We are a multidisciplinary team of academic clinicians who work with health authorities, policy planners & care providers to optimize cesarean birth rates.
University of British Columbia
Joined October 2015
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Are you a care provider looking for childbirth resources for your clients? See our collection of evidence-based information pamphlets on #VBAC, #EarlyLabour #Epidurals and #VaginalBirth:
optimalbirthbc.ca/pamphlets
#pregnancy #childbirth
Join @ScienceofBirth on June 6th @ 1:00pm PDT for their inaugural webinar: Between Contraception and Pregnancy - Shaping the Health of Future Populations through Preconception Health.
Click here for webinar details and registration: scienceofbirth.eventbrite.co…
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Join us on June 6th @ 1:00pm PDT for the launch of the UBC Research Cluster: Advancing the Science of Physiologic Birth!
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Our latest resource Breastfeeding and Cannabis: A #HarmReduction Resource for Health Care & Social Service Providers aims to fill a crucial gap in resources & information on breastfeeding & cannabis: bit.ly/3J2OI8c (EN) bit.ly/3La760A (FR)
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UBC Research + Innovation recently announced the recipients of the Research Excellence Clusters initiative for 2022 to 2023. Congratulations to the @BCChildrensHosp's investigators whose clusters have been awarded funding! Read more: bcchr.info/3t3Yn9b
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Our lab is seeking participants for a couples study investigating how pregnancy loss affects couples and how to best support couples after a loss. Click here for more information 👉 buff.ly/3k3dDOP or email [email protected] #pregnancylossawareness #relationshipresearch
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Are you pregnant or have you recently given birth? 🤰👩🍼
Do you live in British Columbia? 🌍
We invite you to help us test the effectiveness of screening for anxiety among pregnant and postpartum people! 💫
Survey can be accessed here: flex.redcap.ubc.ca/surveys/?…
Please share!
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We are excited to share the release of Taking Care: A Short Guide to #Breastfeeding and #SubstanceUse. We hope this collaborative resource can be helpful to women on a topic that is often overlooked: bit.ly/3gmqIAz (EN) bit.ly/3ukYizb (FR)
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New parent? Overwhelmed by all the different information & advice? SmartParent can help! Get info you can trust to guide you through your baby’s first year of life. Text SMARTPARENT to 12424 to sign up or visit smartparentcanada.ca
@SmartParentCA #SmartParentCanada #parenting
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Wishing you and your loved ones a healthy, restful and happy holiday season!
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SmartParent has officially launched! This program led by @WomensResearch member Dr. Patti Janssen offers new BC parents the opportunity to receive evidence-based text messages to help them through their first year of parenting.
Read more here! whri.org/research-spotlight-…
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Dr. Patricia Janssen joins CTV Morning Live to discuss the launch of @SmartParentCA, an innovative text message program designed to support new parents 👶📱
bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2…
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SmartParent has arrived! Canada’s first parenting education program delivered by text messaging sends new parents resources & tips tailored to their baby’s age. Text the keyword SMARTPARENT to 12424 to sign up. smartparentcanada.ca
@SmartParentCA #SmartParentCanada #parenting
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.@ubcspph professor Dr. Patricia Janssen has founded Canada’s first parenting education program delivered by text message to help with the transition to parenthood. via @globalnews globalnews.ca/news/8251440/u…
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Planned home birth presents little risk where midwifery is well-integrated: @ubcspph research bit.ly/3oyddD9
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MSFHR C2 awardee Dr. Patricia Janssen & her team at UBC will collaborate with communities in northern BC to develop a digital prenatal education program to improve healthy behaviours in young mothers. bit.ly/3ASPiS1 @OptimalBirthBC
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SmartParent is here! Check out Canada’s first parenting education program delivered by text messaging. Sign up for free today to receive evidence-based resources and tips - timed to your baby’s age - to support your transition to parenthood.
sign up at: smartparentcanada.ca
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Visit bepelvichealthaware.ca, a new website championed by SOGC member, @Dr_R_Geoffrion with the goal of creating a sense of community around pelvic floor health! Join the conversation using #BePelvicHealthAware.
Listen to an interview with Dr. Geoffrion: bit.ly/3gIHSJy
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SmartMom is Canada’s first prenatal education program delivered by text messaging. Sign up today to receive evidence-based resources and tips tailored to your stage of pregnancy: smartmomcanada.ca #SmartMomCanada #prenataleducation @SmartMom_Canada
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SmartParent focus groups are open to all kinds of parents! Join us for a 1-hour Zoom discussion about your baby's first year of life.
Sign up for open timeslots now: study.smartparent.ca
Participants receive a $25 Amazon gift card!
Questions? [email protected] #parent
