Active Studies
SmartMom
SmartMom is a Canadian prenatal education program delivered by text messaging to guide expectant parents through their pregnancy. Each message arrives just when it is needed during pregnancy to inform important decisions about your health and that of your growing baby. Messages arrive three times each week and each contains a link to additional online resources. Parents can opt in to additional message streams to tailor the program to their needs as well.
Researchers at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute want to learn if SmartMom improves pregnancy and birth outcomes for mother and baby. The SmartMom study is open to pregnant people across Canada, except for British Columbia and Nova Scotia. If you join the study you will be randomly assigned to receive either the SmartMom messages or more general messages about pregnancy. Learn more about the SmartMom study.
The Preeclampsia Registry – control group participants needed
Did you know that preeclampsia is the leading cause of maternal mortality and preterm birth? You can help with preeclampsia research without having experienced a hypertensive disorder during pregnancy. The Preeclampsia Registry is currently recruiting women to serve as controls – your “normal” pregnancy will benefit researchers dedicated to helping women have healthy pregnancies without long-term consequences.
Learn more about the Preeclampsia Registry.
Methionine in pregnancy study
Researchers at BC Children's hospital are looking for pregnant women to participate in a nutrition study to determine methionine requirements during pregnancy. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Methionine, an amino acid found in the food we eat, is essential for the health of a growing fetus and positive birth outcomes.
Learn more about the methionine in pregnancy study on the Elango Lab website.
Lab, Project & Program Websites
Visit the website below to learn more about pregnancy planning research at BC Children's Hospital.
Contraception and Abortion Research Team-Groupe de recherche sur l’avortement et la contraception
Supporting women to plan and space their pregnancies provides a wide range of benefits to society, to children and to their families. In Canada, nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended, and 31% of women have at least one abortion in their lifetime.
PRISM
The P2RISM project studies blood collected from healthy women and babies to develop a guide to help interpret lab test results. This will help identify and manage health problems that could impact moms and babies. Participant recruitment and sample collection completed in June 2021. Please stay tuned for study outcomes and results.