Who we are<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>The IMPOWER (Improving Maternal and Paediatric Outcomes With Epidemiological Research) Lab at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), led by Dr. Sonia Grandi, focuses on the short- and long-term influence of preconception and perinatal exposures on the health of mothers and children, with an emphasis on cardiometabolic health.<\/p>\n
We are interested in the application of contemporary methods and leveraging administrative health data to help inform clinical practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Mission statement:\u00a0Improving the health of children and mothers across the lifespan.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Research focus<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our research program is guided by three central themes:<\/p>\n<\/div>
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How pregnancy complications, and the interventions designed to reduce those complications, impact the health of mothers and infants.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
The safety and effectiveness of medications taken during pregnancy on the health of mothers and their children among women with chronic conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Understanding inequities in the prevalence of severe maternal morbidity and mortality in women and strategies to identify women at highest risk.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
<\/div>Learn about our research<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Engaging patients<\/h3><\/div>Focusing on patient-identified priorities and integrating their experiential knowledge into research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Bridging the knowledge gap<\/h3><\/div>Empowering patients and clinicians to make informed decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Advancing evidence<\/h3><\/div>Promoting the development, evaluation and systematic uptake of innovative evidence-informed interventions into clinical practice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Funding sources<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>We gratefully acknowledge funding from the following organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
The IMPOWER (Improving Maternal and Paediatric Outcomes With Epidemiological Research) Lab at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), led by Dr. Sonia Grandi, focuses on the short- and long-term influence of preconception and perinatal exposures on the health of mothers and children, with an emphasis on cardiometabolic health.<\/p>\n
We are interested in the application of contemporary methods and leveraging administrative health data to help inform clinical practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Mission statement:\u00a0Improving the health of children and mothers across the lifespan.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Research focus<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our research program is guided by three central themes:<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How pregnancy complications, and the interventions designed to reduce those complications, impact the health of mothers and infants.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
The safety and effectiveness of medications taken during pregnancy on the health of mothers and their children among women with chronic conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Understanding inequities in the prevalence of severe maternal morbidity and mortality in women and strategies to identify women at highest risk.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
<\/div>Learn about our research<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Engaging patients<\/h3><\/div>Focusing on patient-identified priorities and integrating their experiential knowledge into research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Bridging the knowledge gap<\/h3><\/div>Empowering patients and clinicians to make informed decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Advancing evidence<\/h3><\/div>Promoting the development, evaluation and systematic uptake of innovative evidence-informed interventions into clinical practice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Funding sources<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>We gratefully acknowledge funding from the following organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Our research program is guided by three central themes:<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How pregnancy complications, and the interventions designed to reduce those complications, impact the health of mothers and infants.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nThe safety and effectiveness of medications taken during pregnancy on the health of mothers and their children among women with chronic conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nUnderstanding inequities in the prevalence of severe maternal morbidity and mortality in women and strategies to identify women at highest risk.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
<\/div>Learn about our research<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Engaging patients<\/h3><\/div>
Focusing on patient-identified priorities and integrating their experiential knowledge into research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Bridging the knowledge gap<\/h3><\/div>
Empowering patients and clinicians to make informed decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Advancing evidence<\/h3><\/div>
Promoting the development, evaluation and systematic uptake of innovative evidence-informed interventions into clinical practice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Funding sources<\/h2><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>We gratefully acknowledge funding from the following organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>
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