Importance There are limited high-quality, population-level data about the effect of SARS-CoV-2
infection on pregnancy using contemporaneous comparator cohorts. Objectives To …

Background Despite compelling evidence that exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months
of life provides important health benefits to both mothers and their infants, most mothers do …

Background Small Canadian rural maternity services are struggling to maintain core staffing
and remain open. Existing evidence states that having to travel to access maternity services …

Objective To identify determinants of cesarean delivery (CD) and examine associations
between mode of delivery (MOD) and maternal and perinatal outcomes. Methods We conducted …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of hospital closures on critical obstetrical interventions and
perinatal outcomes in rural communities in Nova Scotia, Canada. Methods: A population-…

The Canadian health care system is a public insurance model built on the four fundamental
principles of comprehensiveness, universality, portability, and public administration. …

… In the case of Attenborough, the history that is being explored along with the biography is …
Focussing this analysis on Attenborough means taking an extreme case, not only dealing with …

Despite the many sexual concerns experienced by new parents, and their reported desire
for more information on this topic, both parents and healthcare providers remain reticent to …

Objectives To determine if variation in the prevalence of risk factors accounts for the increase
in shoulder dystocia rates in Nova Scotia, and to estimate the proportion of deliveries …

Primary care providers and other health care professionals who work with pregnant women
in Nova Scotia are familiar with RCP’s “Guidelines for Antenatal Laboratory Screening & …