Time to change Canada’s stillbirth definition and regulatory framework

Key points The definition and criteria used for reporting stillbirths in Canada are idiosyncratic and dated, and directly responsible for the country’s artificially high and rising stillbirth rate (when compared with rates in other high-income nations). More importantly, bureaucratic processes

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Canadian Medical Association Journal
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2026-01-25
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.251231
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Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
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Time to change Canada’s stillbirth definition and regulatory framework

Taryn L. Campbell, Jocelynn L. Cook, K.S. Joseph, Cheryl Davies et al.
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
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Time to change Canada’s stillbirth definition and regulatory framework

Taryn L. Campbell, Jocelynn L. Cook, K.S. Joseph, Cheryl Davies, Robert Finch, Diane Francoeur
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Key points The definition and criteria used for reporting stillbirths in Canada are idiosyncratic and dated, and directly responsible for the country’s artificially high and rising stillbirth rate (when compared with rates in other high-income nations). More importantly, bureaucratic processes

Canadian Medical Association JournalVol. 198(3)
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