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Fall 2019
BACKGROUND: Achieving an appropriate gestational weight gain (GWG) is important during pregnancy. Inadequate and excessive GWG have been linked to various negative pregnancy outcomes and future health issues for both the mother and fetus. One useful intervention is to provide individualized...
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Glycemic Response to Acute High-Intensity Interval Training versus Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training during Pregnancy
DownloadSpring 2022
Moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) continues to be the staple of prenatal physical activity research. The glucose lowering effects of MICT are well established with low risk of post-exercise hypoglycemia, however there is a large research gap concerning maternal response to short...
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Healthy Pregnancies and Beyond: Exploring the Experience and Teachings of Indigenous Grandmothers to Promote the Health of Future Generations of Indigenous people in Alberta
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Damaging colonial practices have disrupted the intergenerational transmission of culture to Indigenous children in early childhood. Culture and cultural identity play a central role in Indigenous peoples’ well-being. Despite their remarkable resilience and deep reserves of wisdom about healing...
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Spring 2022
Livestock metabolomics is an emerging field of metabolomics that is growing at a fast rate. The ability to rapidly detect and quantify hundreds or even thousands of metabolites within a single sample is helping livestock scientists paint a far more complete picture of animal metabolism and...
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Spring 2022
Cannabis is one of the most commonly used illicit recreational drugs and is widely used for medicinal purposes. Cannabis contains three primary cannabinoids: 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Cannabidiol (CBD) and Cannabinol (CBN). The psychoactive ingredient in cannabis is THC, whereas the major...
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Fall 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to identify and describe models of care in Alberta for substance use during pregnancy. This work will inform the development and implementation of a strategy for the care of pregnant patients experiencing problematic substance use, at the Lois Hole...
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Obstetrician and Gynecologist’s Perspectives on the Definition and Management of Obesity in Pregnancy
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Introduction: Obesity is a complex disease affecting increasing numbers of reproductive aged women. Despite ongoing research efforts, many knowledge gaps remain when caring for women with obesity in pregnancy. Currently, there is no clearly defined, comprehensive standard of care for pregnant...
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Optimizing blood glucose control through timing of exercise in pregnant individuals diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus
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Exercise is known to help control blood glucose values in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Research has shown that controlling postprandial blood glucose values is key in improving glycemia and maternal/fetal health outcomes. However there is no research on the optimal timing of...
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Sympathetic nervous system regulation of cardiovascular function: effect of acute and chronic exercise on the normative adaptations in healthy pregnancy
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Introduction: Pregnancy is associated with profound changes to the sympathetic nervous system control of blood pressure while maintaining blood pressure itself. This involves a coordinated increased muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) alongside reduced sympathetic baroreflex gain (BRG) and...
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The Impact of Perinatal Iron Deficiency on Renal Development and Long-Term Cardiovascular Function in Rats
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Stressors that occur in early development can affect long-term health and resilience. Iron deficiency (ID) is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies worldwide, and is an epidemic among pregnant women and young children. Perinatal ID is associated with neonatal morbidity and mortality,...