Premature or preterm birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) affects approximately 8% of births in Canada impacting children and families.
Check out the recent publications by our team members related to preterm birth: Adhikari K, Patten SB, Patel AB, Premji S, Tough S, Letourneau N, Giesbrecht G, Metcalfe A. 2021. Data Harmonization and Data Pooling from Cohort Studies: A Practical Approach for Data Management. In press International Journal of Population Data Science Assis Z, Kirton A, Pauranik A, Sherriff M, Wei…
We have launched recruitment for one of the P3 Cohort substudies: Biomarkers of imminent preterm birth in high risk women. You would be eligible for this study if: The purpose of this research study is to be able to: As part of this research study, participants will be invited to provide weekly blood and urine samples…
On September 27, 2021, we officially started participant recruitment to the P3 Cohort! You can learn more about the study here, and can join the study here.
Bill Kaufmann /May 05, 2021 Source: Calgary Herald For unknown reasons, nine per cent of births in Alberta are premature, a rate among the highest in the country. More than a year after her daughter Gianna arrived four months prematurely, the effects of that early birth are still sinking in, said Molly Wilding. “We don’t know…
Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute Staff / Source: UCalgary News May 6, 2021 More than 40 scientists and clinical researchers launch initiative Molly and Patrick Wilding are parents of a preemie, Gianna, born in January 2020 at 23 weeks and six days gestation. They are one of the many families in Alberta who have welcomed a…
By Gil Tucker Global News Calgarians Molly and Pat Wilding were having fun with their baby daughter on the playground outside the Alberta Children’s Hospital on Wednesday. They enjoyed putting Gianna on the teeter-totter and swings; it was such a long way from that morning in January 2020 when the little girl was born four months premature.…
Premature or preterm birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) affects approximately 8% of births in Canada impacting children and their families.
