Dr. Liz Darling is a professor and the Assistant Dean, Midwifery at McMaster University, an adjunct scientist at ICES, and a registered midwife with graduate training in epidemiology and population health. Her research expertise includes midwifery services, novel care models, health equity, access to care, mixed methods, and administrative health data, and she has particular expertise in the midwifery data collected in Ontario\u2019s perinatal registry (BORN-Ontario). Her CIHR-funded research program focuses on how the expansion of midwifery in Canada can help improve equitable access to sexual and reproductive healthcare for equity-deserving groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dr. Liz Darling is a professor and the Assistant Dean, Midwifery at McMaster University, an adjunct scientist at ICES, and a registered midwife with graduate training in epidemiology and population health. Her research expertise includes midwifery services, novel care models, health equity, access to care, mixed methods, and administrative health data, and she has particular […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22765,"template":"","migration-helper-automated":[],"migration-manual":[],"ices_title":[75],"migration-helper-qa-sample-set":[],"class_list":["post-1212","ices_scientist","type-ices_scientist","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ices_title-adjunct-scientist-full-status"],"acf":{"first_name":"Liz","last_name":"Darling","secondary_title":"","education":[{"title":"PhD, Population Health, University of Ottawa "},{"title":"MSc, Health Research Methodology, McMaster University "},{"title":"BHSc, Midwifery, McMaster University "},{"title":"BArtsSc (Hons), McMaster University "}],"other_affiliations":[{"title":"Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University"}],"journal_article":[2340,6411,1489,2134,2338,2285,1864,1775,1921,2928,1817,17482,17541,19623,20397,20476,20697,20744,20893,21675,22037],"research_report":"","atlas":"","site":[6737],"research_program":[6740],"research_focus":[10757,10736,10752,10773],"grant":[6940,20095,20080,23501],"award_or_recognition":[8223],"news_release":"","ahrq_project":[10374],"private_project":"","public_project":"","video":"","contact_display":"form","email":"edarling@ices.on.ca","display_email":false,"twitter_handle":"@LizDarlingRM","display_twitter":true,"phone":"905-525-9140","phone_extension":"21596","display_phone":false,"assistant_name":"Rashid Ahmed","assistant_title":"Research Assistant","display_assistant_name":false,"assistant_phone":"905-525-9140","assistant_phone_extension":"21337","display_assistant_phone":false,"sitecore_item_id":"CC740452-7116-4E7B-A0D3-4D3047C0EF7F","sitecore_item_name":"Liz-Darling","sitecore_field_values":"{\n \"First Name\": \"Liz\",\n \"Last Name\": \"Darling\",\n \"Profile Image\": \"
Dr. Darling joined ICES as a doctoral student in 2010, and became an adjunct scientist in January 2017. She is a registered midwife, and an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University. She has a Masters degree in health research methodology from McMaster University, and a doctoral degree in population health from the University of Ottawa. Her research focuses on maternal-newborn health services. Areas of interest include: midwifery services, health disparities, access to care, health policy, and perinatal health surveillance. She has particular expertise in the midwifery data collected in Ontario’s perinatal registry (BORN-Ontario).<\/p>\",\n \"Join Date\": \"20170101T000000\"\n}","previous_url":"https:\/\/www.ices.on.ca\/About-ICES\/ICES-Scientists\/D\/Liz-Darling"},"yoast_head":"\n