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Christy Pylypjuk

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Associate ProfessorUniversity of Manitoba

Christy Pylypjuk

Associate Professor

Max Rady College of Medicine

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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17 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Research

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Latest papers

PA clinic for gestational diabetes: An observational study.
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants · 2026
Timing of Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration and Neonatal Outcomes
JAMA Network Open · 2025
In-utero exposure to maternal diabetes and DNA methylation alterations in the Next Generation birth cohort
Clinical Epigenetics · 2025

All 20 publications

Latest funding

Co-designing enhanced models of care for First Nations Children at risk for childhood-onset type 2 diabetes: The Next Generation Birth Cohort.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,484,100
Increasing capacity for Maternal and PAediatric Clinical Trials (IMPACT) in Canada
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$4,907,350
Increasing capacity for Maternal and PAediatric Clinical Trials (IMPACT) in Canada
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,226,838

All 9 grants and awards

20 publications.

PA clinic for gestational diabetes: An observational study.

Semaniuk N, Meadows A, Katz P, Ludwig S, Roe B, Salamon E, Sigurdson SM, Bernier KJ, Pylypjuk C, Yamamoto JM

JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants2026

DOI: 10.1097/01.jaa.0000000000000335 PMID: 41805741

Timing of Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration and Neonatal Outcomes

Melamed N, Murphy KE, Pylypjuk C, Sherlock R, Ethier G, Yoon EW, Shah PS, Fajardo C, Wong J, Kajetanowicz A

JAMA Network Open202512 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.11315

In-utero exposure to maternal diabetes and DNA methylation alterations in the Next Generation birth cohort

Ola E. Salama, Yash Ramesh Rawal, Priscilla Irabor, Haziqa Kassim, Christy L. Pylypjuk, Elizabeth A. C. Sellers, Brandy Alexandra Wicklow, Meaghan J. Jones

Clinical Epigenetics20256 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13148-025-01972-3 PMID: 41044638

Differential effects of type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes on maternal and cord blood adipokines and newborn weight

Brittany L. Moyce Gruber, Yash Ramesh Rawal, Priscilla Irabor, Elizabeth A. C. Sellers, Christy L. Pylypjuk, Vernon Wayne Dolinsky, Brandy Alexandra Wicklow

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12884-025-07169-z PMID: 40045330

Maternal Diabetes and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Infants Born Before 29 Weeks’ Gestation

Akinseye A, Pylypjuk C, Moddemann D, Afifi J, Banihani R, Aziz K, Wang D, Seshia M, Shah PS, Beltempo M

Journal of Pediatrics20252 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114319

Predicting dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes immediately postpartum using continuous glucose monitoring (PREDISPOSE) in a multicentre prospective cohort study in Canada: a study protocol.

Sigurdson SM, Bernier KJ, Donovan LE, Feig DS, Lemieux P, Pylypjuk C, Shen GX, Jiang D, Nerenberg K, Chrisp MM, Katz PM, Benham JL, Yamamoto JM

BMJ open20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103771 PMID: 40738649

Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal outcomes in First Nations and all other mothers and their offspring in Manitoba.

Hui A, Dragan R, Decaire E, Omarr V, Kuzdak C, Yamamoto J, Wicklow B, Sellers E, McGavock J, Pylypjuk C, Nickel N, Jiang D, Shen GX

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114006 PMID: 40339467

Factors affecting continuation of mother's-own-(breast)milk feeding until discharge from the NICU for infants born preterm less than 32 weeks: A cohort study.

Gudmundson B, Seshia M, Fast S, Day C, Pylypjuk C

Paediatrics & child health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxaf035 PMID: 41049708

Pre-existing Diabetes and Stillbirth or Perinatal Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Blankstein AR, Sigurdson SM, Frehlich L, Raizman Z, Donovan LE, Lemieux P, Pylypjuk C, Benham JL, Yamamoto JM

Obstetrics and gynecology202418 citations

DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005682 PMID: 39088826

Retrospective Cohort Study of Syphilis-Related Stillbirths in Winnipeg, Manitoba From 2017-2020.

Beattie S, Ellis J, Pylypjuk C, Liu XQ, Poliquin V

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC20241 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2024.102356 PMID: 38215821

Co-designing enhanced models of care for First Nations Children at risk for childhood-onset type 2 diabetes: The Next Generation Birth Cohort.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wicklow, Brandy A; Sellers, Elizabeth A; Wood Ducharme, Laurie

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Community Engagment; Healthy Living; Indigenous; Land-Based Activities; Pregnancy; Youth

$1,484,100

Increasing capacity for Maternal and PAediatric Clinical Trials (IMPACT) in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms

Principal investigators: Kelly, Lauren; Campbell-Yeo, Marsha L; Jibb, Lindsay; King, Alexandra; King, Malcolm; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Murthy, Srinivas; Poonai, Naveen; Samuel, Susan M

Keywords: Child Health; Clinical Trials; Mentorship; Pregnancy; Training

$4,907,350

Increasing capacity for Maternal and PAediatric Clinical Trials (IMPACT) in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms - Indirect Costs

Keywords: Child Health; Clinical Trials; Mentorship; Pregnancy; Training

$1,226,838

Moms in Motion: Diabetes Prevention in Pregnancy Program in First Nations communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Gr: Diabetes Prevention & Treatment in Indigenous Communities: R&W - LOI

Principal investigators: Shen, Garry X; Mousseau, Wendy; Omarr, Vivian L

Keywords: Breastfeeding; First Nations Pregnant Women And Children; Gestational Diabetes; Healthy Eating; Physical Activity; Remote Prenatal Education; Rural And Remote Communities; Traditional Knowledge; Two-Eyed Seeing Education; Type 2 Diabetes

$35,000

The Developmental Origins of Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes and Early Renal Dysfunction

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Diabetes Mechanisms and Translational Solutions - General Pool

Principal investigators: Wicklow, Brandy A; Dart, Allison B; Doucette, Christine A; Jones, Meaghan J; Lynn, Francis C

Keywords: Animal Models; Clinical Cohort; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Epigenetics; Pediatrics; Type 2 Diabetes

$1,526,553

The Wider Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gestational Diabetes Screening, Diagnosis, and Outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Yamamoto, Jennifer; Donovan, Lois E; Feig, Denice S

Keywords: Gestational Diabetes; Neonatal Outcomes; Pregnancy

$358,800

The Next Generation Longitudinal Birth Cohort: Early childhood beta cell and renal function in offspring exposed to maternal T2D.

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant - PA: Healthy pregnancy/early child dev. in Indigenous contexts

Principal investigators: Wicklow, Brandy A

Keywords: Beta Cell Function; Developmental Origins Of Disease; Diabetes In Pregnancy; Kidney Complications Of Diabetes; Pediatric; Type 2 Diabetes

$100,000

To determine the impact of breastfeeding, maternal food intake and infant gut microbiota on the risk of obesity and diabetes in First Nations women and children in rural communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Shen, Garry X; Mousseau, Wendy

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Children; Diabetes; First Nations Mothers; Gut Microbiome; Healthy Food Intake; Metabolomics Analysis; Obesity; Pregnancy; Rural And Remote Communities

$100,000

To determine the impact of breastfeeding and gut microbiota on the risk of obesity and diabetes in First Nations women and children in rural communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Indigenous Peoples' Health

Principal investigators: Shen, Garry X; Mousseau, Wendy

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Community-Based Participatory Research; Composition Of Breast Milk; Diet; First Nation Pregnant Women; Gut Microbiome; Indigenous Knowledge; Infants; Obesity And Diabetes; Rural And Remote Communities

$100,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Christy Pylypjuk

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

PA clinic for gestational diabetes: An observational study.

Timing of Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration and Neonatal Outcomes

In-utero exposure to maternal diabetes and DNA methylation alterations in the Next Generation birth cohort

Differential effects of type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes on maternal and cord blood adipokines and newborn weight

Maternal Diabetes and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Infants Born Before 29 Weeks’ Gestation

Predicting dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes immediately postpartum using continuous glucose monitoring (PREDISPOSE) in a multicentre prospective cohort study in Canada: a study protocol.

Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal outcomes in First Nations and all other mothers and their offspring in Manitoba.

Factors affecting continuation of mother's-own-(breast)milk feeding until discharge from the NICU for infants born preterm less than 32 weeks: A cohort study.

Pre-existing Diabetes and Stillbirth or Perinatal Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Retrospective Cohort Study of Syphilis-Related Stillbirths in Winnipeg, Manitoba From 2017-2020.

Frequent collaborators

Brandy Wicklow

Jennifer Yamamoto

Chelsea Ruth

Deepak Louis

Elizabeth Sellers

Garry Shen

Lois Donovan

Sapna Oberoi

Lisa Lix

Patricia Lemieux

Depeng Jiang

Jamie Benham

Allan Garland

Nathan Nickel

Amit Mukerji

Jon McGavock

Jonathan McGavock

Eu-gene Ng

Jehier Afifi

Prakesh Shah

Katarina Nikel

Stephanie Sinclair

Fabiana Bacchini