We would like to congratulate Kiran Ninan who successfully defended his Masters thesis in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, entitled “The Impact of Infant Sex on Perinatal Outcomes Following Exposure to Multiple Courses Versus a Single Course of Antenatal Corticosteroids: A Secondary Analysis of the MACS Randomized Controlled Trial.”

Thank you to Professor Giancarlo Di Renzo for an exciting webcast on PRETERM BIRTH CHALLENGES PART 1: PRETERM PREMATURE RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES (PPROM), with Professors Quintero, Murtha and Greenough.

It was an honour to speak on very early PPROM!

Professor Giancarlo Di Renzo is a professor of Obstetrics, Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecology at the University of Perugia, Perugia Italy, PRB Unit NIH-NICHD and Wayne State University Medical School, Detroit, USA.

Congratulations to Dr. Marinela Grabovac on her presentation at the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada’s Annual Clinical and Scientific Conference, entitled “Impact of Deferred Cord Clamping on Mortality and Severe Neurological Injury in Twins Born at <30 Weeks Gestation” in the Best of the Best oral presentation!

We are excited to introduce our new team members!

Welcome to Rhea Varguise, who has joined the team as a Research Assistant, and Yanchen Wang, a biostatistician who will be joining the team to do his PhD! 

We are looking forward to working together and improving the health of women and infants!

We would like to congratulate Dr. Marinela Grabovac for her presentation entitled “Impact of Deferred Cord Clamping on Mortality and Severe Neurological Injury in Twins Born at < 30 Weeks Gestation.” She did a great job, with impactful slides and a smooth delivery!

Dr. Grabovac was awarded the “Best Resident Research Award” for her presentation at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology RT Weaver Research Day.

Congratulations to Ms. Yun-Yi Cui (BHSc student) for her publication entitled “Two Thirds of Surveyed Parents Would Want to Participate in a Randomized Control Trial Comparing Two Doses of Antenatal Corticosteroids to a Single Dose and Matching Placebo” (F Bacchini, Dr. K Murphy, Dr. T Lacaze-Masmonteil, Dr. E Asztalos, Dr. P Shah, under the supervision of Dr. S McDonald) in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada!

Thank you Yun-Yi for your ongoing commitment to excellence in research and dedication to the team!

This publication can be viewed online here.

We are excited to welcome two new members to our team!

Welcome to Nyah Shah and Zenab Gill who have joined us as Student Research Assistants. We are looking forward to working together and improving the health of women and infants!

We would like to congratulate Kiran Ninan, a MSc student on our team, for his presentation entitled, “Long-term neurodevelopmental and psychological outcomes after prenatal exposure to antenatal corticosteroids: A systematic review and meta-analysis”.  The systematic review found that antenatal corticosteroid (ACS) exposure may be associated with increased risks of mental/behavioural disorders, suggesting a need for caution with ACS administration.

The presentation was recognized as the Best Obstetrics Oral amongst all junior members at the 77th Annual Clinical and Scientific Conference of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada!

The abstract can be found here.

A tremendous thank you to The MotHERS Podcast team for the featured episode titled “Delayed Cord Clamping”. Click here to listen to season 1, episode 12 of the series!

The MotHERS™ podcast, hosted by Dr. Graeme Smith, aims to provide a reliable source of education about pregnancy on the internet in an effort to improve mother’s health through education, research, and screening. For more information, please visit: https://www.themothersprogram.ca/the-motherstm-podcast.

We are excited to introduce our new team members!

Welcome to Ola Elsharif and Cherry Xu, both currently in their second year of the Bachelor of Health Sciences program here at McMaster.

We are looking forward to working together and improving the health of women and infants!