Research Grants 

  • 2019-2023: The Canadian Surgical and Medical Abortion Provider Survey (CAPS). Renner R (PI), Henry B(Co-PI), Wagner MS (Co-PI). Co-investigators: Barrett J, Begun S, Brooks M, Bryant-Lukosius D, Constandriopoulos D, Costescu D, Darling E, Davies C, Dunn S, Ferreira E, Gill R, Guilbert E, Kaczoowski J, Mansouri S, Martin-Misener R, McGrail K, Munro S, Norman W, Pymar H, Roussel J, Roy G. Canadian Institutes of Health Research - $417,780.
  • 2019-2021: Outcomes associated with planned place of birth in low-risk women attended by midwives in Ontario, Canada, 2009-2012. Darling E (PI). Association of Ontario Midwives Career Research Grant - $14,313.
  • 2019-2021: A Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial of Sodium Bicarbonate for the Prevention of Labour Dystocia. Elderhorst E (Mentored PI), Darling E (Co-PI), Co-Investigators: Hutton E. Association of Ontario Midwives Career Research Grant - $29,957.
  • 2019-2021: Cervical dilation on hospital admission: supporting best practices to achieve a vaginal delivery.​  Association of Ontario Midwives Mentored Midwifery Research Grant. Seager E (Mentored PI), Darling E (Supervising PI) - $5000.
  • 2018-2023: Giving Voice to Mothers: Measuring access to high quality, respectful maternity care in Canada. Vedam S (PI), Co-Investigators: Bayrampour H, Chalmers B, Darling E, Gagnon R, Hall W, Janssen P, Kaczorowski J, Kendall T, Martin R, Munro S, Norman W, Thiessen K. Canadian Institutes for Health Research - $883,575.
  • 2018-2019: CAMOS:  Catalyst to facilitate Access to Mifepristone and Outcomes Study. Schummers L (PI), Co-Investigators: Norman W, McGrail K, Darling E, Dunn S. Women’s Health Research Institute, BC Women’s Hospital - $25,000.
  • 2018-2019: Improving maternity care for women living with HIV in Ontario, Canada. Shoemaker E (PI), Smith S (Co-PI). Co-Investigators: Bibeau C, Darling E, Hawken S, Kendall C, Loutfy M, Walker M. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Planning and Dissemination Grant -$19,520.
  • 2018-2019: Planning implementation research to support high quality gender and sexual orientation appropriate medical abortion provision by midwives. Norman W (PI), Darling E (Co-PI), Knowledge Users: Dobbin K, Kendall T. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Planning and Dissemination Grant -$15,000
  • 2018-2020: Inadequate prenatal care in Hamilton: An investigation into how to improve prenatal care access for marginalized populations. Darling E (PI), Co-Investigators: Nussey L, Hunter A, Simpson S, Small D. Association of Ontario Midwives Career Midwifery Research Grant - $40,000.
  • 2018-2020: Gestational Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension Among Ontario Midwifery Clients: A mixed methods study. Murray-Davis B (PI), Co-Investigators: Darling E, Berger H, Melamed N, Hasan H, Mawjee K, Ray JG, Geary M, Barrett J, and,    McDonald S, for DOH-NET (Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension in Pregnancy  Research) and SOON (Southern Ontario Obstetrical Network Investigators. Association of Ontario Midwives Career Midwifery Research Grant - $40,000.
  • 2017-2022: A systems approach for enhancing perinatal care regionalization. Joseph KS (PI). Co-investigators: Williams K, Ray J, Kornelson J, Blake J, Whyte H, Schwartz B, deCaen A, Maynard D, McDonald S, Scott H, Smith G, Coughlin K, Shah P, Fawzy S, Hagan-Johnson A, Caron N, Kramer M, McMicking K, Biringer A, E Darling, Leon JA, Carson G, Cook J. Canadian Institutes of Health Research Team Grant -$1,000,000.
  • 2017-2019: Access to midwifery service in Ontario and socioeconomic status. E Darling (PI), M Vanstone (Co-PI), Co-Investigators: EK Hutton, R Ahmed, B Murray-Davis, L Nussey. Association of Ontario Midwives Midwifery Research Grant - $40,000.
  • 2015-2016: Perinatal Mental Health Services in Ottawa: A Needs Assessment. E Darling (PI), Co-Investigators: Bandroska T, Parkin D, Fraser L, Chatelain J. Women’s Xchange Grant - $15,000.
  • 2014-2016: Understanding Factors Related to Evidence-Informed Practice: Attributes, Contextual Factors and Barriers to Use of the Maternal Newborn Dashboard in Ontario. Dunn S (PI), Walker M (Co-PI), Co-Investigators: Sprague AE, Fell DB, Grimshaw JM, Darling E, Graham ID, Harrold J, Smith GN, Peterson WE, Taljaard M. Canadian Institutes for Health Research - $225,086.
  • 2011-2014: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Darling E (PI). The impact of the implementation of the Canadian Paediatric Society's guidelines on the detection, management and prevention of hyperbilirubinemia: a population health perspective. $150,000.