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A Health Surveillance Update on Canadian Children and Youth
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Enhanced Surveillance of Women's Pregnancy Experiences
The Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (CPSS), managed by the
Bureau of Reproductive and Child Health in LCDC, is a national program
that monitors trends and patterns in the health of pregnant women,
mothers and infants in Canada. The CPSS Steering Committee and Bureau
staff have identified a set of perinatal health indicators required
for comprehensive national perinatal health surveillance. These
include indicators of women's perspectives, experiences and health
behaviours in pregnancy, childbirth and new motherhood. The currently
available national health databases do not contain the data necessary
for monitoring issues such as physical abuse of pregnant women,
illicit drug use during pregnancy, breastfeeding duration (to 4
months and 6 months), postpartum depression and client satisfaction
with services. Therefore, the CPSS will initiate a national reproductive
health survey that will provide these data and enable the program
to report on these very important aspects of maternal and infant
health.
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