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Darine El-Chaar

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Assistant ProfessorObstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of Ottawa

Darine El-Chaar

Assistant Professor

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2022.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (11 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2021.

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Pregnancy Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Infection Respiratory Illness Health Determinants Healthcare Utilization Neurodevelopment

Latest papers

Effect of high-dose folic acid supplementation on the prevention of preeclampsia in twin pregnancy.
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2022
COVID-19 and perinatal intimate partner violence: a cross-sectional survey of pregnant and postpartum individuals in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMJ open · 2021 · senior author
Breast feeding after caesarean delivery on maternal request: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMJ open · 2020

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Assessing maternal and infant health outcomes following immunization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$646,426
Impact of placental microplastic accumulation on pregnancy and fetal health
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,029,690
Respiratory Assessment among Pregnant Individuals for Detecting febrile infections in Ottawa, Ontario
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$100,000

All 18 grants and awards

11 publications.

Effect of high-dose folic acid supplementation on the prevention of preeclampsia in twin pregnancy.

Corsi DJ, Gaudet LM, El-Chaar D, White RR, Rybak N, Harvey A, Muldoon K, Wen SW, Walker M

The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians2022

DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1725882 PMID: 32067533

COVID-19 and perinatal intimate partner violence: a cross-sectional survey of pregnant and postpartum individuals in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Muldoon KA, Denize KM, Talarico R, Boisvert C, Frank O, Harvey ALJ, Rennicks White R, Fell DB, O'Hare-Gordon MA, Guo Y, Murphy MSQ, Corsi DJ, Sampsel K, Wen SW, Walker MC, El-Chaar D

BMJ open2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049295 PMID: 34045216

Breast feeding after caesarean delivery on maternal request: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mu W, Huang YH, Chaumont A, Létourneau I, El-Chaar D, Xia T, Wu Wen S

BMJ open2020

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038309 PMID: 32792447

Association Between Self-reported Prenatal Cannabis Use and Maternal, Perinatal, and Neonatal Outcomes.

Corsi DJ, Walsh L, Weiss D, Hsu H, El-Chaar D, Hawken S, Fell DB, Walker M

JAMA2019

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.8734 PMID: 31211826

Impact of relaxation of the one-child policy on maternal mortality in Guangzhou, China.

Sun W, Liu S, He F, Du L, Guo Y, El-Chaar D, Wen SW, Chen D

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2018

DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12445 PMID: 29350753

Intraplacental choriocarcinoma coexisting with fetomaternal hemorrhage: Case report, chemotherapy management, and literature review.

She Q, Cheng Z, El-Chaar D, Luo F, Guo X, Wen SW

Medicine2018

DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000009977 PMID: 29620671

Comparison of outcomes between induction of labor and spontaneous labor for term breech - A systemic review and meta analysis.

Sun W, Liu F, Liu S, Gratton SM, El-Chaar D, Wen SW, Chen D

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.12.031 PMID: 29408748

Fetal segmental spinal dysgenesis and unusual segmental agenesis of the anterior spinal artery.

Valdez Quintana M, Michaud J, El-Chaar D, El Demellawy D, Nikkel SM, Miller E

Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2016

DOI: 10.1007/s00381-016-3054-x PMID: 26969176

Case series of multiple repeat caesarean sections: operative, maternal, and neonatal outcome.

Alnoman A, El-Khatib Z, Almrstani AM, Walker M, El-Chaar D

DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1071347 PMID: 26364513

The effect of maternal Class III obesity on neonatal outcomes: a retrospective matched cohort study.

Gaudet L, Tu X, Fell D, El-Chaar D, Wu Wen S, Walker M

DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.688080 PMID: 22530629

Assessing maternal and infant health outcomes following immunization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; Buchan, Sarah; Fitzpatrick, Tiffany; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Morris, Shaun K; Walker, Mark C

Keywords: Epidemiology; Immunization; Pregnancy; Respiratory Illness; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Rsv); Vaccine

$646,426

Impact of placental microplastic accumulation on pregnancy and fetal health

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bainbridge, Shannon A; Cahill, Lindsay; Wade, Michael G

Keywords: Fetal Growth Restriction; Fetal Programming; Hypertensive Disorders Of Pregnancy; Microplastics; Placenta; Plastics; Pollution; Pregnancy; Reproductive Health

$1,029,690

Respiratory Assessment among Pregnant Individuals for Detecting febrile infections in Ottawa, Ontario

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; McGuinty, Michaeline

Keywords: Influenza; Pregnancy; Respiratory Illness; Respiratory Syncytial Virus; Sars-Cov-2

$100,000

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

Principal 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

Decoding the Dynamic Interplay of Gestational Physical Activity, Microbiome, and Metabolome in Maternal-Fetal Wellbeing

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Adamo, Kristi B

Keywords: Communication; Exercise; Fetal Health; Gestational Parent - Fetal Health; Metabolome; Microbiome; Physical Activity; Placenta; Pregnancy

$745,875

Deep Learning Models for Prediction of Pre-eclampsia from Prenatal Ultrasound Placental Imaging

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Hawken, Steven; Bainbridge, Shannon A; Walker, Mark C

Keywords: Explainable Ai; Machine Learning; Neural Network; Placental Imaging; Pre-Eclampsia; Predictive Modeling; Prenatal Ultrasound

$74,796

Infant and child health outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Gr. PA: Res. on Prevention/Response to Covid-19/Similar Future Pandemics

Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; Brophy, Jason C; Hawken, Steven

Keywords: Child Health; Covid-19; Health Determinants; Healthcare Utilization; Infant Health; Infection; Neurodevelopment; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposures; Sars-Cov-2

Scope and safety of vaping during pregnancy - generating and disseminating knowledge to inform clinical practice and pregnant individuals

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Pr. Gr. - PA: Human Development Child and Youth Health - Mid Career Support

Principal investigators: Bainbridge, Shannon A; Adamo, Kristi B; Nagpal, Taniya S

Keywords: Behavioural Change; Fetal Development; Knowledge Translation; Lifestyle Intervention; Placenta; Pregnancy; Prenatal Care; Reproductive Health; Vaping

$100,000

Infant and child health outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy

Nominated PICIHR2022Pr. Gr. - PA: Human Development Child and Youth Health - Mid Career Support

Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; Brophy, Jason C; Hawken, Steven

Keywords: Covid-19; Health Determinants; Healthcare Utilization; Infant And Child; Neurodevelopment; Neurosensory Impairment; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposures; Sars-Cov-2

$100,000

The impact of opioid and cannabis use during pregnancy on placental and fetal development

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bainbridge, Shannon A; Gaudet, Laura M

Keywords: Cannabis; Drug Use; Fetal Growth; Opioid Use Disorder; Opioids; Pathology; Placenta; Pregnancy; Thc

$1,216,351

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Darine El-Chaar

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Effect of high-dose folic acid supplementation on the prevention of preeclampsia in twin pregnancy.

COVID-19 and perinatal intimate partner violence: a cross-sectional survey of pregnant and postpartum individuals in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Breast feeding after caesarean delivery on maternal request: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Association Between Self-reported Prenatal Cannabis Use and Maternal, Perinatal, and Neonatal Outcomes.

Impact of relaxation of the one-child policy on maternal mortality in Guangzhou, China.

Intraplacental choriocarcinoma coexisting with fetomaternal hemorrhage: Case report, chemotherapy management, and literature review.

Comparison of outcomes between induction of labor and spontaneous labor for term breech - A systemic review and meta analysis.

Fetal segmental spinal dysgenesis and unusual segmental agenesis of the anterior spinal artery.

Case series of multiple repeat caesarean sections: operative, maternal, and neonatal outcome.

The effect of maternal Class III obesity on neonatal outcomes: a retrospective matched cohort study.

Assessing maternal and infant health outcomes following immunization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease

Impact of placental microplastic accumulation on pregnancy and fetal health

Respiratory Assessment among Pregnant Individuals for Detecting febrile infections in Ottawa, Ontario

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

Decoding the Dynamic Interplay of Gestational Physical Activity, Microbiome, and Metabolome in Maternal-Fetal Wellbeing

Deep Learning Models for Prediction of Pre-eclampsia from Prenatal Ultrasound Placental Imaging

Infant and child health outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy

Scope and safety of vaping during pregnancy - generating and disseminating knowledge to inform clinical practice and pregnant individuals

Infant and child health outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy

The impact of opioid and cannabis use during pregnancy on placental and fetal development

Frequent collaborators

Mark Walker

Yanfang Guo

Shiliang Liu

Arthur Leader

Deborah Weiss

Dina El Demellawy

Jean Michaud

Laura Gaudet

Deshayne Fell

Steven Hawken