Women and Children’s Health Research Institute

Examining the pregnancy and postpartum experiences of Para athletes in elite sport: a qualitative description study

Objective Pregnancy and postpartum experiences in elite sport remain underexplored for para athletes, despite the unique disability-related demands they face. The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experiences of pregnant and postpartum elite para athletes and to ide...

Maternal and fetal cardiovascular response to moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise in singleton and twin pregnancies

Objective Current guidelines suggest limiting physical activity in pregnant individuals carrying twins but this recommendation is not based on empirical evidence. We assessed maternal and fetal cardiovascular response to submaximal exercise testing in singleton versus twin pregna...

A Portable Colorimetric Biosensor Platform for Urinary Colorectal Cancer Biomarker Testing in Low-Resource Settings

Early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) is challenging in low-resource settings because access to colonoscopy and centralized laboratory testing is limited. Urine-based metabolite biomarkers offer a non-invasive alternative for CRC triage, but translating a laboratory assay in...