Canadian Perinatal Health Report - 2008 EDITION

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Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (CPSS)

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A national report on 29 indicators of the health of pregnant women, mothers and babies in Canada

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Contributors
• Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (2008)—Steering Committee and Study Groups
• Message from the Chief Public Health Officer
• Introduction
• An Overview of Perinatal Health in Canada
  • Part A
  • Part B
  • References

Section A: Determinants of Maternal, Fetal and Infant Health

Behaviours and Practices

1. Rate of Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy
2. Rate of Maternal Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke during Pregnancy
3. Rate of Maternal Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy
4. Rate of Breastfeeding
5. Rate of Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation
6. Rate of Low Maternal Education
7. Rate of Live Births to Teenage Mothers
8. Rate of Live Births to Older Mothers

Health Services

9. Rate of Labour Induction
10. Rate of Cesarean Delivery
11. Rate of Operative Vaginal Delivery
12. Rate of Trauma to the Perineum
13. Rate of Early Maternal Discharge from Hospital after Childbirth
14. Rate of Early Neonatal Discharge from Hospital after Birth

Section B: Maternal, Fetal and Infant Health Outcomes

Maternal Health Outcomes

15. Maternal Mortality Ratio
16. Severe Maternal Morbidity Rate
17. Induced Abortion Ratio
18. Rate of Ectopic Pregnancy
19. Rate of Maternal Readmission after Discharge following Childbirth

Fetal and Infant Health Outcomes

20. Preterm Birth Rate
21. Postterm Birth Rate
22. Small-for-Gestational-Age Rate
23. Large-for-Gestational-Age Rate
24. Fetal Mortality Rate
25. Infant Mortality Rate
26. Severe Neonatal Morbidity Rate
27. Multiple Birth Rate
28. Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies
29. Rate of Neonatal Hospital Readmission after Discharge following Birth

Section C: Appendices

Appendix A: Data Sources and Methods

Appendix A.1: Impact of Analysis by Province/Territory of Residence versus Province/Territory of Hospitalization

Appendix A.2: ICD-9 and ICD-10 Code Conversions for Selected Indicators

Appendix B: Guide to the Interpretation of Statistical Information in the
Canadian Perinatal Health Report, 2008 Edition

Appendix C: List of Perinatal Health Indicators

Appendix D: List of Acronyms

Appendix E: Components of Fetal-Infant Mortality

Appendix F: Data Tables Accompanying An Overview of Perinatal Health in Canada

Appendix G: Data Tables for Figures Presented in Sections A and B

Appendix H: Ontario Vital Statistics Data

Appendix I: Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (CPSS) Publications
(as of January 2008)