Director of the Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health, a research program dedicated to improving the health of pregnant/postpartum women & their children.

Edmonton, Alberta
Joined October 2017
Throwback to the "The Postpartum Playbook" BJSM #podcast with Margie Davenport @ExercisePreg This podcast about the 2025 Canadian Guideline for #PhysicalActivity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep throughout the First Year #Postpartum has been nominated for an award 👏 🎧 Podcast bit.ly/44V8Arx 📄 Article bit.ly/3WSebdw Physical activity, minimizing sedentary time, and prioritizing sleep during this demanding year can significantly boost mental health (cutting postpartum depression risk by up to 45%), improve #PelvicFloor and #musculoskeletal health, and enhance overall well-being. It's about empowering parents to thrive, not just survive, through the transformative first year postpartum. If you liked the conversation you can vote for it here bit.ly/3WSefdg
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Proud to announce the launch of the new #FIFA Female Health Project collection⚽️ Articles from @ShonaHalson, @ric_lovell, @ExercisePreg, @GlynHowatson Covering #performance, #recovery, #sleep, #pregnancy & #motherhood. More articles to come! @FIFAMedical link.springer.com/collection…
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Have you seen the NEW 2025 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep Throughout the First Year Postpartum ❕#HotOffThePress 👉 Read the full guideline now bit.ly/3XvSZuC After years of work from a fantastic team led by @ExercisePreg,…
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Just landed on my doorstep from @BJSM_BMJ Looking forward to reading this special edition by @ExercisePreg also one of our amazing keynotes at @basem_uk 2024 conference.
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📣 Advancing gender equity in sport NEW scoping review of international sport federation policies for pregnant, postpartum and parenting elite athletes ✅ #OpenAccess ➡️ bit.ly/4cxXqev
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Have you seen the NEW 2025 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep Throughout the First Year Postpartum ❕#HotOffThePress 👉 Read the full guideline now bit.ly/3XvSZuC After years of work from a fantastic team led by @ExercisePreg, having reviewed more than 19,000 titles and abstracts, the expert consensus panel released best practice guidelines last week 👏 🔟 Ten key points ☑️ Individualised care 💭 How to safely meet activity guidelines in the #postpartum period 🔑 Access the #GetActive Questionnaire for Postpartum bit.ly/421Kadh @ExercisePreg @ualbertaksr @ualberta @csep_scpe @kfleming_md @kirstin_lane @AdamoKristi @EPL_WesternU @milena_forte @nfbeamish @sarah_ns_phD #PhysicalActivity #CuttingEdge #SportsMed #Exercise
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#Announcing the brand new 2025 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep Throughout the First Year Postpartum #HotOffThePress 👉 Read the full guideline now bit.ly/3XvSZuC After years of work by a fantastic team led by @ExercisePreg, having reviewed more than 19,000 titles and abstracts, the expert consensus panel has released best practice guidelines today❕ 🔟 Ten key points ☑️ Individualised care 💭 How to safely meet activity guidelines in the #postpartum period 🔑 Access the #GetActive Questionnaire for Postpartum bit.ly/421Kadh @ExercisePreg @ualbertaksr @ualberta @csep_scpe @kfleming_md @kirstin_lane @AdamoKristi @EPL_WesternU @milena_forte @nfbeamish @sarah_ns_phD #PhysicalActivity #CuttingEdge #SportsMed #Exercise
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📄 International Delphi study of clinical and exercise professionals’ opinion of physical activity prescreening and contraindications for participating in postpartum physical activity 🏃‍♀️ 🤰 Unsure whether you are ready to engage in MVPA? See the new Get Active Questionnaire below👇 #OpenAccess ➡️ bit.ly/4bU9B4R
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New systematic review from @nfbeamish @ExercisePreg @ritadeeringPhD and colleagues in @BJSM_BMJ supporting the effectiveness of postpartum pelvic floor muscle training. #OpenAccess 🔗 bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsport…
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🚨 NEW #Infographic on having pelvic health conversations within sports settings 🗣 Aiming to raise pelvic health awareness and identify appropriate screening and management practices ✅ Full article ➡️ bit.ly/4hf3862
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📣 #BestofBJSM for December 🔥 What were the most popular posts from last month? 📈 🤷‍♂️ 🥇 #BJSMBlog ✅ - Ankle-GO™ ensuring safe return to sport following ankle sprain - bit.ly/4g02skQ 🥇 #Editorial - Descending stair walking as exercise medicine 🏃‍♀️ - bit.ly/4gMbbHQ 🥇 #OriginalResearch 📄 - Maternal and fetal responses to acute high-intensity resistance exercise during pregnancy 🤰 💪 - bit.ly/4j8xcCc
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Interested in exercise during pregnancy? How about a 90% max lift with valsalva? If so, then follow along as I review the work by @ExercisePreg in this 🧵
Maternal and fetal responses to acute high-intensity resistance exercise during pregnancy 🤰💪 NEW #OriginalResearch in the BJSM ✅ What happens to fetal heartrate during resistance exercise? Does the use of Valsalva effect this? Exciting new study from @ExercisePreg and team 👏 👉 bit.ly/3DnKzOC
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Maternal and fetal responses to acute high-intensity resistance exercise during pregnancy 🤰💪 NEW #OriginalResearch in the BJSM ✅ What happens to fetal heartrate during resistance exercise? Does the use of Valsalva effect this? Exciting new study from @ExercisePreg and team 👏 👉 bit.ly/3DnKzOC
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How does pregnancy effect athletes? And what conversations should practitioners be having to ensure safe sport participation? Check out the latest SSE from @ExercisePreg and #GSSI to learn more: gssiweb.org/en/sports-scienc…
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🚨 BASEM 2024 Keynote! 🗓️ Fri 8 Nov | 10 AM Join Dr. Margie Davenport for "From Tradition to Innovation: The Changing Landscape of Pregnancy & Postpartum Exercise" 💪🤰 🔗 bit.ly/4dbr0VY @ExercisePreg #PostpartumExercise #SportsMedicine
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Are you #pregnant? We want to learn more about your physical activity experiences! Please complete this short survey and at the end you can enter into a draw to win a #Starbucks gift card! Link to survey: redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?…
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Check out our latest review titled "Understanding the #maternalbrain in the context of the #mentalload of motherhood @SpringerNature in @NatMentHealth with @Dr_BCallaghan, @clareamc and Dr Pilyoung Kim (@DenverUPsych). 🔥 @RennesUniv_EN @irset_fr pdf : rdcu.be/dLP1N
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Grab your copy - Myths of Sport Performance - An honour to contribute in a small way alongside⁦ ⁦@ExercisePreg⁩, Nicola Bullock and ⁦@a_whitehead1⁩ sequoia-books.com/catalog/sp…
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A beautiful collection of birth stories. Honoured to have contributed to this collection
Excited to announce that our book “Full Circle: a Collection of Family Medicine Birth Stories” is now available on Amazon ! Just in time for Mothers Day :) Authors from across 🇨🇦 including @docter_audrey @GowerMD @skolker @annebiringer1 @kfleming_md bit.ly/fullcircleFMBS
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