Our maternal–child health research examines infectious disease prevention, vaccine-related outcomes, healthcare utilization, and clinical outcomes among pregnant individuals, infants, and children.
Vulnerable population
Maternal-Child Health
Maternal–child health research provides critical evidence to improve care, prevention, and policy for pregnant individuals, postpartum patients, infants, and children, helping reduce health risks during some of the most vulnerable stages of life.
Key Publications
- Delara M, Vadlamudi NK, Sadarangani M. Strategies to Prevent Early and Late-Onset Group B Streptococcal Infection via Interventions in Pregnancy. Pathogens. 2023 Feb 1;12(2):229. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12020229. PMID: 36839501; PMCID: PMC9959229.
- Bourdeau M, Vadlamudi NK, Bastien N, Embree J, Halperin SA, Jadavji T, Kazmi K, Langley JM, Lebel MH, Le Saux N, Moore D, Morris SK, Pernica JM, Robinson J, Sadarangani M, Bettinger JA, Papenburg J; Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program Active (IMPACT) Investigators. Pediatric RSV-Associated Hospitalizations Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Oct 2;6(10):e2336863. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.36863. PMID: 37792376; PMCID: PMC10551765.
- Vadlamudi NK, Gomes K, Chow E, Bourdeau M, Embree J, Halperin SA, Jadavji T, Kazmi K, Langley JM, Le Saux N, Moore D, Morris SK, Pernica JM, Robinson J, Sadarangani M, Bettinger JA; Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program Active (IMPACT) Members. Healthcare costs and resource utilization for acute respiratory syncytial virus pediatric hospitalizations in Canada: a population-based study. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2025 Oct 6;51:101257. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101257. PMID: 41323549; PMCID: PMC12664583.
- Bourdeau M, Vadlamudi NK, Bancej C, Bastien N, Embree J, Halperin S, Hudgin A, Jadavji T, Kazmi K, Langley JM, Lebel M, Le Saux N, Moore DL, Morris S, Pernica J, Robinson J, Sadarangani M, Bettinger JA, Papenburg J. 2613. Pediatric respiratory syncytial virus hospitalizations, 2017 to 2022, the Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program Active (IMPACT). Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 27;10(Suppl 2):ofad500.2226. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.2226. PMCID: PMC10677744.