Optimal Birth BC

We are a multidisciplinary team of academic clinicians who work with health authorities, policy planners & care providers to optimize cesarean birth rates.

[Optimal Birth BC @OptimalBirthBC]

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:

https://t.co/FxMLIA05WM

#pregnancy #childbirth

[Optimal Birth BC @OptimalBirthBC]

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: https://t.co/g5SVcrqEfB

[Advancing the Science of Physiologic Birth @ScienceofBirth]

Join us on June 6th @ 1:00pm PDT for the launch of the UBC Research Cluster: Advancing the Science of Physiologic Birth!

[Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (CEWH) @CEWHca]

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: https://t.co/0OWFsL1Hko (EN) https://t.co/DKhIGhIP39 (FR)

[BC Children's Hospital Research Institute @BCCHresearch]

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: https://t.co/dVHF5TrkM2

[Couples & Sexual Health Lab @DalCaSHLab]

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 👉 https://t.co/Zmr1ovxA39 or email [email protected] #pregnancylossawareness #relationshipresearch

[Perinatal Anxiety Research Lab @par_lab]

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: https://t.co/eIXtLLY3DW

Please share!

[Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (CEWH) @CEWHca]

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: https://t.co/o28dWz9y1g (EN) https://t.co/Qr5SQGbf98 (FR)

[SmartParent Canada @SmartParentCA]

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 https://t.co/PMdxsNe4jN

@SmartParentCA #SmartParentCanada #parenting

[SmartMom Canada @SmartMom_Canada]

Wishing you and your loved ones a healthy, restful and happy holiday season!

[Women's Health Research Institute @WomensResearch]

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! https://t.co/iyoXa6pYlT

[CTV Your Morning Vancouver @CTVYMVancouver]

Dr. Patricia Janssen joins CTV Morning Live to discuss the launch of @SmartParentCA, an innovative text message program designed to support new parents 👶📱

https://t.co/aLEdTSjctE

[SmartParent Canada @SmartParentCA]

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. https://t.co/iWuIzC70PZ

@SmartParentCA #SmartParentCanada #parenting

[UBC Media Relations @UBCNews]

.@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 https://t.co/5TqCmiBnqj

[UBC Media Relations @UBCNews]

Planned home birth presents little risk where midwifery is well-integrated: @ubcspph research https://t.co/UjYrQEKtMZ

[Michael Smith Health Research BC @HlthResearchBC]

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. https://t.co/UQdLVBqLJT @OptimalBirthBC

[SmartMom Canada @SmartMom_Canada]

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: https://t.co/cxkf7ha4v2

[SOGC @SOGCorg]

Visit https://t.co/w46ohz21ks, 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: https://t.co/7ZjFBatuTq

[SmartMom Canada @SmartMom_Canada]

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: https://t.co/qwYQ6yPUFP #SmartMomCanada #prenataleducation @SmartMom_Canada

[SmartMom Canada @SmartMom_Canada]

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: https://t.co/cbOajm6yGs
Participants receive a $25 Amazon gift card!
Questions? [email protected] #parent