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No link between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and higher risk of preterm birth or stillbirth
Posted on Monday, August 29, 2022 10:35 AM
OTTAWA, Canada – Vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy is not associated with a higher risk of preterm birth, small for gestational age at birth, or stillbirth, concludes a new population based retrospective cohort study led by the CHEO Research Institute.
These findings, published recently in The BMJ can help inform evidence based decision making about the risks and benefits of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy.
“Our study found no evidence of increased risk of preterm birth, very...
Teams Shortlisted for 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre project
Posted on Friday, August 26, 2022 10:00 AM
Expanding CHEO to ensure #bestlife for children and youth
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and CHEO have shortlisted three teams to design, build and finance the 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre project that will ensure timely services and integrated care for children, youth and their families.
We anticipate the project will be certified LEED Silver.
Teams were shortlisted based on criteria identified in a request...
CHEO experiencing COVID outbreak
Posted on Monday, August 22, 2022 04:07 PM
September 8, 2022: This outbreak is now over
August 22, 2022 - Ottawa - CHEO is currently experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19.
An outbreak may sound scary. Here’s what it means. CHEO’s Infection Prevention and Control program, in collaboration with Ottawa Public Health, declares an outbreak when people (patients, caregivers, staff, and/or medical staff) on the same unit test positive for COVID-19 within a 10-day period where these...
CHEO helping conserve Canada’s national blood supply
Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 12:00 PM
July 27, Ottawa - CHEO has been awarded the Using Blood Wisely designation by Choosing Wisely Canada, a national campaign aimed at reducing the inappropriate use of red blood cells.
“Blood is a critically important resource that saves lives and protects health,” says Dr. Elaine Leung, Chief of CHEO’s Division of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine. “It’s used in surgeries and to support patients with illnesses....
CHEO currently experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19
Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2022 03:56 PM
July 13, 2022: This outbreak is now over.
June 30, 2022 - Ottawa - CHEO is currently experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19.
An outbreak may sound scary. Here’s what it means. CHEO’s Infection Prevention and Control program, in collaboration with Ottawa Public Health, declares an outbreak when people (patients, caregivers, staff, and/or medical staff) on the same unit test positive for COVID-19 within a 10-day...