Maternal and Newborn Morbidity and Mortality
Epidemiology of Maternal and Newborn Morbidity and Mortality in the Postnatal Period
Project Status:Complete
Knowledge User(s)
World Health Organization
Project Trainee(s)
Justine Dol, Brianna Richardson, Rachel Dorey, Rachel Ollivier, Hwayeon Danielle Shin
Collaborator(s)
Mercedes Bonet, Étienne V. Langlois
Funding Source(s)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Evidence Alliance
- World Health Organization
Project Objectives
To map existing evidence on the timing and causes of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity during the postnatal period.
Research Approach
Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review
Project Lead(s)
Janet Curran
Janet Curran is a Professor in the School of Nursing at Dalhousie University and a Research Chair in Quality and Patient Safety at IWK Health, Nova Scotia Health and Dalhousie University.
She is the Scientific Lead in the Strengthening Transitions in Care lab at IWK Health where her program of research is focused on co-designing and evaluating best practice and policy change interventions to improve transitions in care for patients and families. Her co-design work is informed by collaborating with multiple stakeholders including patients, parents and caregivers, healthcare providers, and policy makers.
Janet Curran
Dalhousie University, Maritimes SPOR SUPPORT Unit
Janet Curran is a Professor in the School of Nursing...