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Manuscripts Published/Accepted

  1. Braddon, K. E., Keown-Stoneman, C. D. G., Dennis, C. L., Li, X., Maguire, J. L., O’Connor, D. L., Omand, J. A., Simpson, J. R., & Birken, C. S. (2023). Maternal preconception BMI and early childhood nutritional risk. The Journal of Nutrition, S0022-3166(23)72428-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.06.022
  2. Dennis, C. L., Marini, F., Prioreschi, A., Dol, J., Birken, C., & Bell, R. C. (2023). The Canadian Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) Trial: a study protocol for monitoring fidelity of a preconception-lifestyle behaviour intervention. Trials, 24(1), 262. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07271-7
  3. Rae, S., Ong, F., Dennis, C. L., Hamilton, J., Pullenayegum, E., Maguire, J., & Birken, C. (2023). Parent involvement in child anthropometric measurement. BMC Primary Care, 24(1), 89. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02028-2
  4. Kumaran, K., Birken, C., Baillargeon, J. P., Dennis, C. L., Fraser, W. D., Huang, H., Fan, J., Lye, S., Matthews, S. G., & Norris, S. A. (2023). An intergenerational life-course approach to address early childhood obesity and adiposity: the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI). The Lancet. Global Health, 11 Suppl 1, S15. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00098-0
  5. Deveci, A. C., Keown-Stoneman, C. D. G., Maguire, J. L., O’Connor, D. L., Anderson, L. N., Dennis, C. L., Birken, C. S., & TARGet Kids! Collaboration (2023). Paternal BMI in the preconception period, and the association with child zBMI. International Journal of Obesity, 10.1038/s41366-023-01261-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-023-01261-0
  6. Deveci, A. C., Keown-Stoneman, C. D. G., Maguire, J. L., O’Connor, D. L., Anderson, L. N., Dennis, C. L., Birken, C. S., & TARGet Kids! Collaboration (2022). Maternal BMI in the preconception period, and association with child zBMI growth rates. Pediatric Obesity, e12999. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12999
  7. Dennis, C. L., Prioreschi, A., Birken, C. S., Brennenstuhl, S., Brown, H. K., Bell, R. C., Marini, F., & Wrottesley, S. V. (2022). Predictors of preconception health knowledge among Canadian women: A nationwide cross-sectional study. Journal of clinical nursing, 10.1111/jocn.16584. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16584
  8. Dennis, C. L., Prioreschi, A., Brown, H. K., Brennenstuhl, S., Bell, R. C., Atkinson, S., Misita, D., Marini, F., Carsley, S., Jiwani-Ebrahim, N., & Birken, C. (2022). Medical, behavioural and social preconception and interconception risk factors among pregnancy planning and recently pregnant Canadian women. Family Medicine and Community Health, 10(3), e001175. https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001175
  9. Dennis, C. L., Brown, H. K., Brennenstuhl, S., Vigod, S., Miller, A., Castro, R. A., Marini, F. C., & Birken, C. (2022). Preconception risk factors and health care needs of pregnancy-planning women and men with a lifetime history or current mental illness: A nationwide survey. PloS one, 17(6), e0270158. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270158
  10. Dennis, C. L., Carsley, S., Brennenstuhl, S., Brown, H. K., Marini, F., Bell, R. C., Miller, A., Ravindran, S., D’Paiva, V., Dol, J., & Birken, C. S. (2022). Screen use and internet addiction among parents of young children: A nationwide Canadian cross-sectional survey.  PloS one, 17(1), e0257831.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257831
  11. Dennis, C. L., Brennenstuhl, S., Brown, H. K., Bell, R. C., Marini, F., & Birken, C. S. (2022). High-risk health behaviours of pregnancy-planning women and men: Is there a need for preconception care?. Midwifery, 106, 103244. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.103244
  12. Dennis, C. L., Birken, C. S., Brennenstuhl, S., Wrottesley, S., Marini, F., Bell, R. C., Tremblay, M. S., & Prioreschi, A. (2021). Describing 24-hour movement behaviours among preconception and recently pregnant Canadian parents: Who do we need to target?. Behavioral Medicine, 1–13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2021.1987854
  13. Vanderloo, L. M., Carsley, S., Agarwal, P., Marini, F., Dennis, C. L., & Birken, C. (2021). Selecting and evaluating mobile health apps for the healthy life trajectories initiative: Development of the ehealth resource checklist. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(12), e27533. https://doi.org/10.2196/27533
  14. Dennis, C. L., Marini, F., Dick, J. A., Atkinson, S., Barrett, J., Bell, R., Berard, A., Berger, H., Brown, H. K., Constantin, E., Da Costa, D., Feller, A., Guttmann, A., Janus, M., Joseph, K. S., Jüni, P., Kimmins, S., Letourneau, N., Li, P., Lye, S., … Birken, C. (2021). Protocol for a randomised trial evaluating a preconception-early childhood telephone-based intervention with tailored e-health resources for women and their partners to optimise growth and development among children in Canada: a Healthy Life Trajectory Initiative (HeLTI Canada). BMJ Open, 11(2), e046311. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046311
  15. Ravindran, S., Yoganathan, S., Cairncross, Z. F., Dennis, C. L., Enders, J., Graves, L., Mill, C., Telner, D., & Brown, H. K. (2020). Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Interconception Intervention Provided by Public Health Nurses. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 24(9), 1161–1169. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-020-02980-w
  16. Cairncross Z, Dennis C-L, Brennenstuhl S, et al. (2021). Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Preconception Health Knowledge Questionnaire. American Journal of Health Promotion, 35(2):172-178. doi:10.1177/0890117120946682
  17. Cairncross, Z. F., Ravindran, S., Yoganathan, S., Dennis, C. L., Enders, J., Graves, L., Mill, C., Telner, D., & Brown, H. K. (2019). Measurement of Preconception Health Knowledge: A Systematic Review. American journal of health promotion : AJHP, 33(6), 941–954. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117119835518
  18. Brown, H. K., Mueller, M., Edwards, S., Mill, C., Enders, J., Graves, L., Telner, D., & Dennis, C. L. (2017). Preconception health interventions delivered in public health and community settings: A systematic review. Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 108(4), e388–e397. https://doi.org/10.17269/cjph.108.6029

Manuscripts Submitted

  1. Rae, S., Ong, F., Dennis, CL., Hamilton, J., Maguire, J., Pullenayegum, E., Birken, C. (2022). Reliability of anthropometric measurement of young children with parent facilitator. International Journal of Epidemiology (submitted).  
  2. Rae, S., Keown-Stoneman, C., Ong, F., Dennis, CL., Hamilton, J., Maguire, J., Pullenayegum, E., Birken, C. (2022). Reliability and repeatability of at-home parent height and weight of young children. Pediatrics (submitted)