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Modupe Tunde-Byass

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of Obstetrics & GynaecologyUniversity of Toronto

Modupe Tunde-Byass

Associate Professor

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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37 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

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African Black Caribbean Mental Health Youth

Latest papers

Maternal and neonatal health in Canada’s Black communities: A scoping review of epidemiologic studies
Canadian Journal of Public Health · 2026
Supporting the implementation of a Maternal Early Warning System (MEWS) protocol using Human-Centred Design
BMC Health Services Research · 2026
Guidance on Community-Based Mental Health Support for Black Youth in Canada.
Community mental health journal · 2026

All 51 publications

Latest funding

Characterization of Reproductive Mental Health among Black Birthing Canadians
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$306,000
PREGTRIAL (Inclusion of PREgnant and lactatinG people in clinical TRIALs)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$598,561
The Justice and Equity in Perinatal Services Hub: Community-led mobilization of evidence on models of healthcare delivery that advance quality, safety and respect.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$11,000

All 13 grants and awards

51 publications.

Maternal and neonatal health in Canada’s Black communities: A scoping review of epidemiologic studies

Lennord E, Amoako E, Rajasingham M, Kirubarajan A, D’Souza R, Malhamé I, Dzakpasu S, Tunde-Byass M, Maxwell C, Muraca GM

Canadian Journal of Public Health20263 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01102-9

Supporting the implementation of a Maternal Early Warning System (MEWS) protocol using Human-Centred Design

Mc Intyre D, Spiegel A, Kapellas S, Ghali B, Mazzietti K, Fortune R-L, Haas S, Cérat S, Sugars E, Campbell-Clarke K

BMC Health Services Research20262 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-026-14128-7

Guidance on Community-Based Mental Health Support for Black Youth in Canada.

Salami B, Martínez-Vega R, Tunde-Byass M, Alaazi DA, Boatswain-Kyte A, Salami A, Maduforo AN, Price K, Dordunoo D, Hamilton-Hinch BA, Maina G, Massaquoi N, Oluwasina F, Mwansa C, Fajenyo V, Boakye-Yiadom N, Yohani S, Jarvis GE, Orakwue-Ononye N, Ogundare O, Renzaho AMN

Community mental health journal2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1007/s10597-026-01703-9 PMID: 42584786

Self-reported reactogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination with and without influenza vaccine coadministration during pregnancy in Canada.

Tran S, McClymont E, Blitz S, Barrett J, Bogler T, Boucoiran I, Castillo E, D'Souza R, El-Chaâr D, Fadel S, Kuret V, Poliquin V, Sadarangani M, Scott H, Snelgrove JW, Tunde-Byass M, Money D, COVERED Team

Vaccine2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.129122 PMID: 42691825

Maternal Mortality Secondary to Maternal Sepsis in Ontario: A Call-to-Action

Niyati Malkani, Elizabeth Dayo, Louise McNaughton-Filion, Modupe Tunde‐Byass, Barrett Jon

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103210 PMID: 41570938

Acceptance and preference between respiratory syncytial virus vaccination during pregnancy and infant monoclonal antibody among pregnant and postpartum persons in Canada

McClymont E, Wong JMH, Forward L, Blitz S, Barrett J, Bogler T, Boucoiran I, Castillo E, D'Souza R, El-Chaâr D

Vaccine202518 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.126818

Acceptance and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in Canada

Bondy S, McClymont E, Av-Gay G, Albert A, Andrade J, Blitz S, Folkes I, Forward L, Fraser E, Grays S

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics20255 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2458353

Access to Healthcare for Black Women in Alberta: An Interpersonal-Level Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators.

Olukotun M, Karanja L, Maduforo A, Renzaho A, Ospina MB, Richter S, Tunde-Byass M, Amodu O, Salami B

Qualitative health research20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/10497323241301968 PMID: 39666493

Perceptions of the Black population on fertility care: A scoping review

Sara Ibrahim, Jaymie Varenbut, Salwa Farooqi, Modupe Tunde‐Byass

Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare20253 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2025.101080 PMID: 40058122

Acceptability of Mifepristone and Misoprostol and Patients’ Experience With the Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinic at a Community Hospital in Canada

Salwa Farooqi, Elyse Lackie, Alice Pham, Lynne Zolis, Kalpana Sharma, Karthika Devarajan, Kirsten Smith, Alexandra Nevin-Lam, Sabrina Lee, Heather Tempest, Elad Mei‐Dan, Modupe Tunde‐Byass

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada20252 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2025.102771 PMID: 39855394

Characterization of Reproductive Mental Health among Black Birthing Canadians

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Clark, Crystal

Keywords: African Descent; Anxiety; Bipolar Disorder; Birth Outcomes; Black; Depression; Neonatal Out; Perinatal; Postpartum; Pregnancy

$306,000

PREGTRIAL (Inclusion of PREgnant and lactatinG people in clinical TRIALs)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Op. Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Healthcare implementation research

Principal investigators: Dayan, Natalie; Devereaux, Philip J; Bérard, Anick

Keywords: Accelerating Clinical Trials; Equity, Diversity And Inclusion; Implementation Science; Pregnancy And Lactation

$598,561

The Justice and Equity in Perinatal Services Hub: Community-led mobilization of evidence on models of healthcare delivery that advance quality, safety and respect.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Other: NWHRI: Coalition - Hubs - Supplement

Principal investigators: Vedam, Saraswathi; Maxwell, Cynthia V; National Aboriginal Council of Midwives, .

Keywords: Health Disparities; Health Equity; Historically Marginalized Communities; Participatory Action Research; Patient Experience; Patient Oriented Outcomes Research; Perinatal Health Services; Person-Centered Measures; Pregnancy And Birth Care; Respect And Mistreatment

$11,000

The CAnadian Mother-Child Initiative - knowledge mobilization from COnception to adulthood - CAMCCO-Outreach.

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Other: NWHRI: Coalition - Hubs - Supplement

Principal investigators: Bérard, Anick; TUNDE-BYASS, MODUPE; Brown, Hilary; Eltonsy, Sherif; Kaul, Padmaja R; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Mehrabadi, Azar; Metcalfe, Amy L; Salami, Bukola O; SANTE, HEALTH NEXUS; Tricco, Andrea C; Walker, Mark C; Winquist, Brandace D

Keywords: Canadian Mother-Child Initiative; Community Electronic Surveys; Focus Groups; Interactive Web Clinic; Knowledge Syntheses; Knowledge Translation Documents; Kt Training; Medications; Pregnancy; Underserved Populations

$11,000

Co-creating knowledge mobilization activities to address pregnancy-related near-miss events and deaths in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Other: NWHRI: Coalition - Hubs - Supplement

Principal investigators: Malhamé, Isabelle; Canadian Perinatal Programs Coalition, .; D'Souza, Rohan D

Keywords: Pregnancy-Related Mortality; Pregnancy-Related Near-Miss Events; Severe Maternal Morbidity

$10,860

Optimizing The Vaginal Microbiome In African, Caribbean And Other Black (ACB) Women From Toronto, Canada: Defining Clinical Endpoints And Community Priorities

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - Priority Announcement: HIV/AIDS and STBBI

Principal investigators: Massaquoi, Notisha

Keywords: African, Carribbean, Black ( Acb); Bacterial Vaginosis; Gender; Health Disparities; Hiv; Probiotics; Vaginal Microbiome

$100,000

Co-creating knowledge mobilization activities to address pregnancy-related near-miss events and deaths in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2023National Women's Health Res. Init.:Pan-Can. Women's Health Coa. - Hubs

Principal investigators: Malhamé, Isabelle; Canadian Perinatal Programs Coalition, .; D'Souza, Rohan D

Keywords: Pregnancy-Related Mortality; Pregnancy-Related Near-Miss Events; Severe Maternal Morbidity

$439,106

The CAnadian Mother-Child Initiative - knowledge mobilization from COnception to adulthood - CAMCCO-Outreach.

Principal investigatorCIHR2023National Women's Health Res. Init.:Pan-Can. Women's Health Coa. - Hubs

$440,000

The Justice and Equity in Perinatal Services Hub: Community-led mobilization of evidence on models of healthcare delivery that advance quality, safety and respect.

Co-investigatorCIHR2023National Women's Health Res. Init.:Pan-Can. Women's Health Coa. - Hubs

Principal investigators: Vedam, Saraswathi; Maxwell, Cynthia V; National Aboriginal Council of Midwives, .

$437,382

Examining drivers of disparities in experiences and outcomes of perinatal care in Canada through community participatory action research

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Vedam, Saraswathi

Keywords: Health Disparities; Health Equity; Historically Marginalized Communities; Participatory Action Research; Patient Experience; Patient-Oriented Outcomes Research; Perinatal Health Services; Person-Centered Measures; Pregnancy And Birth Care; Respect And Mistreatment

$1,151,265

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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Modupe Tunde-Byass

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Maternal and neonatal health in Canada’s Black communities: A scoping review of epidemiologic studies

Supporting the implementation of a Maternal Early Warning System (MEWS) protocol using Human-Centred Design

Guidance on Community-Based Mental Health Support for Black Youth in Canada.

Self-reported reactogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination with and without influenza vaccine coadministration during pregnancy in Canada.

Maternal Mortality Secondary to Maternal Sepsis in Ontario: A Call-to-Action

Acceptance and preference between respiratory syncytial virus vaccination during pregnancy and infant monoclonal antibody among pregnant and postpartum persons in Canada

Acceptance and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in Canada

Access to Healthcare for Black Women in Alberta: An Interpersonal-Level Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators.

Perceptions of the Black population on fertility care: A scoping review

Acceptability of Mifepristone and Misoprostol and Patients’ Experience With the Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinic at a Community Hospital in Canada

Frequent collaborators

Bukola Salami

Dominic Alaazi

Rohan D'Souza

Aloysius Maduforo

Jon Barrett

Darine El-Chaar

Manish Sadarangani

Vanessa Poliquin

Eliana Castillo

Isabelle Boucoiran

Karline Wilson-Mitchell

Deborah Money

Verena Kuret

Oluwabukola Salami

Jodi Shapiro

Elisabeth McClymont

John Snelgrove

Heather Scott

Imogen Coe

Ryan Wiley

Cynthia Maxwell

Ann Malinowski

Alisha Olsthoorn