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P3 Cohort News

We will share updates about recent news articles, scientific publications and other updates about our study below.

Recruitment for the P3 Cohort has ended!

October 3, 2025

The P3 Cohort has reached a major milestone and we have ended recruitment on September 30, 2025 after 4 years of recruitment! We recruited over 3000 participants and 900 partners. We appreciate all of our participants and partners who are part of our study!

What’s New — Summer 2025

July 17, 2025

With summer in full swing, we are excited to share our summer newsletter! In this edition, you can catch up on study updates, family-friendly summer activities in Calgary, and learn about some of the exciting projects we’ve been working on. We truly appreciate your continued support and participation — this study would not be possible without…

Recent Publications by our Team Members

July 10, 2025

2024 (April to December) Abou Mehrem A, Beltempo M. 2024. Noninvasive Respiratory Support for Stabilization After Birth is a Safe Approach in Infants Who are Micropreterm. J Pediatr, 2025;277:114395 Bansal S, Molloy EJ, Rogers E, Bidegain M, Pilon B, Hurley T, Lemmon ME, Newborn Brain Society Guidelines and Publications Committee. 2024. Families as partners in neonatal…

Introducing the P3 Sibling Cohort!

February 21, 2025

Are you expecting again or have you welcomed another baby since your P3 Cohort child? Join our P3 Sibling Cohort Study and receive a $10 gift card every time you complete a questionnaire about your next pregnancy or child. Want to learn more? Reach out to us on social media or via email (p3cohort@ucalgary.ca)—we’d love…

What’s new- Winter 2025

January 22, 2025

As January comes to a close, we are excited to share our winter newsletter! In this edition, you can catch up on study updates, explore family-friendly winter activities in Calgary, and learn about some of the exciting projects we have underway. We truly appreciate your continued support and participation—this study would not be possible without…

What’s new – Summer 2024

July 2, 2024

It is officially summer, which means we are pleased to release our summer newsletter! In this edition, you can keep up with some study updates, discover some family-friendly activities to do in Calgary this summer, and learn about how to keep your baby safe in the summer heat. We appreciate your continued support and participation…

Recent Publications by our Team Members

June 10, 2024

Read some recent publications by our team members.

A Mother’s Day recruitment milestone in child health research

May 9, 2024

Check out a recent article in the University of Calgary’s UToday about the P3 Cohort reaching an important recruitment milestone of 2000 participants (read more here)!

University of Calgary’s Preterm Birth Study Reaches a Key Milestone

March 11, 2024

Researchers at the University of Calgary have reached a significant milestone in their study to better predict and prevent preterm birth and the associated adverse consequences for families. Preterm birth is a critical concern in maternal and child health. By successfully enrolling over 2,000 participants in their P3 Cohort study, researchers are another step closer…

What’s new – Winter 2024

January 19, 2024

Check out our Winter 2024 newsletter! For a version of the newsletter with active hyperlinks, please click here: P3 Cohort Winter 2024 Newsletter.

Recent publications by our team members

August 3, 2023

2022 (March to December) Benlamri A, Murthy P, Zein H, Thomas S, Scott JN, Abou Mehrem A, Esser M, Lodha A, Noort J, Tang S, Metcalfe C, Kowal D, Irvine L, Scotland J, Leijser LM, Mohammad K. 2022. Neuroprotection care bundle implementation is associated with improved long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely premature infants. J Perinatol 42, 1380–1384. …

What’s new – summer 2023

July 4, 2023

Thanks so much for participating in the P3 Cohort research study. For a version of the newsletter with active hyperlinks, please click here: P3 Cohort Summer Newsletter.

Recent publications by our team members

December 22, 2022

Benlamri A, Murthy P, Zein H, Thomas S, Scott JN, Abou Mehrem A, Esser M, Lodha A, Noort J, Tang S, Metcalfe C, Kowal D, Irvine L, Scotland J, Leijser LM, Mohammad K. 2022. Neuroprotection care bundle implementation is associated with improved long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely premature infants. J Perinatol 42, 1380–1384. Cairncross ZF,…

P3 Cohort Summer Newsletter

June 9, 2022

We are very pleased to release our first P3 Cohort Newsletter. You can read it here. Thank you so much for your continued support and participation in this study!

Recent publications by our team members

June 8, 2022

Check out the recent publications by our team members related to preterm birth: Cairncross ZF, Couloigner I, Ryan MC, McMorris C, Muehlenbachs L, Nikolaou N, Wong RC, Hawkins SM, Bertazzon S, Cabaj J, Metcalfe A. 2002. Association Between Residential Proximity to Hydraulic Fracturing Sites and Adverse Birth Outcomes. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Apr 4. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0306 Gurram Venkata SKR, Srivastava A, Murthy…

The role of inflammation in brain injury and development of preterm infants

March 4, 2022

We have launched recruitment for Dr. Leijser’s substudy, The Role of Inflammation in Brain Injury and Development of Preterm Infants (P3 Brain Health Study). Premature or preterm birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) impacts approximately 8% of births in Canada annually and we don’t know why it happens. A child born preterm is at a greater…

Recent publications by our team members

November 24, 2021

Check out the recent publications by our team members related to preterm birth: Adhikari K, Patten SB, Patel AB, Premji S, Tough S, Letourneau N, Giesbrecht G, Metcalfe A. 2021. Data Harmonization and Data Pooling from Cohort Studies: A Practical Approach for Data Management. In press International Journal of Population Data Science Assis Z, Kirton A, Pauranik A, Sherriff M, Wei…

Biomarkers of imminent preterm birth in high risk women

November 15, 2021

We have launched recruitment for one of the P3 Cohort substudies: Biomarkers of imminent preterm birth in high risk women. You would be eligible for this study if: The purpose of this research study is to be able to: As part of this research study, participants will be invited to provide weekly blood and urine samples…

We have started participant recruitment!

September 27, 2021

On September 27, 2021, we officially started participant recruitment to the P3 Cohort! You can learn more about the study here, and can join the study here.

Calgary researchers target premature births with massive study – Calgary Sun

May 7, 2021

Bill Kaufmann /May 05, 2021 Source: Calgary Herald For unknown reasons, nine per cent of births in Alberta are premature, a rate among the highest in the country. More than a year after her daughter Gianna arrived four months prematurely, the effects of that early birth are still sinking in, said Molly Wilding. “We don’t know…

UCalgary research into preemies to receive $5M in community funding – UCalgary News

May 6, 2021

Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute Staff / Source: UCalgary News May 6, 2021 More than 40 scientists and clinical researchers launch initiative Molly and Patrick Wilding are parents of a preemie, Gianna, born in January 2020 at 23 weeks and six days gestation. They are one of the many families in Alberta who have welcomed a…

Major new Calgary study tackles ‘really big problem’ of premature births – Global News

May 5, 2021

By Gil Tucker Global News Calgarians Molly and Pat Wilding were having fun with their baby daughter on the playground outside the Alberta Children’s Hospital on Wednesday. They enjoyed putting Gianna on the teeter-totter and swings; it was such a long way from that morning in January 2020 when the little girl was born four months premature.…