BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre is the only facility in BC devoted primarily to the health of women, newborns and families. Located in Vancouver, BC Women’s is known as one of Canada’s pre-eminent obstetrical centres. The facility is the provincial referral centre for high risk pregnancies and cares for the most critically ill and premature babies in its Newborn ICU.
BC Women’s also provides one-of-a-kind care to meet women’s specialized health needs throughout their lives, including gynecological and reproductive care, substance dependency treatment and osteoporosis management.
Women’s Health Research Institute
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Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is devoted to improving the health and health care of girls and women, serving as a catalyst for research in women’s health and supporting an expanding national network of women’s health researchers, policy makers and health care providers.
As the research arm of
BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre, WHRI supports research embedded in the Acute Perinatal and Ambulatory programs of the hospital. In addition, through clinical, epidemiological and women-centered clinical trials, investigator-driven research spans a wide-range of women’s health topics including:
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Family planning
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and the prevention of cervical cancer
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Women’s global health
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Integrative genomics and the prevention of preterm birth
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HIV prevention and treatment strategies for women
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Breast health
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Reproductive endocrinology and infertility
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British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (BCCEWH), hosted at BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre and funded by Health Canada, is a research and knowledge exchange centre focused on girls’ and women’s health with strong roots in policy, practice, academic and community networks. BCCEWH research aims to improve the health status of girls and women who face health inequities due to socioeconomic status, race, culture, age, sexual orientation, geography, disability and/or addiction.
