

    Introduction Vulnerable pregnant women (e.g. women with low socio-economic status or recent immigrants) are less likely to receive adequate prenatal care or to attend perinatal education classes. CenteringPregnan...

    Erin Hetherington, Suzanne Tough, Deborah McNeil… in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2018)

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    The Impact of Introducing Centering Pregnancy in a Community Health Setting: A Qualitative Study of Experiences and Perspectives of Health Center Clinical and Support Staff

    Objectives Introducing new programming into an existing setting may be challenging. Understanding how staff and clinicians who are not directly involved in program delivery view the progr...

    Ania Kania-Richmond, Erin Hetherington, Deborah McNeil… in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2017)

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    Neonatal respiratory morbidity following exposure to chorioamnionitis

    There are conflicting results in the literature on the impact of chorioamnionitis on neonatal respiratory morbidities. However, most studies are based on small clinical samples and fail to account for the comp...

    Amy Metcalfe, Sarka Lisonkova, Yasser Sabr, Amelie Stritzke, KS Joseph in BMC Pediatrics (2017)

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    International Comparison of Common Risk Factors of Preterm Birth Between the U.S. and Canada, Using PRAMS and MES (2005–2006)

    Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading cause of newborn deaths and morbidities. The pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system (PRAMS) from the U.S., and the maternity experiences survey (MES) from Canada, which wa...

    Joshua V. Garn, Tharsiya Nagulesapillai, Amy Metcalfe… in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2015)

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    Educational Attainment, Perception of Workplace Support and Its Influence on Timing of Childbearing for Canadian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Under Canada’s Employment Insurance system, parents are entitled to receive up to 50 weeks of parental leave at 55 % of salary. Despite this national policy, women with higher education are more likely to dela...

    Amy Metcalfe, Monica Vekved, Suzanne C. Tough in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2014)

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    Impact of oxygen concentration on time to resolution of spontaneous pneumothorax in term infants: a population based cohort study

    Little evidence exists regarding the optimal concentration of oxygen to use in the treatment of term neonates with spontaneous pneumothorax (SP). The practice of using high oxygen concentrations to promote “ni...

    Huma Shaireen, Yacov Rabi, Amy Metcalfe, Majeeda Kamaluddeen, Harish Amin… in BMC Pediatrics (2014)

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