Maya Rajasingham, BSc, MPH
Research Assistant
Maya earned a BSc in Integrated Science with a concentration in psychology, neuroscience, and behaviour from McMaster University. She is currently pursuing a Master’s of Public Health (MPH) in the Department Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact. Maya is conducting her MPH practicum at PERL, with projects focusing on socioeconomic determinants of maternal mental health.
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Maya receiving the Michael Gent Best Poster Award at the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact Annual Research Day in Burlington, ON, on April 29th, 2025.
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Maya presenting her work at the Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting in Montreal, QC, on May 12th, 2025.
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Maya presenting her poster at the Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting in Vancouver, BC, in June 2024.
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Maya receiving the Health Equity Award at the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact Annual Research Day, 2024.
Selected publications
Racial and ethnic disparities in obstetric anal sphincter injury: cross-sectional study in the USA
Maya Rajasingham, Parnian Hossein-Pour, Rohan D'Souza, Roxana Geoffrion, Cande V. Ananth, Giulia M Muraca
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2025
Risk of cervical laceration in forceps vs vacuum delivery: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Parnian Hossein-Pour, Maya Rajasingham, Giulia M Muraca
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, vol. 104(1), 2025, pp. 29-38
Racial disparities in maternal transfusion in the United States by mode of delivery
Parnian Hossein Pour, Maya Rajasingham, Giulia M Muraca
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 230(1), 2024, pp. S548-S549
Maya Rajasingham, Parnian Hossein Pour, Sarah Scattolon, Giulia M Muraca
PLoS ONE, vol. 19(5), 2024, pp. e0304777
Racial disparities in maternal blood transfusion in the United States by mode of delivery
Parnian Hossein-Pour, Maya Rajasingham, Michelle P Zeller, Giulia M Muraca
PLOS One, vol. 19, Public Library of Science, 2024 Oct, pp. 1-13