Margie Davenport, PhD

Diabetes can make pregnancy a higher-risk journey. This guideline brings together the latest global evidence to help countries strengthen the care of diabetes during pregnancy. @AlbertaDiabetes @WCHRIUofA @UAlbertaKSR

✨It’s an incredible honour to be part of the World Health Organization's first global guideline for diabetes in pregnancy. ✨ I'm especially proud to see physical activity highlighted as an essential component of prenatal care! Available here: who.int/publications/i…

Throwback to the "The Postpartum Playbook" BJSM #podcast with Margie Davenport @ExercisePreg This podcast about the 2025 Canadian Guideline for #PhysicalActivity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep throughout the First Year #Postpartum has been nominated for an award 👏 🎧 Podcast bit.ly/44V8Arx 📄 Article bit.ly/3WSebdw Physical activity, minimizing sedentary time, and prioritizing sleep during this demanding year can significantly boost mental health (cutting postpartum depression risk by up to 45%), improve #PelvicFloor and #musculoskeletal health, and enhance overall well-being. It's about empowering parents to thrive, not just survive, through the transformative first year postpartum. If you liked the conversation you can vote for it here bit.ly/3WSefdg

Proud to announce the launch of the new #FIFA Female Health Project collection⚽️ Articles from @ShonaHalson, @ric_lovell, @ExercisePreg, @GlynHowatson Covering #performance, #recovery, #sleep, #pregnancy & #motherhood. More articles to come! @FIFAMedical link.springer.com/collections/ff…

Check our latest collaboration at @japplphysiol with @ExercisePreg and @AleCandiaH! 🤰🏃‍♀️ Circulating miRNA levels following a 14-week aerobic exercise intervention during pregnancy: A secondary exploratory analysis of the PEACH RCT journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.115… @APSPhysiology

@DrFerraro @emma_physiomum @DufourSinead @ivicasagrande Anytime Zach!

@ExercisePreg @emma_physiomum @DufourSinead @ivicasagrande Great idea! Would love to hear more about this project!

Did you undergo egg retrieval and/or IVF as a recreational or elite athlete in the last 5 years? If yes, we’d love your input to help us better understand how physical activity may impact fertility treatments: redcap.link/EF_IVF

PI: Margie Davenport pregnant@ualberta.ca Total time to complete: 15 minutes Version 1, May 13, 2025. #fertility #eggfreezing #eggfreezingjourney #ivf #research1w @UAlbertaKSR @WCHRIUofA

We working to understand the physical activity patterns of female athletes before, during and following egg retrieval/IVF. The survey will take ~15 minutes to complete and is anonymous! Follow this link to access the survey: redcap.link/EF_IVF

@margomountjoy @DrNoeMkumbuzi @BJSM_BMJ @mel_hayman @taraleighmchugh @CaiSissi Thank you!

@ExercisePreg @DrNoeMkumbuzi @BJSM_BMJ @mel_hayman @taraleighmchugh @CaiSissi Awesome work @ExercisePreg !

NEW Open Access Paper! We conducted a scoping review of international-level sport policies for pregnant, postpartum or parenting high-performance athletes to understand what policies currently exist, and to identify policy gaps to be addressed. Now available in @BJSM_BMJ

Have you seen the NEW 2025 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep Throughout the First Year Postpartum ❕#HotOffThePress 👉 Read the full guideline now bit.ly/3XvSZuC After years of work from a fantastic team led by @ExercisePreg,…

Margie Davenport, PhD @ExercisePreg Awesome project learning more about National Team Biathletes’ experiences of the menstrual cycle led by Helene Jorgensen! Check it out! 👇 @taraleighmchugh @Nick_Holt_1

Just landed on my doorstep from @BJSM_BMJ Looking forward to reading this special edition by @ExercisePreg also one of our amazing keynotes at @basem_uk 2024 conference.

@DaneVishnubala @BJSM_BMJ @basem_uk Oh how lovely to see this!! Thanks Dane!

The survey will take 15-20 minutes to complete and is completely anonymous. You can choose to participate in a follow-up interview as well. The interview will be approximately 1 hour in total. Interested? redcap.link/coaches_offici… @taraleighmchugh @ProfHancockMUN

NEW STUDY! Are you a #coach or #official (e.g., referee) who is currently pregnant, or has been pregnant at any time in the past 5 years? We want to hear from you! We are trying to understand your experiences coaching/officiating while pregnant. redcap.link/coaches_offici…

📣 Advancing gender equity in sport NEW scoping review of international sport federation policies for pregnant, postpartum and parenting elite athletes ✅ #OpenAccess ➡️ bit.ly/4cxXqev

Why policies matter: 🏅 Performance → Proper policies help athletes return safely & at their best 💪 Health → Prevents injury & long-term complications ⚖️ Gender Equity → Breaking barriers in sport at all levels Without these policies, inequities in sport will persist.

✅ More International Federations (IFs) are introducing sport-specific policies for pregnant, postpartum, and parenting athletes. 📈 This is a step forward, recognizing that pregnancy is not the end of an athlete’s career! 🚨 But there’s more to do… bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…