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September 25, 2025
CIHR Grant Opportunity: Early Career Researchers in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (2025)
The goal of this funding opportunity is to build research capacity, generate new knowledge, and support knowledge mobilization in human development, child and youth health by funding operating grants to early career researchers.The program will fund research across the four CIHR pillars…
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July 15, 2025
The Widespread Impact of Fracking on Preterm Birth
Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD, commonly known as “fracking”) is an industrial process for mining fossil fuels. The technique involves pumping water mixed with chemicals down drilled wells under high pressure to release oil and gas, and is now widely used in many parts of the world…
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April 29, 2025
Respectful Maternity Care
Dr. Ellen Tilden, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, is a member of the Science of Birth cluster and a nurse-midwifery clinical-scientist and Associate Professor in the Schools of Nursing and Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University.Dr. Tilden’s review summarizes current research on respectful…
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April 29, 2025
The Effects of Fetal Monitoring on Birth Experiences
Dr. Kate Levett, PhD, is a member of the Science of Birth cluster, a Senior Research Fellow at the National School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame in Australia (UNDA), and an adjunct fellow at the Collective for Midwifery, Child and Family Health, University of Technology Sydney (UTS). A…
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January 16, 2025
The Conversation: Caesareans are rising fast in the UK – but giving birth is getting worse for women
Caesarean births are rising globally, with the UK experiencing one of the highest rates in Europe and the fastest recent increase. In England, 42% of births are now by caesarean, up from 29% five years ago. While caesareans can be life-saving for women and babies who need them, higher rates have…