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Overview

Wendy Sword is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has contributed to the field of Medicine, with a focus on Obstetrics and Gynecology. Their research covers several specialized areas, including Gestational Diabetes Research and Management, Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Obesity and Health Practices, Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Studies, Breastfeeding Practices and Influences, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

The scientist has published extensively in notable journals, with frequent appearances in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, PLoS ONE, Journal of Women's Health, and The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Wendy Sword include:

  • Prediction of excess pregnancy weight gain using psychological, physical, and social predictors: A validated model in a prospective cohort study, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Gestational weight gain outside the 2009 Institute of Medicine recommendations: novel psychological and behavioural factors associated with inadequate or excess weight gain in a prospective cohort study, 2021, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Predictors of Gestational Weight Gain Examined As a Continuous Outcome: A Prospective Analysis, 2021, Journal of Women's Health
  • Factors obstetricians, family physicians and midwives consider when counselling women about a trial of labour after caesarean and planned repeat caesarean: a qualitative descriptive study, 2020, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Screening and Intervention Practices for Alcohol Use by Pregnant Women and Women of Childbearing Age: Results of a Canadian Survey, 2020, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Wendy Sword collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Sarah D. McDonald
  • Anne Biringer
  • Sherry Van Blyderveen
  • Louis A. Schmidt
  • Meredith Vanstone

Their work spans multiple subfields within Medicine, notably Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Surgery, and Pharmacy.

Best Publications

  • Perinatal loss and parental grief: the challenge of ambiguity and disenfranchised grief.

    Ariella Lang;Andrea R. Fleiszer;Fabie Duhamel;Wendy Sword

  • Is mode of delivery associated with postpartum depression at 6 weeks: a prospective cohort study

    W Sword;C Kurtz Landy;L Thabane;L Thabane;S Watt

  • Women's and care providers' perspectives of quality prenatal care: a qualitative descriptive study

    Wendy Sword;Maureen I Heaman;Sandy Brooks;Suzanne C. Tough

  • Postpartum Health, Service Needs, and Access to Care Experiences of Immigrant and Canadian‐Born Women

    Wendy Sword;Susan Watt;Paul Krueger

  • Women's Care-Seeking Experiences After Referral for Postpartum Depression

    Wendy Sword;Dianne Busser;Rebecca Ganann;Theresa McMillan

  • Accounting for Presence of Self: Reflections on Doing Qualitative Research

    Wendy Sword

  • Integrated programs for mothers with substance abuse issues: A systematic review of studies reporting on parenting outcomes

    Alison Niccols;Karen Milligan;Wendy Sword;Lehana Thabane

  • Problem-Based Learning Online: Perceptions of Health Science Students

    Ruta K. Valaitis;Wendy A. Sword;Bob Jones;Andrea Hodges

  • Barriers and facilitators of mental health screening in pregnancy.

    Dawn Kingston;Marie-Paule Austin;Maureen Heaman;Sheila McDonald

  • Barriers and facilitators related to use of prenatal care by inner-city women: perceptions of health care providers.

    Maureen I Heaman;Wendy Sword;Lawrence Elliott;Michael Moffatt

  • Integrated programs for mothers with substance abuse issues and their children: a systematic review of studies reporting on child outcomes

    Alison Niccols;Karen Milligan;Ainsley Smith;Wendy Sword

  • Despite 2009 guidelines, few women report being counseled correctly about weight gain during pregnancy

    Sarah D. McDonald;Eleanor Pullenayegum;Valerie H. Taylor;Olha Lutsiv

  • The Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scales: a valid measure of maternal satisfaction with inpatient postpartum nursing care

    Wendy E. Peterson;Cathy Charles;Alba DiCenso;Wendy Sword

  • Maternal substance use and integrated treatment programs for women with substance abuse issues and their children: a meta-analysis

    Karen Milligan;Alison Niccols;Wendy Sword;Lehana Thabane

  • Exploring breast-feeding self-efficacy.

    Dawn Kingston;Cindy-Lee Dennis;Wendy Sword

  • A socio-ecological approach to understanding barriers to prenatal care for women of low income.

    Wendy Sword

  • Integrated programs for women with substance use issues and their children: A qualitative meta-synthesis of processes and outcomes.

    Wendy Sword;Susan Jack;Alison Niccols;Karen Milligan

  • Learning Needs of Postpartum Women: Does Socioeconomic Status Matter?

    Wendy Sword;Susan Watt

  • Barriers, motivators and facilitators related to prenatal care utilization among inner-city women in Winnipeg, Canada: a case–control study

    Maureen I Heaman;Michael Moffatt;Lawrence Elliott;Wendy Sword

  • Influence of Maternal Birthplace on Postpartum Health and Health Services Use

    Rebecca Ganann;Wendy Sword;Margaret Black;Barbara Carpio

  • The Ontario Mother and Infant Survey: breastfeeding outcomes.

    Debbie Sheehan;Paul Krueger;Susan Watt;Wendy Sword

Frequent Co-Authors

Joanna Henderson
Joanna Henderson Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Maureen Dobbins
Maureen Dobbins McMaster University
Louis A. Schmidt
Louis A. Schmidt McMaster University
Marie-Paule Austin
Marie-Paule Austin University of New South Wales
Susan M. Jack
Susan M. Jack McMaster University
Charles E. Cunningham
Charles E. Cunningham McMaster University
Amiram Gafni
Amiram Gafni McMaster University
Rebecca Giallo
Rebecca Giallo Deakin University
Gina Browne
Gina Browne McMaster University
Arto Ohinmaa
Arto Ohinmaa University of Alberta

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