Canadian perinatal opioid project: a protocol for a national health data system.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Opioids are widely used during pregnancy and can lead to health complications for pregnant people, parents and their children. Yet, little is known about the long- and short-term effects of perinatal opioid exposures on health outcomes in Canada. Evidence is needed to inform optimal support for maternal and child health following perinatal opioid exposures.

Aim

We aim to develop the Canadian Perinatal Opioid Project, a pan-Canadian federated health data system to capture perinatal opioid exposures across multiple provinces, along with subsequent maternal and child health outcomes.

Methods and analysis

This health data system uses population-based administrative health records from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan, each with tw

SUBMITTER: Camden A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12410675 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature