A5076847580- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Neurological Complications and Syndromes
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
2014-2024
Health Sciences Centre
2014-2024
University of Toronto
2014-2024
Canada Research Chairs
2023
University of New Brunswick
2023
Sinai Health System
2022
Sunnybrook Hospital
2017
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Czechia)
2012
Mount Sinai Hospital
2011
Oregon Health & Science University
2011
The Canadian Stroke Best Practice Consensus Statement Acute Management during Pregnancy is the second of a two-part series devoted to stroke in pregnancy. first part focused on unique aspects secondary prevention woman with prior history who is, or planning become, pregnant. This document focuses management experiences an acute consensus statement was developed recognition need for specifically tailored approach this group patients absence any broad-based, stroke-specific guidelines...
The Canadian Stroke Best Practice Consensus Statement: Secondary Prevention during Pregnancy, is the first of a two-part series devoted to stroke in pregnancy. This document focuses on unique aspects secondary prevention woman with prior history or transient ischemic attack who is, planning become, pregnant. Although relatively rare this cohort, several pregnancy can increase risk immediately after rationale for development consensus statement based premise that group requires...
Atonic postpartum hemorrhage rates have increased in many industrialized countries recent years. We examined the blood loss, risk factors, and management of third stage labour associated with atonic hemorrhage. carried out a case-control study patients eight tertiary care hospitals Canada between January 2011 December 2013. Cases were defined as women diagnosis hemorrhage, controls (without hemorrhage) matched cases by hospital date delivery. Estimated compared controls. Conditional logistic...
Abstract Aim To determine the impact of adding pharmacists to primary care teams on predicted 10‐year risk cardiovascular events in patients with Type 2 diabetes without established disease. Methods This was a pre‐specified secondary analysis randomized trial data. The main study found that, compared usual care, addition pharmacist resulted improvements blood pressure, dyslipidaemia, and hyperglycaemia for diabetes. In this sub‐study, at baseline 1 year were calculated free disease...
Abstract Background Alloimmunization can impact both the fetus and neonate. Study objectives: (a) calculate incidence of clinically significant RBC isoimmunization during pregnancy, (b) review maternal management neonatal outcomes, (c) assess value prenatal postnatal serological testing in predicting outcomes. Design Methods A retrospective audit consecutive alloimmunized pregnancies was conducted. Data collected included demographics, clinical laboratory results. Outcomes included:...
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Young female cancer survivors are at a disproportionate risk of suffering significant psychological distress following treatment, particularly fears recurrence (FCR). While previous research has established the robust relationship between FCR and family matters (e.g., planning motherhood), there is paucity information about how history affects women's functioning throughout perinatal period. The present investigation sought to better understand experiences pregnancy postpartum period...
Objective: As survival increases at earlier gestational ages, the optimal mode of delivery, especially in cases breech presentation, is increasing importance. The objective this study was to compare outcomes vaginal delivery (VD) and cesarean section (CS) births for infants presentation borderline viability. Study design: A retrospective chart review live between 23 + 0 25 6 weeks gestation a tertiary university center from 2003 2013 conducted. Those delivered vaginally were compared with...
In Canada, the majority of HIV-positive pregnant women receive combination antiretroviral therapy that includes a ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission. However, inhibitor-based has been associated with increased rates preterm, low birth weight, and small for gestational age births. Our previous experimental findings demonstrate use during pregnancy is decreased progesterone levels correlate fetal growth, supplementation can improve...
<h3>Background:</h3> The exposure risks to front-line health care workers caring for patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection undergoing surgery or obstetric delivery are unclear, and an understanding of sample types that may harbour virus is important evaluating risk. We sought determine whether viral RNA from was present in the peritoneal cavity male female patients, reproductive tract, environment suite (surgical instruments equipment used, air floors), inside masks attending workers....
ABSTRACT Objectives The objective of this study is to describe the prenatal sonographic features and results DNA analysis on three fetuses with dyssegmental dysplasia, Silverman‐Handmaker type (DD‐SH). Methods A retrospective review confirmed DD‐SH was conducted. fetal ultrasound findings, radiological characteristics, mutation heparan sulphate perlecan gene 2 ( HSPG2 ) were reviewed. Results There cases in two families diagnosed prenatally. main severe limb shortening vertebral segmentation...