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Are community midwives addressing the inequities in access to skilled birth attendance in Punjab, Pakistan? Gender, class and social exclusion
Download2012
Jhangri, G., O'Brien, B., Mumtaz, Z., Bhatti, A.
Background: Pakistan is one of the six countries estimated to contribute to over half of all maternal deaths worldwide. To address its high maternal mortality rate, in particular the inequities in access to maternal health care services, the government of Pakistan created a new cadre of...
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Bed rest and activity restriction for women at risk for preterm birth: a survey of Canadian prenatal care providers.
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Newburn-Cook, C.V., O'Brien, B., Sprague, A. E., Nimrod, C., Heaman, M.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the practices of Canadian obstetricians, family physicians, and midwives in recommending bed rest or activity restriction for women at risk for preterm birth (PTB) and to assess the decisional conflict experienced by care providers when they recommend these therapies....
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Comparison of costs and associated outcomes between women choosing newly integrated autonomous midwifery care and matched controls: a pilot study.
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Newburn-Cook, C., Sommerfeldt, S., Schopflocher, D., Harvey, S., O'Brien, B., Beischel, S.
OBJECTIVE: In response to consumer demand and a critical shortage of Canadian maternity care providers, provinces have integrated or are in the process of integrating midwives into their health care systems. We compared the costs and outcomes of newly integrated, autonomous midwifery care with...
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Comparison of maternity experiences of Canadian-born and recent and non-recent immigrant women: findings from the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey.
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O'Brien, B., Kaczorowski, J., Chalmers, B., Lee, L., Kingston, D., Dzakpasu, S., O'Campo, P., Heaman, M. I.
Objective: To compare the maternity experiences of immigrant women (recent, ≤ 5 years in Canada; non-recent > 5 years) with those of Canadian-born women. Methods: This study was based on data from the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey of the Public Health Agency of Canada. A stratified random...
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Contributions and challenges of cross-national comparative research in migration, ethnicity and health: insights from a preliminary study of maternal health in Germany, Canada and the UK
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Friedrich, J., Reime, B., O'Brien, B., Gerrish, K., Bharj, K., Higginbottom, G.M.A., Foster, C., Chowbey, P., Mumtaz, Z., Salway, S.
Background: Public health researchers are increasingly encouraged to establish international collaborations and to undertake cross-national comparative studies. To-date relatively few such studies have addressed migration, ethnicity and health, but their number is growing. While it is clear that...
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2005
Chavez, K., Pillon, S., O'Brien, B.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate drug use and risk behaviors among students of the University of Guayaquil in Ecuador. To evaluate this issue, we used the questionnaire “Youth Risk Behavior Survey” (YRBS). The study sample consisted of 751 undergraduate students: 328 (44%) male and 423...
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2011
Gerrish, K., Reime, B., Mumtaz, Z., Kentenich, H., Freidrich, J., Rothgang, H., Bharj, K., Higginbottom, G., O'Brien, B., Salway, S., Chowbey, P.
A study project group from Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom undertook a range of activities to scope out and compare in a holistic manner the experience of migration and maternity in the three countries. Emphasis was placed on examining how migration and consequent diversity have been...