Barbara Verstraeten

MD, PhD, Postdoc. Aiming to reduce the effects of maternal stress in pregnancy on (mental) health of mothers and children. She/her.

[Barbara Verstraeten @BarbaraVerstr]

Our latest paper with lessons learned:
The Fort McMurray Mommy Baby Study: A Protocol to Reduce Maternal Stress Due to the 2016 Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada Wildfire https://t.co/YIxms9OviA

[Barbara Verstraeten @BarbaraVerstr]

Our study to reduce stress and anxiety in pregnant women living in Canada is now live!
https://t.co/9njM0e0uuh

#pregnancy #mentalhealth #COVID19AB #COVID19Ontario #covid19bc

[REsilience & Stress in Pregnancy ex COVID-19 Trial @COVID_RESPeCT]

The REsilience and Stress in Pregnancy during COVID-19 Trial (RESPeCT) pilot study is now active.
Pregnant, living in Canada and interested in methods to reduce your stress and anxiety? Check out https://t.co/WpHSLXo6xA now!
#COVID19 #COVIDCanada #mentalhealth #pregnancy

[Barbara Verstraeten @BarbaraVerstr]

Virtually presenting at #CNPRM2021! I do look forward to in-person conferences again to network!

[Jessica Dennis @JessicaKDennis]

Excited to build up this research program on the in utero origins of psychiatric disorders. Thanks to @BBRFoundation for funding my Young Investigator grant!

[Barbara Verstraeten @BarbaraVerstr]

Our Fort McMurray MommyBaby Study paper is now available online!
#maternalhealth #Mentalhealth #postpartum #pregnancy
https://t.co/EcQKTIsV31

[Barbara Verstraeten @BarbaraVerstr]

Signed it!

[JacobsWagnerLab @JacobsWagnerLab]

Regarding the controversial Nat Comm paper, please sign the open letter at https://t.co/OesCnC4DIJ to affirm your commitment to all female scientists and scholars. Please retweet and share the link. Many thanks!

[CNN International @cnni]

"I hope that the last moments of your life don't look like this," the doctor says in a video, holding up a laryngoscope and a breathing tube. "Because this is what you'll see at the end of your life if we don't start wearing masks when we're out in public" https://t.co/OePM7Y2u5u

[Barbara Verstraeten @BarbaraVerstr]

@hrouhani @khamenei_ir Stop the execution of Prof. Ahmadreza Djalali, medical doctor and scientist, a highly valued professor, not a criminal! #SaveAhmadreza #Djalali

[Margie Davenport, PhD @ExercisePreg]

Great to see the inclusion of pregnancy & postpartum in the 2020 WHO Guideline (for the first time!)! Proud our @CSEPdotCA @SOGCorg 2019 Guideline for PA throughout Pregnancy is included! Congrats to all!

#EveryMoveCounts @BJSM_BMJ @fiona_bull @WHO

https://t.co/eP91Rch2BZ

[Barbara Verstraeten @BarbaraVerstr]

One in 5 COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days: Study https://t.co/UIVRmPrxdi

[Barbara Verstraeten @BarbaraVerstr]

Watching the #USElections2020 results come in is absolutely nerve-racking. And I don't even live in the US! #Anxiety #Hope

[Pregnancy During The COVID-19 Pandemic Study @PregnancyStudy]

Flu season is approaching and some of us may be wondering about the differences between influenza and COVID-19/

COVID-19 and flu are caused by different viruses but may present similar symptoms. Unlike the flu, COVID-19 can cause change in or loss of taste or smell.

[Barbara Verstraeten @BarbaraVerstr]

The APrOn conference was absolutely marvellous! Organised really well including excellent talks. I hope I'll be able to work with @APrON_Research in the future! #APrONConference

[Dr Nicole Letourneau @DrNLetourneau]

Accelerated brain development is not optimal -Dr Lebel @APrON_Research #APrONConference

[Barbara Verstraeten @BarbaraVerstr]

Learning so much during the #APrONConference

[Dr Nicole Letourneau @DrNLetourneau]

Pre-and pro-biotics improve mood in healthy adults —Dr Giesbrecht
@APrON_Research #APrONConference

[APrON Study @APrON_Research]

Dr. Giesbrecht: choline intake buffers relation between maternal cortisol awakening response & infant cortisol level @bonnie_kaplan @DrNLetourneau @CatherineField @CatherineALebel @G_EnglandMason @nic_timpson @kharahross @mereoconnor @Meg_Nutrition @CarlyMcMorris #APrONConference

[Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe]

Fabulous #ISDP2020 talk from @NatalieHBrito linking paid maternal leave with infant language and emotional development. Strongest effects for lower-SES moms. Paid leave promotes child & family health-- happy to see this in the spotlight at an academic conference.

[Archives of Women’s Mental Health @AWMH_Journal]

In our recent issue:

Is perinatal major depression affecting obstetrical outcomes?
by Buoli et al.

👉Yes

Commentary on “Impact of maternal depression on perinatal outcome in hospitalized women-a prospective study”

https://t.co/HPe8sWB4fy

#PND #depression #maternalhealth

[Pregnancy During The COVID-19 Pandemic Study @PregnancyStudy]

If you are you #pregnant and live in Canada, consider participating in https://t.co/koypAqlcn3 so researchers and healthcare providers can better understand how #COVID19 has impacted your experiences with pregnancy, labour/delivery and the postpartum period.