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Open AccessNeonatal 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...
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Open AccessThe association between temporal changes in the use of obstetrical intervention and small- for-gestational age live births
The literature attributes secular declines in small-for-gestational age (SGA) live births to changes in maternal smoking and other maternal characteristics. However, there are reasons to believe that the obser...
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Open AccessValidating the British Columbia Perinatal Data Registry: a chart re-abstraction study
The British Columbia Perinatal Data Registry (BCPDR) contains individual-level obstetrical and neonatal medical chart data for virtually all births occurring in British Columbia, Canada. The objective of this ...
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Open AccessEffects of socioeconomic position and clinical risk factors on spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth
The literature shows a variable and inconsistent relationship between socioeconomic position and preterm birth. We examined risk factors for spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth, with a focus on socioecono...
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Open AccessMagnitude of income-related disparities in adverse perinatal outcomes
To assess and compare multiple measurements of socioeconomic position (SEP) in order to determine the relationship with adverse perinatal outcomes across various contexts.
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Open AccessDeterminants of place of death: a population-based retrospective cohort study
As Canada’s population ages, the location of end of life care (whether at home, extended care facility or hospital) may change depending on the location of death. We carried out a study to identify determinant...
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Open AccessDoes advanced maternal age confer a survival advantage to infants born at early gestation?
Recent studies have shown that older mothers who deliver at preterm gestation have lower neonatal mortality rates compared with younger mothers who deliver at preterm gestation. We examined the effect of mater...
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Open AccessBirth weight differences between preterm stillbirths and live births: analysis of population-based studies from the U.S. and Sweden
Many stillbirths show evidence of fetal growth restriction, and most occur at preterm gestational age. The objective of this study is to compare birth weights at preterm gestational ages between live births an...
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Open AccessTrends in postpartum hemorrhage from 2000 to 2009: a population-based study
Postpartum hemorrhage, a major cause of maternal death and severe maternal morbidity, increased in frequency in Canada between 1991 and 2004. We carried out a study to describe the epidemiology of postpartum h...
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Open AccessTemporal trends in the frequency of twins and higher-order multiple births in Canada and the United States
The dramatic increase in multiple births is an important public health issue, since such births have elevated risks for adverse perinatal outcomes. Our objective was to explore the most recent temporal trends ...
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Open AccessSudden infant death syndrome: a re-examination of temporal trends
While the reduction in infants’ prone slee** has led to a temporal decline in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), some aspects of this trend remain unexplained. We assessed whether changes in the gestationa...
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Open AccessTemporal trends in neonatal outcomes following iatrogenic preterm delivery
Preterm birth rates have increased substantially in the recent years mostly due to obstetric intervention. We studied the effects of increasing iatrogenic preterm birth on temporal trends in perinatal mortalit...
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Open AccessCo-bedding as a Comfort measure For Twins undergoing painful procedures (CComForT Trial)
Co-bedding, a developmental care strategy, is the practice of caring for diaper clad twins in one incubator (versus separating and caring for each infant in separate incubators), thus creating the opportunity ...
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Open AccessTrends in postpartum hemorrhage in high resource countries: a review and recommendations from the International Postpartum Hemorrhage Collaborative Group
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Several recent publications have noted an increasing trend in incidence over time. The international PPH collaboratio...
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Open AccessDoes one size fit all? The case for ethnic-specific standards of fetal growth
Birth weight for gestational age is a widely-used proxy for fetal growth. Although the need for different standards for males and females is generally acknowledged, the physiologic vs pathologic nature of ethn...
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Open AccessThe effect of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy on small for gestational age and stillbirth: a population based study
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are leading causes of maternal, fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, studies attempting to quantify the effect of hypertension on adverse perinatal...
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Open AccessA parsimonious explanation for intersecting perinatal mortality curves: understanding the effect of plurality and of parity
Birth weight- and gestational age-specific perinatal mortality curves intersect when compared across categories of maternal smoking, plurality, race and other factors. No simple explanation exists for this par...
