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Birth Place Lab
@birthplacelab.bsky.social
We facilitate multi-disciplinary and community-based participatory research on high quality maternity health care across birth settings.

Shaughnessy Building E416 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3N1

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To commemorate #TransDayOfRemembrance, learn from our recent JEPS seminar "Better Together: Embedding trans inclusion in perinatal healthcare through participatory action research," presented by Dr. George Parker + Mx. Fleur Kelsey.

Watch the entire JEPS seminar → vist.ly/4fdp3
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In honour of #TransAwarenessWeek + #TransDayOfRemembrance, watch our recent JEPS seminar "Better Together: Embedding trans inclusion in perinatal healthcare through participatory action research," presented by Dr. George Parker + Mx. Fleur Kelsey.

Watch the entire JEPS seminar → vist.ly/4f8wu
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In honor of Canada's National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, we invite you to learn from BPL Collaborator Dr. Wanda Phillips-Beck about her role in the RESPCCT study. In this video, she discusses how data collection helps turn Indigenous voices into evidence.
September 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
As we usher in Canada's National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, we invite you to learn from BPL Collaborator Dr. Wanda Phillips-Beck about her role in the RESPCCT study. In this video, she discusses how research can make racism, discrimination, & mistreatment in the healthcare system visible.
September 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Leading up to Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we invite you to learn from Birth Place Lab Collaborator Dr. Wanda Phillips-Beck about her role in the RESPCCT study. In this video, she discusses respectful allyship with Indigenous communities.
September 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
BPL collaborator Dr AJ Lowik (they/them), Asst Prof in Sociology at University of Lethbridge, explains the prevalence of trans patients in healthcare systems & research samples.

Learn more about why trans inclusion in perinatal healthcare & research is not optional 🧠💡

#NonBinaryPeoplesDay
July 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
BPL collaborator Dr AJ Lowik (they/them), Asst Prof in Sociology at University of Lethbridge, explains the role of care providers in disrupting oppressive systems that inform healthcare.

Learn more about how care providers' responsibilities go beyond what they say or do, in equitable care 🧠💡
July 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
BPL collaborator Dr AJ Lowik (they/them), Asst Prof in Sociology at the University of Lethbridge, explains how language preference forms can be used to enhance respectful care.

Learn more about how language preference forms can benefit all birthing people, whether trans or cis 🧠💡
July 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
BPL collaborator Dr AJ Lowik (they/them), Asst Prof in Sociology at University of Lethbridge, explains the importance of gender-affirming perinatal care for trans individuals.

Learn more about how gender-affirming care intersects w/patient-centered care & trauma-informed care 🧠💡
July 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
BPL collaborator Dr AJ Lowik (they/them), a postdoc. fellow w/the Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE), explains their research background & relationship w/the lab.

Learn more about how their focus on 2SLGBTQ+ individuals aligns w/the #RESPCCT & #BirthIncludesUs data sets 🧠 💡
June 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM