Welcome to CPN

The inaugural project of CPN is BILBO (Birth before 29 weeks: Interventions Leading to Better Outcomes for mothers and babies). BILBO will be building a standardized national database of pregnancies at high risk of very preterm birth at 22 to 28+ weeks' gestation. This database links with the well-established national CNN (Canadian Neonatal Network) and CAPSNet (Canadian Perinatal Surgery Network). These networks provide a unique opportunity for researchers to participate in collaborative projects on a national scale.

CPN will enable health care professionals, researchers, and administrators to participate actively in clinical, epidemiologic, health services, health policy, and informatics research aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of perinatal care.

Primary Goals of CPN

• Joint examination of the whole spectrum of risks and their interactions, from the antenatal and obstetric to the neonatal periods, on maternal and perinatal outcomes
• Iterative hypothesis testing and acquisition of new knowledge about obstetric practices associated with good or poor maternal and perinatal outcomes, which will inform the care of women and babies in Canada
• Longitudinal monitoring of obstetric practices and resource use known to be associated with a decrease in adverse events, which will inform knowledge transfer activities
• Longitudinal monitoring of outcomes and resource use, which will be important for auditing quality of care and providing information that is critical to planning of care and resource allocation