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Michael Helewa

ResearcherUniversity of Manitoba

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Michael Helewa

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
5 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Publications

980

Citations

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Access To Care Health Economics Home Dialysis Kidney Failure Patient Engagement

Latest papers

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, vitamin D, and risk of preterm birth in a Canadian cohort.
Environmental research · 2026
Prevention of Maternal Mortality in Canada: A Report on the SOGC National Summit of 2023 with a Call for Urgent Action Across the Country.
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC · 2026
From Summit to Strategy: Advancing a National Response to Prevent Maternal Mortality in Canada: Proceedings from the 2024 Summit.
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC · 2026

All 16 publications

Latest funding

Piloting the EAGER trial: Expectant management versus induction At 38 weeks among individuals with GEstational diabetes mellitus - a Randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$569,926
Dialysis Strategies in Manitoba: Creating a Sustainable Future
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$97,350
Reducing inequities in access to and use of prenatal care in the Winnipeg Health Region through health system improvement
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$400,000

All 5 grants and awards

16 publications.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, vitamin D, and risk of preterm birth in a Canadian cohort.

Fisher M, Owen J, Marro L, Potter B, Weiler HA, England-Mason G, Borghese MM, Walker M, Dodds L, Helewa M, Arbuckle TE, Lanphear B, von Dadelszen P, Simpson A, Little J, Ashley-Martin J

Environmental research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124999 PMID: 42288278

Prevention of Maternal Mortality in Canada: A Report on the SOGC National Summit of 2023 with a Call for Urgent Action Across the Country.

Cook JL, Bow M, Brain P, Codsi E, Fitzmaurice K, Francoeur D, Giesbrecht E, Helewa M, Kaminsky K, McNaughton-Filion L, Akintola O, Barker Pinsent C

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103218 PMID: 41651120

From Summit to Strategy: Advancing a National Response to Prevent Maternal Mortality in Canada: Proceedings from the 2024 Summit.

Cook JL, Bow M, Brain P, Codsi E, Fitzmaurice K, Francoeur D, Giesbrecht E, Helewa M, McNaughton-Filion L, Akintola O, Barker Pinsent C

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103219 PMID: 41616916

The Association Between Pregnancy Complications and Long-term Maternal Cardiometabolic Health in the MIREC Cohort Study.

Fisher M, Smith G, Potter BK, Arbuckle TE, Little J, Weiler H, Morisset AS, Lanphear B, Braun JM, Kumarathasan P, Walker M, Borghese MM, Ashley-Martin J, Shutt R, Dodds L, Bruin JE, Palaniyandi J, Helewa M, Taback S, Massarelli I, Palmert MR, Krzeczkowski J, Fraser WD

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2025

DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaf041 PMID: 39844354

Individual, Independent, and Joint Associations of Toxic Metals and Manganese on Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Results from the MIREC Canadian Pregnancy Cohort

Borghese MM, Fisher M, Ashley-Martin J, Fraser WD, Trottier H, Lanphear B, Johnson M, Helewa M, Foster W, Walker M

Environmental Health Perspectives202338 citations

DOI: 10.1289/ehp10825

Early prenatal use of a multivitamin diminishes the risk for inadequate vitamin D status in pregnant women: results from the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) cohort study.

Weiler HA, Brooks SPJ, Sarafin K, Fisher M, Massarelli I, Luong TM, Johnson M, Morisset AS, Dodds L, Taback S, Helewa M, von Dadelszen P, Smith G, Lanphear BP, Fraser WD, Arbuckle TE

The American journal of clinical nutrition2021

DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab172 PMID: 34081131

Dynamic placenta-on-a-chip model for fetal risk assessment of nanoparticles intended to treat pregnancy-associated diseases.

Shojaei S, Ali MS, Suresh M, Upreti T, Mogourian V, Helewa M, Labouta HI

Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2021.166131 PMID: 33766738

Management of non-severe pregnancy hypertension – A summary of the CHIPS Trial (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study) research publications

Magee LA, Rey E, Asztalos E, Hutton E, Singer J, Helewa M, Lee T, Logan AG, Ganzevoort W, Welch R

Pregnancy Hypertension201924 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2019.08.166

The CHIPS Randomized Controlled Trial (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study)

Magee LA, von Dadelszen P, Singer J, Lee T, Rey E, Ross S, Asztalos E, Murphy KE, Menzies J, Sanchez J

Hypertension2016233 citations

DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.116.07862

The Cost Implications of Less Tight Versus Tight Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy (CHIPS Trial)

Ahmed RJ, Gafni A, Hutton EK, Hu ZJ, Pullenayegum E, von Dadelszen P, Rey E, Ross S, Asztalos E, Murphy KE

Hypertension201614 citations

DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.116.07466

Piloting the EAGER trial: Expectant management versus induction At 38 weeks among individuals with GEstational diabetes mellitus - a Randomized controlled trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Walker, Mark C; Asztalos, Elizabeth V; El-Chaar, Darine; Feig, Denice S; Fergusson, Dean A

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Expectant Management; Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; Induction Of Labour; Pilot Study; Randomized Controlled Trial

$569,926

Dialysis Strategies in Manitoba: Creating a Sustainable Future

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: SPOR iCT Rewarding Success - Development Grants

Principal investigators: Komenda, Paul V; Helewa, Michael E; Rigatto, Claudio; Verrelli, Mauro; Desjarlais, Arlene D; Tangri, Navdeep

Keywords: Access To Care; Health Economics; Home Dialysis; Kidney Failure; Patient Engagement

$97,350

Reducing inequities in access to and use of prenatal care in the Winnipeg Health Region through health system improvement

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Heaman, Maureen I; Tjaden, Lynda

Keywords: Access To Care; Inequities In Health Care; Integration Of Health Services; Midwifery Care; Prenatal Care; Social Marketing

$400,000

CHIPS-Child: Testing the developmental origins hypothesis

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Magee, Laura A

Keywords: Antihypertensive Therapy; Child; Developmental Origins Of Disease; Differential Control Of Maternal Blood Perssure; Epigenetic Change; Postnatal Growth; Pregnancy Hypertension; Randomised Controlled Trial - Ancillary Study

$1,190,436

Predictors and Outcomes of Prenatal Care: Vital Information for Future Service Planning

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Operating Grant: Maternal and Child Health

Principal investigators: Heaman, Maureen I; Martens, Patricia J

Keywords: Access To Care; Disparities In Use Of Health Care Services; Health Care Providers; Pregnancy Outcomes; Prenatal Care; Secondary Analysis Of Provincial Databases

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Michael Helewa

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, vitamin D, and risk of preterm birth in a Canadian cohort.

Prevention of Maternal Mortality in Canada: A Report on the SOGC National Summit of 2023 with a Call for Urgent Action Across the Country.

From Summit to Strategy: Advancing a National Response to Prevent Maternal Mortality in Canada: Proceedings from the 2024 Summit.

The Association Between Pregnancy Complications and Long-term Maternal Cardiometabolic Health in the MIREC Cohort Study.

Individual, Independent, and Joint Associations of Toxic Metals and Manganese on Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Results from the MIREC Canadian Pregnancy Cohort

Early prenatal use of a multivitamin diminishes the risk for inadequate vitamin D status in pregnant women: results from the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) cohort study.

Dynamic placenta-on-a-chip model for fetal risk assessment of nanoparticles intended to treat pregnancy-associated diseases.

Management of non-severe pregnancy hypertension – A summary of the CHIPS Trial (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study) research publications

The CHIPS Randomized Controlled Trial (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study)

The Cost Implications of Less Tight Versus Tight Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy (CHIPS Trial)

Piloting the EAGER trial: Expectant management versus induction At 38 weeks among individuals with GEstational diabetes mellitus - a Randomized controlled trial

Dialysis Strategies in Manitoba: Creating a Sustainable Future

Reducing inequities in access to and use of prenatal care in the Winnipeg Health Region through health system improvement

CHIPS-Child: Testing the developmental origins hypothesis

Predictors and Outcomes of Prenatal Care: Vital Information for Future Service Planning

Frequent collaborators

Peter Von Dadelszen

Eileen Katherine Hutton

Elizabeth Asztalos

Susan Ross

Amiram Jacob Gafni

Mandy Fisher

Elizabeth Asztalos

Bruce Lanphear

Linda Dodds

Mark Walker

Anne-Sophie Morisset

Julian Little

Graeme Smith

Beth Potter

Eleanor Pullenayegum

Eleanor Pullenayegum

Marianne Vidler

John Krzeczkowski

Warren Foster

Helen Trottier

Gideon Koren

Elizabeth Asztalos

Eileen Hutton