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Laura Gaudet
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Latest papers
Conversation cards for pregnancy: a protocol for a multi-method study.
Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026
Relationship Between Gestational Weight Gain and Health Service Utilization in Early Childhood: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Maternal and child health journal · 2024 · senior author
Trends and characteristics of Tdap vaccination during pregnancy in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.
CMAJ open · 2022
Latest funding
- $569,926
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
- $100,000
Scope and safety of vaping during pregnancy - generating and disseminating knowledge to inform clinical practice and pregnant individuals
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $1,216,351
The impact of opioid and cannabis use during pregnancy on placental and fetal development
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
20 publications.
Conversation cards for pregnancy: a protocol for a multi-method study.
Alberga AS, Forouhar V, Lurye V, Adamo KB, Avery S, Ball GDC, Farnesi BC, Gaudet L, Nagpal TS, Piccinini-Vallis H, Ramos Salas X, Rhodes RE, Vallis M, Cook J, Graham TM, Stanworth-Belleville K, Cohen TR
Relationship Between Gestational Weight Gain and Health Service Utilization in Early Childhood: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Currie LM, Fell DB, Hawken S, Potter BK, Coyle D, Wen SW, Walker M, Gaudet L
Trends and characteristics of Tdap vaccination during pregnancy in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.
Fakhraei R, Fung SG, Petrcich W, Crowcroft N, Bolotin S, Gaudet L, Amirthalingam G, Biringer A, Wilson K, Dubey V, Halperin SA, Jamieson F, Kwong JC, Sadarangani M, Cook J, Hawken S, Walker MC, Fell DB
Predictors of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Pregnant Women Living with Obesity: A Systematic Review.
Fakhraei R, Denize K, Simon A, Sharif A, Zhu-Pawlowsky J, Dingwall-Harvey ALJ, Hutton B, Pratt M, Skidmore B, Ahmadzai N, Heslehurst N, Hayes L, Flynn AC, Velez MP, Smith G, Lanes A, Rybak N, Walker M, Gaudet L
Obstetric and perinatal health outcomes after pertussis vaccination during pregnancy in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.
Fakhraei R, Crowcroft N, Bolotin S, Sucha E, Hawken S, Wilson K, Gaudet L, Amirthalingam G, Biringer A, Cook J, Dubey V, Halperin SA, Jamieson F, Kwong JC, Sadarangani M, Walker MC, Laverty M, Fell DB
Examining the effects of pre-pregnancy weight and gestational weight gain on allergic disease development in offspring: a protocol for a population-based study using health administrative databases in Ontario, Canada.
Srugo SA, Gaudet L, Corsi D, Fakhraei R, Guo Y, Fell DB
Associations of Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy With Risk of Congenital Heart Defects.
Wen SW, Miao Q, Taljaard M, Lougheed J, Gaudet L, Davies M, Lanes A, Leader A, Corsi DJ, Sprague AE, Walker M
Risk factors and consequences of undiagnosed cesarean scar pregnancy: a cohort study in China.
Xie RH, Guo X, Li M, Liao Y, Gaudet L, Walker M, Lei H, Wen SW
First-line antihypertensive treatment for severe hypertension in pregnancy: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Alavifard S, Chase R, Janoudi G, Chaumont A, Lanes A, Walker M, Gaudet L
Racial/ethnic variations in gestational weight gain: a population-based study in Ontario.
Guo Y, Miao Q, Huang T, Fell DB, Harvey ALJ, Wen SW, Walker M, Gaudet L
Piloting the EAGER trial: Expectant management versus induction At 38 weeks among individuals with GEstational diabetes mellitus - a Randomized controlled trial
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
Scope and safety of vaping during pregnancy - generating and disseminating knowledge to inform clinical practice and pregnant individuals
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
The impact of opioid and cannabis use during pregnancy on placental and fetal development
Principal investigators: Bainbridge, Shannon A; Gaudet, Laura M
Keywords: Cannabis; Drug Use; Fetal Growth; Opioid Use Disorder; Opioids; Pathology; Placenta; Pregnancy; Thc
Substance use in pregnancy and associations with perinatal, neonatal, and childhood outcomes.
Principal investigators: Corsi, Daniel J
Keywords: Cannabis; Child Development; Cocaine; Database Study; Hallucinogens; Health Behaviour; Opioids; Perinatal; Pregnancy; Substance Use
Pregnant and Lactating Individuals & Newborns COVID-19 Vaccination Study
Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; Langlois, Marc-Andre; McGuinty, Michaeline
Keywords: Breastfeeding; Covid-19 Vaccines; Immunogenicity; Infant Outcomes; Maternal Newborn Health; Pregnancy
Conversation Cards for Moms: A mixed methods study to create and evaluate a new clinical tool for use in maternity care settings
Principal investigators: Alberga, Angela S; Cook, Jocelynn L; Cohen, Tamara R
Keywords: Clinical Tool; Communication; Dialogue; Education; Gestational Weight Gain; Health Behaviours; Maternity Care Providers; Pregnancy; Prenatal; Self-Efficacy
COVID-19 Variant Supplement - The COVID-19 Ontario Pregnancy Event (COPE) Network: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy on maternal, fetal and newborn health
Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; Langlois, Marc-Andre
Keywords: Antibody Testing; Covid-19; Infection; Maternal-Fetal; Pregnancy; Sars-Cov-2; Vertical Transmission
Gestational weight loss in obese women and risk for adverse perinatal outcomes: a population-based retrospective cohort study
Principal investigators: Guo, Yanfang; El-Chaar, Darine
Keywords: Gestational Weight Loss; Obesity; Perinatal Outcomes; Pregnancy
The COVID-19 Ontario Pregnancy Event (COPE) Network: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy on maternal, fetal and newborn health
Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; Langlois, Marc-Andre
Keywords: Antibody Testing; Covid-19; Infection; Maternal-Fetal; Pregnancy; Sars-Cov-2; Vertical Transmission
Pan-Canadian network to investigate cannabis use in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children
Principal investigators: Corsi, Daniel J; Janus, Magdalena
Keywords: Cannabis; Neurodevelopment; Pregnancy
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health
- Medicine
- Department of Medicine
- Epidemiology Division
- Clinical Public Health Division
- Other
Co-authors at University of Ottawa, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Mark Walker
Obstetrics and Gynecology
12 shared papers, latest 2024
Yanfang Guo
Faculty
3 shared papers, latest 2021
Steven Hawken
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Jocelynn Cook
Obstetrics and Gynecology
3 shared papers, latest 2026
Manish Sadarangani
Pediatrics
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Anne Biringer
Obstetrics and Gynecology
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Jocelynn Cook
Obstetrics and Gynecology
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Kumanan Wilson
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Jocelynn Cook
Obstetrics and Gynecology
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Shelly Bolotin
Epidemiology Division
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Manish Sadarangani
Pediatrics
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Kumanan Wilson
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Shelly Bolotin
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Natasha Crowcroft
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Manish Sadarangani
Pediatrics
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Qun Miao
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Jocelynn Cook
Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Vinita Dubey
Clinical Public Health Division
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Shelly Bolotin
Pediatrics
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Natasha Crowcroft
Pediatrics
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Kumanan Wilson
Pediatrics
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Brian Hutton
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Darine El-Chaar
Obstetrics and Gynecology
1 shared papers, latest 2012
Deshayne Fell
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
1 shared papers, latest 2012
Doug Coyle
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Daniel Krewski
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Graeme Smith
School of Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Marc Rodger
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Monica Taljaard
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
1 shared papers, latest 2020
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