Research Grants 

  • 2022-2025: Developing a Canadian Consensus Statement on Gender-Inclusive Language for Reproductive Care. Murray-Davis B (PI), Barrett J, al Shaibah A, Sloboda D, Barker L, Brandeis E, Darling L, Bogler T, Krakowsky Y, Costescu D. SSHRC. $366,023
  • 2022-2024: How do perceptions of Covid-19 risk influence health decisions in pregnancy? A mixed-methods study. Vanstone M, (NPI), Greyson D (Co-PI), Bayrampour H, Darling E, Davis A, Howard M, Kandasamy S, Liauw J, McDonald S, Molinaro M, Pahwa M, Patel T. CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child, and Youth Health. $381,645.
  • 2022-2026: Expanding midwifery services in Canada: Improving equitable access to sexual and reproductive healthcare through midwifery contributions. Darling E (NPI), Lawford K, Blais E, Bacon A, Brandeis E, D’Souza R, Norman W. CIHR Project Grant. $1,422,900 CAD
  • 2022-2024: Racial/Ethnic disparities in postpartum hemorrhage in Canada. Costescu D (NPI), Muraca G, D’Souza R, Darling E, Barrett J, Dzakpasu S, Fell D, Mehrabadi A, Shehata N. Academic Health Science Centre/ Alternate Funding Plan (AHSC AFP) Innovation Fund. $189,306.84 CA
  • 2021-2023: Supporting Canadian Health Service Users with Decision-Making on COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and lactation. Barrett J (PI), D'Souza R (PI), Agarwal G, Alton G, Alvarez E, Apatu E, Bisnaire L, Boamah S, Bogler T, Castillo E, Cook J, Darling E,​ Dube E, Dunn J, El-Chaar D, Ellis S, Fadel S, Fell D, Iorio A, Katherine W, Kuret V, Lavis J, MacDonald S, Malhamé I, Poliquin V, Schwartz L, Scott H, Sprague AE, Sussman D, Thabane L, Walker M, Yudin M, DeFrance B, Downey B, Money D, Schoenfeld E, Vohra-Miller S, Wolfe S.  Immunization Partnership Fund: Increasing Confidence, Acceptance and Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccine. $ 500,000 CAD.
  • 2021-2022: Encouraging vaccine confidence among pregnant and breastfeeding Canadians. Barrett J (NPI), Agarwal G, Alvarez E, Boamah S, Castillo E, D'Souza R, Darling E, Dunn J, Iorio A, Alton G, Apatu E, Bisnaire L, Bogler T, Cook J, Dube E, El-Chaar D, Ellis S, Fadel S, Fell D, Katherine W, Kuret V, Lavis J, MacDonald S, Malhame I, Poliquin V, Schwartz L, Scott H, Sprague AE, Sussman D, Thabane L, Walker M, Yudin M, DeFrance B, Downey B, Money B, Schoenfeld E, Vohra-Miller S, Wolfe S. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.  Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canada Spring 2021 competition.  $50,000 CAD
  • 2021-2023: Comprehensive assessment of delivery-associated adverse outcomes in newborns with inherited bleeding disorders and their mothers. Bhatt M, Chan A, Iorio A, Matino D, Chanchlani R, Darling E, Mukerji A, Costescu D. Canadian Hemophilia Society ‘Care Until Cure’ grant. $98,032.
  • 2021-2022: The CART PREG-Epi Study: Pandemic Reproductive health and health Equity-Guidance from Epidemiology to improve reproductive, perinatal, and maternal mental health and substance use care. Norman WV (NPA), Brownell MD (Co-PI), Darling EK (Co-PI), Harper S (Co-PI), Henry BJF (Co-PI), Murray-Davis B (Co-PI), Bingham B, Blake J, Carsley S, Chateau D, Costescu D, Davies C, Fell D, Hanlon-Dearman A, Hetherington E, Hutcheon J, Katz L, McGrail K, Muldoon K, Nickel N, Pederson A, Poliquin V, Pymar H, Ruth C, Schummers L, Singal D, Urquia M, Webster G. CIHR Population and Public Health – Public Health Systems Priority Announcement. $100,000.
  • 2020 - 2023: Assessing the Economic Costs of Obstetric Evacuation and Outcomes/Experiences of Indigenous Midwifery in Urban, Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities. Leason J (PI), Dion-Fletcher C, John-Baptiste AA, Ryan CR, Lawford K, Couchie C, Darling EK, Ali A, Apale A, Jumah N, Sabourin H, Stote K. CIHR Project Grant. $1,224,000.
  • 2020-2023: The Montfort Postnatal Care at Home Program: How do health outcomes, costs, patient and provider experiences compare with usual hospital-based postnatal care? Peterson W, Salvador A, Cipriano L, Coyle D, Darling E, Dunn S, Gravelle A, Leduc D, McCoubrey D, Nault J, Palerme S. CIHR Project Grant. $451,350
  • 2020-2021: Q-Methodology: A Revolutionary Approach to Course Evaluation. Akhtar-Danesh N, Wainman B, Darling E, Wojikowski S, Brewer-Deluce D, Jackson T. McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences Education Scholarship Fund. $25,000
  • 2020-2023: The CART Mife-Outcomes study: Relating Canada's unique mifepristone regulations to health system events, costs and access to abortion, using linked health administrative data. Norman WV (NPA), Henry BJF (Co-PI), McGrail KM (Co-PI), Brooks M, Bryant S, Darling E, Davies C, Dunn S, Guilbert E, Guindon E, Kaczorowski J, Law M, Martin-Misener R, Munro S, Renner R, Roussel J, Schummers L, Soon J, Webster G. CIHR Project Grant. $524,024.
  • 2020: Planning to create partnerships and advance research to understand system-level opportunities to expand midwives' contributions to improve access to sexual and reproductive health care. Darling EK (PI), Aerts L, Mattison C, Norman W, Dunn S, Guilbert E. CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant. $20,000
  • 2020: Developing a Canadian Strategy to Identify and Prioritize Midwifery Research Capacity and Knowledge Translation. Murray Davis B (PI), Darling EK, Hutton EK. CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant. $19,368
  • 2020-2021: Outcomes associated with planned place of birth among women with low-risk pregnancies: A 2012-18 update. Darling EK (PI), Angela Reitsma - Association of Ontario Midwives Career Research Grant - $30,000
  • 2020-2021: Outcomes of a midwifery-led early loss clinic. Demers K (Mentored PI), Darling E (Supervising PI). Association of Ontario Midwives Mentored Midwifery Research Grant - $4000
  • 2019-2022: Encouraging informed decisions about cannabis use in pregnancy: Educational needs of women and prenatal care providers. Vanstone M, Black M, Darling E, Lennox R, McDonald S, Murray-Davis B, Patel T, Shaw E. CIHR Operating Grant: ECI grants in Maternal, Reproductive, Child & Youth Health. $210,000 ($105,000 + $105,000 matched funds)
  • 2019-2020: Evaluating Skill Transfer Between Canadian and Global South Midwifery Associations. Darling E (PI), Mattison C, Bourret K. Mitacs Accelerate Grant - $75,000 
  • 2019-2020: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Screening and Counselling Practices of Antenatal Health Care Providers in Ontario: A mixed methods study. Murray Davis B, Darling L, Berger H, Melamed N, Mawjee K, Syed M, Ray JG, Geary M, Barrett J, McDonald SD. Teresa Cascioli Charitable Foundation Research Award in Women’s Health, St. Joseph’s Research Institute Award Program - $81,000
  • 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.