The Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey

Reports and Reference Material

The Maternity Experiences Survey (MES) is a national survey of Canadian women’s experiences, perceptions, knowledge and practices before conception and during pregnancy, birth and the early months of parenthood. The MES is a project of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System, which monitors and reports on determinants and outcomes of maternal, fetal and infant health in Canada. The MES was developed and implemented by the Public Health Agency of Canada in collaboration with Statistics Canada.

The following documents are available for downloading or viewing*:

Mother's Voices A booklet specifically intended for women that presents a few highlights from the MES results, along with some of the latest research and recommendations. PDF Version (20 pages, 920 KB)

	What Mother's Say: The Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey A technical report that presents the results of the MES. Executive Summary (HTML) PDF Version (236 pages, 1.4 MB)
	Data Tables Providing descriptive statistics and corresponding 95% confidence intervals and coefficients of variation as reported in the technical report. The tables also include additional data not presented in the technical report. PDF Version (291 pages, 752 KB)
	Questionnaire The MES questionnaire includes more than 300 questions covering a broad range of topics surrounding pregnancy, birth and postpartum. PDF Version (92 pages, 2.1 MB)

 

For more information, or if the above information and documents are not accessible to you, please contact:

Maternal and Infant Health Section
Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division
Centre for Health Promotion
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch
200 Eglantine Driveway, Tunney's Pasture
Jeanne Mance Building, 10th Floor, 1901D
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
Telephone: 613-941-2395
Fax: 613-941-9927
E-mail: mes@phac-aspc.gc.ca