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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)

@placentadoc.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of OBGYN. MFM Clinician-Researcher (placenta & cardiometabolic health) at Western University, London (the one in Ontario) “Overburdened with mitochondrial challenges” Placentavangelist. Opinions are my own.

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · Jun 1

LHSCRI scientists part of worldwide study to better predict preeclampsia

Check out this profile of some of the research I’m involved with!

LHSCRI scientists part of worldwide study to better predict preeclampsia

LHSCRI scientists part of worldwide study to better predict preeclampsia.

www.lhscri.ca

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 10h

“why do wokerati have to make everything about gender?”

Listen, my toddler’s preschool has different lines for girls and boys on the Wheels On The Bus, why the fuck are YOU making everything about gender

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 1d

PPI & risk of infection during pregnancy & postpartum:

"We found some evidence of an association between PPI use...& the risk of infections...However, residual confounding by lifestyle factors cannot be fully accounted for & these findings should be interpreted cautiously"

Proton pump inhibitors and the risk of infection during pregnancy and postpartum: a population-based register cohort study in Sweden

We found some evidence of an association between PPI use in the preconception and early pregnancy period and the risk of infections during pregnancy and postpartum. However, residual confounding by li...

www.thelancet.com

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 1d

A new start after 60: I realised I had autism – and suddenly my life made sense. I have never been so happy

After decades of loneliness and depression, Cathleen Caffrey had come to think of herself as a bad person. Then she learned about others who had struggled to fit in …

A new start after 60: I realised I had autism – and suddenly my life made sense. I have never been so happy

After decades of loneliness and depression, Cathleen Caffrey had come to think of herself as a bad person. Then she learned about others who had struggled to fit in …

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 1d

Quebec epidemiologist says she experienced psychological torture in Israeli custody

Nima Machouf was aboard flotilla intercepted in international waters on Wednesday

Canadian epidemiologist says she experienced psychological torture in Israeli custody | CBC Accessibility

A Canadian epidemiologist says she experienced psychological torture in Israeli custody after she was detained while participating in a flotilla trying to bring aid to Gaza.

www.cbc.ca

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 1d

‘Masking’ at work: How neurodivergent Canadians are burning out to fit in

More Canadians are identifying as neurodivergent, but many workplaces are still designed to accommodate one kind of mind. Corporate wellness strategist Vaishali Joshi says the mismatch is quietly push...

www.ctvnews.ca

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 1d

Big outbreak at University of Guelph too!

Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 1d

Mine was home for the long weekend and was thankfully well. I sent them back with a supply of high-quality KN95 masks. Hand Foot and Mouth is going through their campus in addition to some cases of COVID.

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 1d

"Restore the merit principle," I scream, having apparently developed selective amnesia about losing my job based on a complete and total lack of merit

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 2d

He has probably generated a benzodiazepine-resistant strain of Candida auris

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 21d

A painting of a bird beside the text "Oh joy, another dipshit who thinks he understands my area of expertise"

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 2d

My response after viewing some local doulas’ social media content:

Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 20d

A painting of a bird beside the text "i read some shit on the internet, i'm an expert now"

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 2d

The Cailleach, of Celtic myth, is winter’s Faerie Queen and ancient hag. At Samhain she strikes the earth with her blackthorn staff, withering fields and forests to sleep. Her breath brings frost; her touch, stillness. Until Imbolc, she rules with ice and shadow. #FolkloreSunday

Close-up of autumn leaves edged with white frost, their colours of green, yellow, orange and brown glowing against a blurred grey background.

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 3d

Who wouldn’t want to live deliciously?

hot dogs are charcuterie sandwiches @riothobbit.bsky.social · 3d

The VVitch has a happy ending change my mind

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 3d

It’s just you. Also: fuck ICE.

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 3d

ICE Propaganda Video Hit with DMCA Takedown Over Use of The Cure’s “Friday I’m in Love”

Department of Homeland Security had soundtracked a video with The Cure, imagining "life after all the criminal aliens are deported"

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ICE Propaganda Video Hit with DMCA Takedown Over Use of The Cure's "Friday I'm in Love"

A Department of Homeland Security social media post featuring The Cure’s “Friday I’m in Love” has been removed following a DMCA takedown request.

consequence.net

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 3d

This is such an important thing to remember - ceasefire or not, Palestinians are still without food, shelter, or medical supplies.

They still need help - you can donate to support multiple families here: chuffed.org/project/hope...

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Women's Health Research Cluster @whrcluster.bsky.social · 4d

🎙️ Meet the new host of Women’s Health Interrupted: Dr. Liisa Galea
A neuroscientist + women’s mental health expert, she’s leading Season 3 with bold convos on women’s health research.
Launches Oct 15 on Spotify + Apple Podcasts!
#WomensHealth #SexAndGenderResearch #WHInterrupted

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 4d

After being passed by cars TWICE on Wortley Road leading up to and while on the Horton street overpass*, seeing this sign at the Bicycle Café seemed particularly prescient yesterday.

*a clearly marked no passing zone

Sandwich board sign which reads:

WE ASK
EVERYONE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR TO BE SAFE SO THAT DRIVERS CAN BE DANGEROUS
THAT'S THE ENTIRETY OF OUR APPROACH TO ROAD SAFETY

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 4d

Every Study Ever:
Reliable transit, safe active transportation options and fewer cars will improve cities.
London Ontario:
Hmm, can we really trust every study ever done?
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 4d

Just one more.

The Study
Every Study Ever:
Reliable transit, safe active transportation options and fewer cars will improve cities.
City:
Hmm, can we really trust every study ever done?

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 4d

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 5d

Trump’s Tylenol misinformation revives history of ‘mom blaming’ in autism, docs say

“Instead of trying to find a cause, time and money would be better spent ensuring autistic people and their families get the evidence-based supports they need”

Trump’s Tylenol misinformation revives history of ‘mom blaming’ in autism, docs say

When U.S. President Donald Trump urged pregnant women to avoid Tylenol because of an unproven belief it can cause autism, Julie Green was brought back to the mom-blaming claims she heard more than a d...

www.ctvnews.ca

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AVK @avk.bsky.social · 7d

You know those 400 "pet" ostriches in BC? 6 months ago they weren't pets... they were dinner.

Universal Ostrich has removed their website, but The Wayback Machine kept the receipts.

Credit: @susan-finley.bsky.social

#ostriches #ostrichfarm