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| Maternity Experiences Survey (MES) |
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| Statistics Canada - Research Data Centres |
| Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Saskatchewan |
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The survey was conducted in the fall of 2006, following the Canadian Census of Population. The survey's sample was selected using demographic information collected during the census. |
| None |
| Its purpose was to collect data from recent mothers on important perinatal health indicators, such as:
- health and health care during pregnancy
- labour and birth practices as well as an overall evaluation of the experience
- characteristics and health of the newborn, breastfeeding intentions and practice
- mothers' views of their postpartum health and health care
- information mothers had on pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period
- other factors that may have affected their maternity experiences (e.g., socio-demographic characteristics, reproductive history, stressful events, support). |
| The target population was composed of women who gave birth between February 15 and May 15, 2006 (provinces) and between November 1, 2005 and February 1, 2006 (territories) and who had a single birth. The mother had to be at least 15 years old at the time of baby's birth and the baby had to be born and live with the mother in Canada. Mothers living on First Nations reserves and in collective dwellings were excluded.
The survey population differs slightly from the target population due to some degree of undercoverage inherited from the 2006 Census, which was used to construct the MES frame |
| Individual |
| 01/01/2006-12/31/2007 |
| 2023-11-28 |
