Founded in 2006, the Alberta Women's Health Foundation is thrilled to celebrate the work of researchers at the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (WCHRI)—Canada’s only research institute dedicated to women’s, children’s, and perinatal…
How do social and environmental factors affect long-term health—and what can be done to change the outcome? Like an archaeologist, Maria Ospina sifts through the past to learn about where and how people lived, and then she connects those scenarios…
On Monday, June 28th, the Edmonton Elks launched a new 50/50 for one day only, in support of women’s ovarian cancer research, supporting the Edmonton Elks Women’s Ovarian Cancer Research Endowment and Alberta Women’s Health Foundation. In less…
Coming Together to Support Our Soon-To-Be Mothers Through the generous support of many donors, community members and visionaries, the Lois Hole Hospital for Women is proud, humbled and excited to share an enormous announcement... We have reached—and…
The Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation and Alberta Women’s Health Foundation recently announced a new name in the fight against ovarian cancer—the 10th most common cancer of women in Alberta. That name is the Edmonton Elks Women’s Ovarian Cancer…
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED HERE ON JUNE 15th, BY ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION A FIRST OF ITS KIND In September of 2016, an historic partnership was formed. The Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation and the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Nursing came…
The Alberta Women's Health Foundation is proud to have launched its first-ever PSA, which aired for the first time at the end of May. The PSA will continue airing through the end of the summer next year, and viewers across Alberta, BC, Saskatchewan,…
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED HERE ON JUNE 1ST, BY WCHRI Meghan Riddell is interested in understanding the biological pathways that drive the development of the placenta, and the complications that cause major pregnancy difficulties. Meghan, an assistant professor…
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED HERE, BY WCHRI Forough Jahandideh is investigating how perinatal stressors like iron deficiency and sepsis impact the development of the cardiovascular—or circulatory—system, which comprises the heart and blood vessels. Neonatal…
Dear reader, My name is Kelly, and I’d like to tell you about my mom, Wendy. Wendy was born in Calmar, Alberta, a small town Alberta girl with a big love of life. She raised my three sisters and me up north in the Yukon and instilled in us values of…
Alberta woman Breanne finds a support network online after suffering back-to-back pregnancy losses. She shares her story raise more awareness about pregnancy loss, including the different ways it can occur, so that other women have the facts and don’t…
Allegra Tingley has been documenting her struggles with infertility on Instagram in the hopes that it might help others. This Mother's Day, she shares what the day means to her and what she hopes for the future. Mother’s Day 2021: “Solo appointments,…
Lockdown life takes its toll on even the most experienced of homeschoolers and composed triage nurses. Here’s how Amanda from Edmonton copes. This story is based on a submission to the AWHF. Mother’s Day 2021: “Teacher by day, ER nurse by night,…
Alyesha Dyck reflects on the story of her experience with infertility and multiple pregnancy losses, hoping to help women with similar experiences to know that they are never alone even when they feel like they are. Mother’s Day 2021: “A long journey”…
Jezelle's perspective on the difficulties of raising a newborn in COVID, missing out on milestones, and always trying to be there for family. Originally submitted to the AWHF as part of the Mother's Day 2021 campaign to honour our women and mothers.…
Dear reader, My name is Cynthia, and I am a proud Calgarian, a successful realtor and fitness instructor, a mother to four beautiful children, and a partner to my wonderful husband. I am also something I never expected to be, a patient with a chronic…
The words of Leigh Rose from Calgary on her family's struggles with pregnancy loss. Originally submitted to the AWHF as part of the Mother's Day 2021 campaign to acknowledge the unique struggles of women and mothers this year, and help make a difference…
Mother's Day is just around the corner and, unfortunately, this year it will again look different. Studies are showing that women are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic significantly more than men. To acknowledge the impact the pandemic has had…
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED HERE ON APRIL 10, 2021, BY THE CALGARY HERALD When Shauna, a Red Deer mother, walked into an emergency department with stomach pain, she was promptly sent home, only to return two weeks later by ambulance in full cardiac arrest.…
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED HERE ON MARCH 8, 2021, BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA'S GILLIAN RUTHERFORD -- As the world marks International Women’s Day, the University of Alberta celebrates the scientists who are working to improve women’s health. More…
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