Muraca Perinatal Epidemiology Research Lab

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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.

Featured publications

Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after forceps, vacuum, and second-stage cesarean delivery

Maya Rajasingham, Sarka Lisonkova, Neda Razaz, Giulia M. Muraca

JAMA Network Open, vol. 9(1), 2026, pp. e2556637

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Obstetric trauma and its association with race and immigration: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Irina I. Oltean, Parnian Hossein-Pour, Maya Rajasingham, Francis Nguyen, Susitha Wanigaratne, Rohan D'Souza, Giulia M. Muraca

Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 198(10), 2026, pp. E358-E368

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Racial inequities in severe maternal morbidity among Black and White people in Canada: a population-based cohort study, 2012 to 2023

Maya Rajasingham, Cynthia Maxwell, Modupe Tunde-Byass, Karline Wilson-Mitchell, Aderemi Ejiwunmi, Elsie Amoako, Feben Aseffa, Gabrielle Griffith, Janelle Griffith, Jordyn Ledgister, Lara Gotha, Marjorie Dixon, Shani Robertson, Stacia Stewart, Abirami Kirubarajan, Susie Dzakpasu, Giulia M. Muraca

CMAJ, vol. 198(34), 2026, pp. E1317-E1329

Severe maternal morbidity following attempted forceps or vacuum birth among individuals with a trial of labour after caesarean birth: A population-based cohort study

Irina I. Oltean, Maya Rajasingham, Abirami Kirubarajan, Rohan D’Souza, Elizabeth K. Darling, Giulia M. Muraca

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, vol. 324, 2026, p. 115252

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Severe maternal morbidity from conception to 6 weeks postpartum in Ontario: a population-based, longitudinal cohort study

Maya Rajasingham, Priya Premranjith, Hilary K. Brown, Daniel J Atkinson, Rohan D'Souza, Benicio Frey, Sheryl M. Green, Susan M Jack, Giulia M. Muraca

Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 198(10), 2026, pp. E344-E357

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Maternal and neonatal health in Canada's Black communities: A scoping review of epidemiologic studies.

Ebonee Lennord, Elsie Amoako, Maya Rajasingham, Abirami Kirubarajan, Rohan D'Souza, Isabelle Malhamé, Susie Dzakpasu, Modupe Tunde-Byass, Cynthia Maxwell, Giulia M Muraca

Canadian journal of public health, 2025

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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

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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

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Racial disparities in maternal transfusion in the United States by mode of delivery

Parnian Hossein Pour, Maya Rajasingham, Giulia M Muraca