Background There is no international consensus on the definition and components of severe
maternal morbidity (SMM). Objectives To propose a comprehensive definition of SMM, to …

Background Patients with heart failure are a growing population within cardiac rehabilitation.
The purpose of this study was to compare, through a single-centre, parallel-group …

Background With the recent legalization of cannabis in Canada, there is an urgent need to
understand the effect of cannabis use in pregnancy. Our population-based study …

Objective This study sought to quantify temporal trends and provincial and territorial
variations in severe maternal morbidity (SMM) in Canada. Methods The study used data on …

Objective Several studies have documented changes in the rates preterm birth and stillbirth
during the COVID-19 pandemic. We carried out a study to examine obstetric intervention …

Objective This analysis was undertaken to determine the rates and determinants of smoking
cessation during pregnancy and smoking relapse after childbirth in Canada. Methods We …

Background: Many patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) fail to attend cardiac
rehabilitation following acute coronary events because they lack motivation to exercise …

Background There is considerable geographic variation in gestational diabetes mellitus
(GDM) rates. We used data from two Canadian provinces, British Columbia (BC) and Alberta …

OBJECTIVE: Although the benefit of folic acid (FA) to prevent neural tube defects (NTD) is
well established, not all women take supplements in the periconceptional period. This study …

Introduction: There is little research done on mental health among pregnant Aboriginal
women. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to examine the prevalence of postpartum …