Background: Excess deaths have occurred among pregnant women during influenza
pandemics, but the impact of influenza during nonpandemic years is unclear. We evaluated the …

Objective: To review the effect of assisted reproductive technology (ART) on perinatal outcomes,
to provide guidelines to optimize obstetrical management and counselling of Canadian …

Objective: To review the obstetrical outcomes associated with abnormally elevated or decreased
level of one or more of the most frequently measured maternal serum marker analytes …

Methods Over 3 years (1996–1998), healthy nulliparas with no significant history of urinary
tract abnormalities were prospectively enrolled. Power analysis indicated that 452 women …

Background One of the major consequences of pregnant women becoming infected by
Toxoplasma gondii is vertical transmission to the fetus. Although rare, congenital toxoplasmosis …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate maternal and neonatal outcomes among women with hyperemesis
during pregnancy. METHODS: A population-based retrospective cohort study was …

Background Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are leading causes of maternal, fetal and
neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, studies attempting to quantify the …

OBJECTIVE To estimate the maternal morbidity associated with cesarean deliveries
performed at term without labor compared with morbidity associated with spontaneous labor. …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate maternal and perinatal outcomes among women with increasing
duration of the second stage of labor. METHODS: A population-based cohort study was …

OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for hyperemesis requiring hospital admission during
pregnancy. METHODS: Data from a population-based cohort of all deliveries in Nova Scotia, …