Margie Davenport, PhD

@ExercisePreg

Director of the Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health, a research program dedicated to improving the health of pregnant/postpartum women & their children.

Edmonton, Alberta

exerciseandpregnancy.ca

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Margie Davenport, PhD
@ExercisePreg
Nov 18, 2025
✨It’s an incredible honour to be part of the World Health Organization's first global guideline for diabetes in pregnancy. ✨ I'm especially proud to see physical activity highlighted as an essential component of prenatal care! Available here:
who.int
WHO recommendations on care for women with diabetes during pregnancy
WHO maternal and perinatal health guidelines are relevant to those providing care and support during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and postnatal periods, in any health-care setting.
Margie Davenport, PhD
@ExercisePreg
May 22, 2025
Did you undergo egg retrieval and/or IVF as a recreational or elite athlete in the last 5 years? If yes, we’d love your input to help us better understand how physical activity may impact fertility treatments: redcap.link/EF_IVF
Margie Davenport, PhD
@ExercisePreg
Apr 23, 2025
Margie Davenport, PhD @ExercisePreg Awesome project learning more about National Team Biathletes’ experiences of the menstrual cycle led by Helene Jorgensen! Check it out! 👇 @taraleighmchugh @Nick_Holt_1
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
@BMJOpenSEM
Apr 22, 2025
Just published: 👉 National team biathletes’ experiences of their menstrual cycle while training and competing, and factors to be considered in the development of policy and practice to support these athletes. ✍️ @ExercisePreg, @taraleighmchugh et al ℹ️ bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/11/2/e…
Margie Davenport, PhD
@ExercisePreg
Apr 16, 2025
NEW STUDY! Are you a #coach or #official (e.g., referee) who is currently pregnant, or has been pregnant at any time in the past 5 years? We want to hear from you! We are trying to understand your experiences coaching/officiating while pregnant. redcap.link/coaches_offici…
Margie Davenport, PhD
@ExercisePreg
Apr 2, 2025
NEW Open Access Paper! We conducted a scoping review of international-level sport policies for pregnant, postpartum or parenting high-performance athletes to understand what policies currently exist, and to identify policy gaps to be addressed. Now available in @BJSM_BMJ