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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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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 18h

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

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 19d

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 · 18h

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

Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 18d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

Who wouldn’t want to live deliciously?

hot dogs are charcuterie sandwiches @riothobbit.bsky.social · 1d

The VVitch has a happy ending change my mind

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

It’s just you. Also: fuck ICE.

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

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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consequence.net/2025/10/ice-...

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

🎙️ 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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 3d

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 · 5d

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

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

New Women’s Minor Procedure Room at LHSC takes the pain out of gynecologic procedures

New Women’s Minor Procedure Room at LHSC takes the pain out of gynecologic procedures | LHSC

October 7, 2025

www.lhsc.on.ca

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

A bold doctor sent her kids away & helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses

I am in awe of Dr. Firew’s intelligence & bravery.

A bold doctor sent her kids away and helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses

A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.

www.npr.org

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

Hello my name is Genevieve and it has been zero days since I infodumped to the pre-clerkship medical students about preeclampsia.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 7d

Not to be *that* obnoxious academic, but the term "moron" was invented by eugenicists to classify high-functioning "feebleminded" people, and most often targeted at women who were sexually promiscuous.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 7d

It almost ceases to be ideological, I think anti-moron could be a lane for a political party.

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 7d

Informative thread about what is *really* at stake & the true motivations of the “ostrich convoy” by virologist @angierasmussen.bsky.social

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 7d

As the accursed ostrich situation continues to get simultaneously more stupid and gravely serious, I decided to write up a very long analysis of many of the key issues. Bottom line: so long as this flock lives, it is a threat to Canada's national security. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

Last Stand in Bird Flu Ostrich Land

The BC ostrich convoy enters the "find out" stage of FAFO and so have we all

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 11d

Bluesky feed is like

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cute kitty!
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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 7d

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 19d

“It could be because autistic people tend to have big, beautiful eyes, an air of mystique and a fathomless, unknowable heart… Oh. Oh, God. Er, excuse me for a minute.”

Rising autism diagnoses confirm that we totally fuck

A recent public health report has revealed that autism is more common than previously thought, confirming that autistic people are really good at sex. The government-commissioned report found a stagge...

thedailytism.com

Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 7d

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 19d

“It could be because autistic people tend to have big, beautiful eyes, an air of mystique and a fathomless, unknowable heart… Oh. Oh, God. Er, excuse me for a minute.”

Rising autism diagnoses confirm that we totally fuck

thedailytism.com

Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 7d

To be clear: my post is satire. There is no such thing as an autism epidemic. I also don’t actually believe it is caused by online dating.

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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 8d

The relentless Jessica McDonald has spent two weeks and hundreds of emails to fact check claims about the safety of #CovidVaccination in #pregnancy made at the #ACIP meeting.

She couldn't have been any quicker.

A lie can get around the world before the truth can get its shoes on.

FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 9d

A substantial body of evidence supports the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, contrary to the suggestions of some members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently reconstituted the committee.

www.factcheck.org/2025/10/vacc...

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 8d

This is so good from Cory Doctorow on all the tricks Amazon uses to get both consumers to pay more, and how businesses on the platform end up paying it 45-51 cents on every dollar.

Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

www.theguardian.com

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