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Maggie Woo Kinshella, PhD
@mwkinshella.bsky.social
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Global health research coordinator. Medical anthropologist. Passionate about reducing disparities in reproductive, maternal and child health. Proud mom of 2 boys.
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You cannot hit a target you cannot see - Prof Stephen Rulisa at the opening presentation of the Institute for Global Health Strategic Retreat 2025

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September 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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@liisagalea.bsky.social advocating for more research & funding for women’s health. All aspects of health. 🎉

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Why doctors and researchers say Canada needs to change course on women's health studies | CBC News
Despite a rule that requires sex and gender to be considered when funding medical research in Canada, new research shows the number of grants for women's health studies hasn't budged in five years, so...
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May 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Well that was fun! A Dungeons and Dragons style game to teach lactation strategies in the NICU!
#PAS2025
April 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Great session on the double burden of climate change on maternal and child health at #PAS2025 - expanded infectious diseases (ie dengue, malaria, cholera and even influenza) and worse for growing crops
April 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Lio was very interested to learn that recording and using data for quality improvement, providing respectful care, and preventing infection are all evidence-based approaches to reduce neonatal mortality globally #PAS2025
April 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Great to see some BC Children’s Hospital and BCCHR colleagues here at #PAS2025

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April 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Presenting on the burden of acute respiratory infection hospitalizations among infants from Nunavut at #PAS2025
April 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Very excited for this session! #PAS2025
April 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Iron is one of the most common minerals on Earth, yet one of the most common nutritional deficiencies. Much is still unknown about iron requirements, absorption, and metabolism, especially during pregnancy. #PAS2025 #MaternalHealth
April 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Just a dr and her baby at the Pediatric Academics Societies conference! #PAS2025 #Honolulu #postdoclife
April 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Science is presenting the evidence but policy is a choice — discussion about being thoughtful, empathetic, and understanding about our recommendations at the opening session. Thrilled to be here for #PAS2025 in #Honolulu
April 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Excited to share our new publication on @plosglobalpublichealth.org!
Open access full text available here: journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
April 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Hongera sana to the PRECISE Kenyan team for this important new publication!

Community engagement approaches and lessons learned: a case study of the PRECISE pregnancy cohort study in Kenya

Check out the open access article below:

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Frontiers | Community engagement approaches and lessons learned: a case study of the PRECISE pregnancy cohort study in Kenya
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March 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Really excited for this study that looks at social determinants of health and their relationship to #preeclampsia risk! #preeclampsiaresearch
February 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Our massive narrative review on key underrepresented women's health topics in pregnancy and postpartum nutrition is now also out!

Check out the open access manuscript here: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10....

#MaternalNutrition #MaternalHealth #ElangoLab #VanierScholar
Current evidence around key underrepresented women's health topics in pregnancy and postpartum nutrition: a narrative review
Adequate nutrition during pregnancy and postpartum is critical to maternal and child health, but there is often a missing focus around health outcomes specifically for women. Women's health includes s...
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February 21, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Check out our new publication: the first ever peer-reviewed review on the social determinants of pre-eclampsia!

Link to the open access article: obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#Preeclamspia #MaternalHealth #PRECISEnetwork #SocialDeterminants #SDOH

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OBGYN
Background Existing reviews of pre-eclampsia determinants have focused on clinical and genetic risk factors. Objective To evaluate social determinants for pre-eclampsia prevention. Search Strate...
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February 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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We developed a standarized method to conduct a hierarchical review, especially in the context of pregnancy research

Read more in our recently published, open access article here: doi.org/10.1111/1471...

#PRECISEnetwork #MaternalHealth #Research #Reviews #ConceptualFramework #PatientEngagement
OBGYN
Background Risk factors for the placental disorders of pregnancy (pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, and stillbirth) are complex, frequently involving the interplay between clin.....
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February 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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📣📣Hot off the press! 📣📣

Honoured to work with this cross-Canadian team of leading clinicians, researchers, and Inuit health advocates to understand the high burden of acute respiratory infections among Nunavut infants

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Hospital admissions for acute respiratory tract infections among infants from Nunavut and the burden of respiratory syncytial virus: a 10-year retrospective cohort study
Nunavut is a northern Canadian territory where a high proportion of infants are admitted to hospital with acute respiratory tract infection (ARI). Pre…
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February 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM