Reproductive and Perinatal Health
This chapter discusses health issues related to pregnancy, childbirth and infancy. Peel has a relatively high proportion of young families and, hence, reproductive and perinatal health issues are of particular significance in Peel Region. Health protective behaviours such as folic acid supplementation, prenatal education and care, and the avoidance of tobacco, alcohol and drugs during pregnancy are important to ensure the most favourable reproductive outcomes possible.
Topics covered within this chapter include:
- Pregnancy rates, including teen pregnancies
- Therapeutic abortions
- Prenatal care and education
- Crude birth rates and fertility rates
- Multiple births
- Low birth weight and prematurity
- Neural tube defects
- Maternal and infant mortality
- Stillbirths
- Breastfeeding
- Postpartum mood disorders
Reproductive and Perinatal Health (PDF 13 pages, 1.79MB)
Table of contents:
- Table of Contents (PDF 50KB, 1 page)
- Executive Summary (PDF 378KB, 4 pages)
- How to Read this Report (PDF 120KB, 1 page)
- What is Public Health? (Chapter 1)
- Determinants and Disparities (Chapter 2)
* revised - Risk Factors (Chapter 3) * revised
- Who Lives in Peel region?
(Chapter 4) - How Healthy are the Residents of Peel? (Chapter 5)
- Reproductive and Perinatal Health (Chapter 6)
- Heart Disease and Stroke (Chapter 7)
- Cancer (Chapter 8)
- Lung Disease (Chapter 9)
- Injuries (Chapter 10)
- Dental Health (Chapter 11)
- Mental Health (Chapter 12)
- Infectious Disease (Chapter 13)
- The Health of Cities (Chapter 14)
- Focus on Overweight, Obesity and Diabetes (Chapter 15)
- The Physical Environment (Chapter 16)
- Health Services (Chapter 17)
- Preventing Chronic Disease (Chapter 18) * revised
- Data Analysis Issues and Next Steps (Chapter 19, PDF 261KB, 2 pages)
- Acknowledgements (Chapter 20, PDF 113KB, 1 page)
- Data Sources and Limitations (Chapter 21, PDF 611KB, 10 pages)
- Data Methods (Chapter 22, PDF 883KB, 11 pages)
- Text References (Chapter 23, PDF 1.09MB, 19 pages)
- Data References (Chapter 24, PDF 111KB, 1 page)
