In summary: as a MFM specialist, my job is to use shared decision-making to help pregnant people make educated decisions around preventative measures & treatments. Ultimately, my priority is the pregnant person. The fetus is a passenger, impacted by maternal health & wellbeing

As a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, here are a list of exposures with conclusive evidence for adverse fetal & childhood outcomes: Alcohol Tobacco Cannabis Maternal suicide Maternal homicide Viruses (CMV, influenza, COVID, HIV, HepB&C) Bacteria (syphilis, listeria) Parasites (toxo)

Latest work from the lab led by Hakan Kayir: Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) Dose Dependently Blocks or Substitutes for Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in a Drug Discrimination Task in Rats www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15...

Excited to see my MSc student Andrea Kocsis’ BOR publication identifying THC-specific placental markers of #schizophrenia academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a... #cannabis #placenta @drcnatale.bsky.social @schulichmeddent.bsky.social @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social @placentadoc.bsky.social

To my child health research colleagues, please consider applying for this CHRI Director position: cchl-ccls.ca/job/scientif...

Great study regarding the efficacy of a novel CBD: TMP, ART12.11 to reduce stress-induced depression from Laviolette Lab @schulichmeddent.bsky.social. Happy to be a part of this work! kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

Happy to be a part of this exciting study! rdcu.be/eyMFm

Excited to be a part of this transformative paper from Dr. Ken Yeung’s lab in Chemistry at @westernu.bsky.social kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

Congrats to Andrea Kocsis on her successful @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Physiology and Pharmacology MSc defence today!

Congrats to the @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Physiology and Pharmacology Graduating Class of 2025!

@westernu.bsky.social Reproductive Biology at #SORB25

Great day at #SORB25 @mcmasterugme.bsky.social

Great to be reunited with my PhD mentor (and now judge) Dr. Kaiping Yang at today’s @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Dr. Paul Harding Ob/Gyn Research Awards Day!

Congratulations to my MSc student Andrea Koscis on winning 2nd place oral presentation at today’s @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Dr. Paul Harding Ob/Gyn Research Awards Day! And Happy Birthday too! 🎂

Looking forward to Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden’s Earl R. Plunkett’s lecture at the 23rd Annual Paul Harding Research Awards Day! @westernuPRG @westernuREI @westernu.bsky.social

Great time presenting our prenatal cannabis-heart research at @ccicbluesky.bsky.social 2025! Thanks for the invite!

LAST CALL Don't miss out on early bird registration rates and submitting your #cannabinoidresearch abstract! Deadline: March 14 ccic.net/ccic-conference #medicalcannabis #cannabisresearch

Canada’s most comprehensive forum on the science behind cannabis, its potential therapeutic benefits and the societal and health impacts of legalization of non-medical cannabis from leading researchers and physicians in the field. Find Conference Info here: ccic.net/ccic-confere... #EducationIsKey

Today!

Grateful to Reproduction journal for the invitation for this timely review on “The impact of cannabinoids on reproductive function” rep.bioscientifica.com/view/journal.... Thanks to Jim Petrik, Alison Holloway, and the rest of the co-authors for their contributions! #cannabis #reproduction

Looking forward to his @CHRI_London seminar!

Thanks @westernu.bsky.social for your continued support of our research!

Omega-3 supplementation may mitigate THC's negative effects on fetal development, potentially preventing low birth weight and heart issues in offspring, according to recent findings in animal models. doi.org/g9bjtb

Great poster day for our 4th year @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Physiology and Pharmacology undergraduate students. Congrats on a great year!

Kudos to my MSc student Andrea Kocsis on her @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social poster related to THC-induced placental markers of SCZ! #SRI2025

Great presentation by @drcnatale.bsky.social on the effects of cannabinoids on the placenta vasculature @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social #SRI2025

Looking forward to Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden’s Earl R. Plunkett’s lecture at the 23rd Annual Paul Harding Research Awards Day! @westernuPRG @westernuREI @westernu.bsky.social

Happy to be a part of this exciting prenatal alcohol study with Drs. Kat Willmore, Brian Allman, and the Willmore lab examining the effects of PAE and mild juvenile stress on long-term behaviour. @schulichmeddent.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

Kudos for my former PhD student, Dr. Kendrick Lee on this @SciReports publication demonstrating that maternal DHA/EPA diet can ameliorate prenatal THC-induced FGR and postnatal cardiac deficits. rdcu.be/ecXfz

Thanks to Dr. Leslie Myatt and the Center for Developmental Health @ohsunews.bsky.social for hosting me this week! It’s great to further bolster our 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 research collaborations in reproductive health.

Great day visiting @ohsunews.bsky.social @VGTI_OHSU Oregon National Primate Center.

Nice to drop by to @AndersonCAles after a full a day of my son’s hockey tournament at @WesternFair.

For my reproductive biology colleagues…..a great movie! Highly recommend! Joy | Official Trailer | Netflix youtu.be/Qoyn5BCm37o?si… via @YouTube

Great night of Irish culture ☘️ with Derek Warfield and the Young Wolf Tones 🎻