News
-
July 4, 2024
Competition: How does physiologic birth transform society?
Congratulations to the winners of our competition to describe how promoting physiologic birth transforms society. Laura Zinsser contributed our runner-up submission. Laura is a postdoctoral fellow at the Midwifery Research and Education Unit, Hannover Medical School, in Germany. View…
-
June 12, 2024SmartParent launches in Nova Scotia
SmartParent in Nova Scotia offers people who are pregnant the option of perinatal education being sent directly to their cell phones. The pilot program, available from IWK Health and Nova Scotia Health Public Health, offers text messages from pregnancy and child health experts that guide expectant…
-
June 5, 2024SmartParent Mobile Health Education
SmartParent is Canada’s first prenatal and parenting support program that provides reliable information delivered by text messaging to help guide parents through pregnancy and their baby’s first year of life. SmartParent is endorsed by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC…
-
June 5, 2024Pregnancy-Specific Anxiety Tool (PSAT)
Pregnancy-Specific Anxiety Tool (PSAT) is a screening instrument developed by Dr. Bayrampour and colleagues https://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/pregnancy-specific-anxiety-tool-develo…. PSAT is a patient reported outcomes measure to assess pregnancy-specific anxiety (PSA), a common…
-
June 5, 2024Ensuring Healthy Pregnancies: The Role of Oral Health by Dr. Abiola Adeniyi
Maintaining good oral health during pregnancy is essential for ensuring normal and healthy birth outcomes. During pregnancy, hormonal changes make people more prone to oral diseases like gingivitis and periodontitis. These conditions have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as…