Our latest paper with lessons learned:
The Fort McMurray Mommy Baby Study: A Protocol to Reduce Maternal Stress Due to the 2016 Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada Wildfire frontiersin.org/article/10.338…
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Barbara Verstraeten
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Barbara Verstraeten
@BarbaraVerstr
MD, PhD, Postdoc. Aiming to reduce the effects of maternal stress in pregnancy on (mental) health of mothers and children. She/her.
Edmonton, Alberta انضم Temmuz 2018
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Our study to reduce stress and anxiety in pregnant women living in Canada is now live!
respect-covidinpregnancy.ca
#pregnancy #mentalhealth #COVID19AB #COVID19Ontario #covid19bc
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The REsilience and Stress in Pregnancy during COVID-19 Trial (RESPeCT) pilot study is now active.
Pregnant, living in Canada and interested in methods to reduce your stress and anxiety? Check out respect-covidinpregnancy.ca now!
#COVID19 #COVIDCanada #mentalhealth #pregnancy
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Virtually presenting at #CNPRM2021! I do look forward to in-person conferences again to network!
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Excited to build up this research program on the in utero origins of psychiatric disorders. Thanks to @BBRFoundation for funding my Young Investigator grant!
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute@BCCHresearch
.@BBRFoundation has awarded @BCChildrensHosp's Dr. Jessica Dennis with a Young Investigator Grant. Dr. Dennis will use advanced statistical methods to test whether previously identified ASD and ADHD genetic risk factors affect genes in the placenta. More: bcchr.info/3jRknwi
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Our Fort McMurray MommyBaby Study paper is now available online!
#maternalhealth #Mentalhealth #postpartum #pregnancy
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"I hope that the last moments of your life don't look like this," the doctor says in a video, holding up a laryngoscope and a breathing tube. "Because this is what you'll see at the end of your life if we don't start wearing masks when we're out in public" cnn.it/3mf4qSA
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@hrouhani @khamenei_ir Stop the execution of Prof. Ahmadreza Djalali, medical doctor and scientist, a highly valued professor, not a criminal! #SaveAhmadreza #Djalali
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Great to see the inclusion of pregnancy & postpartum in the 2020 WHO Guideline (for the first time!)! Proud our @CSEPdotCA @SOGCorg 2019 Guideline for PA throughout Pregnancy is included! Congrats to all!
#EveryMoveCounts @BJSM_BMJ @fiona_bull @WHO
bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/24/…
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One in 5 COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days: Study edmontonjournal.com/health/one-in-…
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Watching the #USElections2020 results come in is absolutely nerve-racking. And I don't even live in the US! #Anxiety #Hope
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Flu season is approaching and some of us may be wondering about the differences between influenza and COVID-19/
COVID-19 and flu are caused by different viruses but may present similar symptoms. Unlike the flu, COVID-19 can cause change in or loss of taste or smell.
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The APrOn conference was absolutely marvellous! Organised really well including excellent talks. I hope I'll be able to work with @APrON_Research in the future! #APrONConference
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Accelerated brain development is not optimal -Dr Lebel @APrON_Research #APrONConference
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Dr. Giesbrecht: choline intake buffers relation between maternal cortisol awakening response & infant cortisol level @bonnie_kaplan @DrNLetourneau @CatherineField @CatherineALebel @G_EnglandMason @nic_timpson @kharahross @mereoconnor @Meg_Nutrition @CarlyMcMorris #APrONConference
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Fabulous #ISDP2020 talk from @NatalieHBrito linking paid maternal leave with infant language and emotional development. Strongest effects for lower-SES moms. Paid leave promotes child & family health-- happy to see this in the spotlight at an academic conference.
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In our recent issue:
Is perinatal major depression affecting obstetrical outcomes?
by Buoli et al.
👉Yes
Commentary on “Impact of maternal depression on perinatal outcome in hospitalized women-a prospective study”
rdcu.be/b5V04
#PND #depression #maternalhealth
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If you are you #pregnant and live in Canada, consider participating in pregnancyduringthepandemic.com so researchers and healthcare providers can better understand how #COVID19 has impacted your experiences with pregnancy, labour/delivery and the postpartum period.
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