Completed Projects

Working together on gestational diabetes management

We will be planning a Cafe Scientifique to take place in winter 2024 that brings together public members and healthcare providers to exchange knowledge and experiences on gestational diabetes management, prevention of type 2 diabetes, and postpartum care. This session is being co-developed with individuals who have had gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy.

Team: T. Nagpal (University of Alberta), R. Yeung (University of Alberta), R. Bell (University of Alberta), P. Kaul (University of Alberta)

Funding: CIHR Cafe Scientifique

Read:

Women's perspectives to improve prenatal care for gestational diabetes: A systematic review and meta-aggregation of qualitative studies

Visit this website here to learn more about gestational diabetes, and watch our full online cafe: https://diabetes-pregnancy.ca/gdm-101-community-cafe/

Weight-based stigma as a driver of relationship transitions

This study investigates close interpersonal relationships, including partners, family, and friends as sources of pregnancy-related weight stigma through surveys.

Team: A. Incollingo Rodriguez (Worcester Polytechnic University), T. Nagpal (University of Alberta)

Funding: Summit Foundation

Read:

Support or stigma? Investigating weight stigma and close relationships from pregnancy through the postpartum

Prenatal weight stigma can affect relationship quality and maternal health outcomes

Weight stigma from close others may drive reduced adherence to physical activity and nutrition recommendations during pregnancy and postpartum

Watch this live interview with Dr. Nagpal and Dr. Incollingo Rodriguez, alongside Dr. Alberga discussing weight stigma in pregnancy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2IKVNSX9H8

Exploring weight bias internalization in pregnancy

Working with Obesity Canada, we modified the Adult Weight Bias Internalization Scale to be specific to gestational weight gain in pregnancy. We measured weight bias internalization and associations with excessive gestational weight gain and obesity.

Team: T. Nagpal (University of Alberta), K. Adamo (University of Ottawa), X. Ramos-Salas (Obesity Canada), H. Piccinini-Vallis (Dalhousie University), M. Vallis (Dalhousie University), A. Alberga (Concordia University), R. Bell (University of Alberta), D. da Silva (Bishop's University), M. Davenport (University of Alberta), L. Gaudet (Queen's University), A. Incollingo Rodriguez (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), R. Liu (Women's College Hospital), M. Myre (University of Alberta), K. Nerenberg (University of Calgary), S. Nutter (University of Victoria), S. Russell-Mayhew (University of Calgary), C. Vilhan (Obesity Canada)

Funding: SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant 2022-2025

Read: Exploring weight bias internalization in pregnancy

Presentation of a weight bias internalization tool for use in pregnancy and a call for future research: A commentary

Listen to this podcast discussing these findings and more about weight bias internalization in pregnancy with Dr. Nagpal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzmjROB83sg&t=22s

Exploring intersecting identities in pregnancy and experiences of weight stigma

We are interviewing pregnant individuals who identify as women of colour to understand potential experiences of weight stigma among diverse racialized communities during pregnancy.

Team: T. Nagpal (University of Alberta), S. Deol (University of Alberta), A. Ferdinands (University of Alberta), T. Berry (University of Alberta), S. Nutter (University of Victoria), A. Incollingo Rodriguez (Worcester Polytechnic University), B. Hill (Monash University), Obesity Canada

Funding: University of Alberta Endowment Fund for the Future Advancement of Scholarship 2022-2023

Read: Intersecting Expectations when Expecting: Pregnancy-Related Weight Stigma in Women of Colour

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