Dr Margie Davenport leads the Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health, and has published more than 175 manuscripts related to physical activity and sport during preconception, pregnancy and the postpartum period. Over the last decade she has worked with a number of National/International organisations including FIFA, the World Health Organization, International Olympic Committee, Sport Canada, the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology and the American College of Sports Medicine, to support physical activity during and following pregnancy.

Dr Davenport was the Chair of the 2019 Canadian Guidelinefor Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy, and the 2025 Canadian Guideline for PhysicalActivity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep throughout the First Year Postpartum. This work led to the development of the Get Active Questionnaire for Pregnancy, Get ActiveQuestionnaire for Postpartum and the Canadian Society forExercise Physiology/American College of Sports Medicine Pre & Postnatal Exercise Specialization.

Content

• Current research studies being undertaken/ PhD student activities.

• Recent systematic reviews (e.g., PA, sleep, pregnancy, postpartum): Overview/insightful findings;importance of systematic reviews (e.g., in PhD study/grant application); planned reviews for future.
• Guidelines for assessing maternal cardiovascular physiology during pregnancy and postpartum: Lab advice.
• Recent qualitative work.
• Evidence-based policies for pregnancy, postpartum, athletes. How guidelines in Canada differ from other countries.

• Out of all research articles/studies, the most proud of.
• Future plans. Perceived barriers.