Severe maternal morbidity from conception to 6 weeks postpartum in Ontario: a population-based, longitudinal cohort study
In Ontario, SMM affects nearly 3% of pregnancies between conception and 6 weeks postpartum. Extending the usual observation window showed that approximately 40% of cases of SMM occurred outside the intrapartum period, which would support measures to strengthen recognition of SMM from conception through the postpartum period.
Authors
- Hilary K. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8690-5841)
- Susan Michelle Jack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4380-620X)
- Rohan D’Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4049-2017)
- Benicio Noronha Frey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8267-943X)
- Daniel J. Atkinson
- Sheryl M. Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2226-8003)
- Giulia M. Muraca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4618-0839)
- Priya Premranjith
- Maya Rajasingham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0931-289X)
Institutions
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.251425
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00