Mira Samara Persaud

University of Ottawa · Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences

Objectives Following the 2017 introduction of mifepristone in Canada and both ensuing regulatory changes and increased demand for medication abortion care, Planned Parenthood Ottawa created the Medical Abortion Access Project (MAAP). This study aimed to document outcomes, identify facilitators and barriers, and distill learnings from an initiative...

Objectives Although a body of research has focused on violence, disruption, and harassment targeting abortion clinics and clinic staff, little research has explored Canadian abortion patients’ experiences with protesters. Through this national qualitative study we aimed to address this gap. Methods Between 2012 and 2016, we conducted in-depth inte...

Objectives Universal screening for Gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM) identifies women with varying degrees of glucose intolerance, many of which will achieve glycemic control by lifestyle and nutritional modification alone. The objective of the study was to develop a prediction model based on biochemical, clinical and sonographic parameters to acc...