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September 17, 2024Predicting Cesarean Birth Among Healthy Nullips at Hospital Admission
Janssen and Ladfors conducted a validation study of a model to predict cesarean birth based on factors measurable on admission to hospital. They conducted a retrospective cohort study in a regional hospital in British Columbia, Canada among healthy nulliparous women in spontaneous labour, at term,…
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September 17, 2024Physiology of Prolonged Labor
The Kissler Lab at the University of Colorado College of Nursing at the Anschutz Medical Campus studies the variation in the physiology of prolonged labor. In partnership with the University of Colorado Perinatal Research Core, our lab conducts prospective clinical translational research on the…
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September 17, 2024Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Endocrine Disruptive Chemicals
Janice is a post-doctoral fellow/epidemiologist at Health Canada. Her current research investigates the impacts of exposures to chemical mixtures on pregnancy and child health outcomes. Pregnant individuals are exposed to a vast number of environmental chemicals. However,…
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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…
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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…