Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on women's health and safety: A study of immigrant survivors of intimate partner violence.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant national and global public health concern, with COVID-19 pandemic increasing IPV and associated health issues. Immigrant women may be disproportionately vulnerable to IPV-related health risks during the pandemic. Using qualitative in-depth interviews, we explored the perspectives of service providers ( =17) and immigrant survivors of IPV( =45) on the impact of COVID-19 on immigrant women, existing services for survivors and strategies needed needed to enhance women's health and safety.

Birth by Caesarean section and otitis media in childhood: a retrospective cohort study.

The objective of the present study was to examine the association between birth by Caesarean section (CS) and otitis media (OM) in childhood. We assembled a retrospective cohort of children born between 2003 and 2007 in Nova Scotia and followed them through to 2014. The cohort was derived through a linkage of the Nova Scotia Atlee Perinatal Database with provincial administrative health data.