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Canadian Research Data Centre Network

Maternity Experiences Survey

2006

Subjects

Health care servicesPregnancy and births

Overview

Summary

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.

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Years Name
2006 Maternity Experiences Survey

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