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  • 1. Preterm births among mothers from racialized groups, 2016-2021
    Articles and reports: 82-625-X202600100001
    Description: This is a health fact sheet about preterm births among mothers from racialized groups. This analysis includes live births from the five-year period preceding the 2021 Census.
    Release date: 2026-05-20
  • 2. Access to postpartum health care and perinatal mental health support, 2024 Parental Experiences Survey
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202603640447
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-02-05
  • 3. Fertility in Canada, 1921 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 91F0015M2024001
    Description: This article provides an in-depth look at trends in fertility in Canada from 1921 to 2022. The evolution of the total fertility rate (TFR) over time is examined, with a special focus on shifts that have occurred following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The shifts observed in Canada's TFR from 2019 to 2022 are situated in an international context, and differences among the provincial and territories are explored. Also, year-over-year changes in the monthly number of births are analyzed and contrasted with the experience of other countries. Lastly, trends in age-specific fertility rates and the average age of childbearing in Canada are described, as well the cumulated fertility of different cohorts of women to date.
    Release date: 2024-01-31
  • 4. Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey 2021 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202316329643
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-06-12
  • 5. Why are babies in Canada getting smaller?
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200100001
    Description:

    Recent evidence from the United States and Canada suggests an unexplained increase in small-for-gestational-age births (<10th percentile). This study aimed to identify reasons for the recent increase in small-for-gestational-age births in Canada.

    Release date: 2022-01-19
  • 6. Study: Changes in fertility intentions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202133532184
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-12-01
  • 7. First-time mothers in Canada, 2019 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020071
    Description:

    This infographic presents information on first time mothers in Canada, the Provinces and Territories, in 2019, and includes historical comparisons. The information is based on data from the Canadian Vital Statistics: Birth database.

    Release date: 2020-09-29
  • 8. Provincial variations in birth outcomes according to maternal country of birth, 2000 to 2016 Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202000400002
    Description:

    The objectives of this study are to describe recent provincial trends in the proportion of births to immigrant mothers and to determine whether disparities in birth outcomes according to immigrant maternal birthplace vary across the provinces. Statistics Canada's Vital Statistics-Birth Database (2000 to 2016) was used to extract 5,831,580 records on live births for the analyses.

    Release date: 2020-06-24
  • 9. Fertility: Overview, 2012 to 2016 Archived
    Articles and reports: 91-209-X201800154956
    Description: This article examines fertility in Canada with a focus on the years 2012 to 2016. In addition to the number of births, indicators including the total fertility rate, average age of mother, parity and completed fertility are analyzed. Provincial and territorial patterns will also be examined where appropriate.
    Release date: 2018-06-05
  • 10. Early motherhood among off-reserve First Nations, Métis and Inuit women Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201700154877
    Description:

    This study uses data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) to examine the prevalence of early motherhood (i.e., having become a mother before the age of 20) among First Nations women living off reserve, Métis women and Inuit women aged 20 to 44. Data from the 2011 General Social Survey (GSS) are used for non-Aboriginal women. The study also examines whether early motherhood is associated with different outcomes in terms of education and employment.

    Release date: 2017-12-01
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  • 1. Therapeutic Abortion Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3209
    Description: The purpose of the Therapeutic Abortion Survey is to provide some basic indicators (for example, counts and rates) on induced abortions. Information from this database is also used in the calculation of pregnancy statistics, especially for teen pregnancies.
  • 2. Vital Statistics - Birth Database
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3231
    Description: This is an administrative survey that collects demographic information annually from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all live births in Canada. 2017 birth and stillbirth data for Yukon are not available. Due to improvements in methodology and timeliness, the duration of data collection has been shortened compared to previous years. As a result, there may have been fewer births and stillbirths captured by the time of the release. The 2017 data are therefore considered preliminary.
  • 3. Maternity Experiences Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5019
    Description: The Maternity Experiences Survey (MES) is the first Canadian survey devoted to pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum experiences. It is a core project of the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System of the Public Health Agency of Canada who sponsored this survey.
  • 4. Survey on Maternal Health
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5283
    Description: The main objective of the Survey on Maternal Health is to collect information from biological mothers about their pregnancy and postpartum experiences.

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