• Pregnancy

    Relationship between pregnancy, delivery, and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective chart review

    September 3, 2026 Pregnant patients with inflammatory bowel disease and an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis commonly delivered via cesareanto avoid anal sphincter injury and protect pouch function. Additionally, all vaginal deliveries occurred in the last decade ofthe study, suggesting increasing perceived safety. Published July…

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  • Pregnancy | Mental Health | IBD disease activity

    Evaluating the impact of inflammatory bowel disease on mental health during pregnancy: a retrospective survey study

    September 2, 2026 A retrospective study found pregnant people with active inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis)had higher levels of anxiety and depression during specific trimesters. This highlights the importance of mental healthsupport as part of routine pregnancy care. Published July 2,…

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  • Prepregnancy | Pregnancy | Postpartum | Medication | IBD disease activity

    Multidisciplinary Global Guidelines for the management of IBD in pregnancy

    August 31, 2025 The Global Consensus Group is an international team of experts including doctors, patient advocates, and scientists. The members reviewed currently available data covering topics from fertility, IBD medications, obstetrical considerations (low dose Aspirin for risk of preeclampsia), and infant health and vaccinations (e.g. Rotovirus). The…

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  • Active IBD is associated with worse quality of life in pregnant patients with IBD

    Ensuring the IBD is well controlled during pregnancy is important because active IBD is associated with worse maternal and neonatal outcomes in IBD. In addition, in our prospective clinic survey study, we found that active IBD is associated with worse quality of life during pregnancy and up to 12…

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  • Optimizing maternal and neonatal outcomes through tight control management of IBD during pregnancy

    Dr. Huang and her team conducted a pilot study in 2019-2020 to assess the feasibility of tight control management using remote monitoring in pregnant people with IBD. Patients signed up onto an IBD Dashboard to submit their clinical symptom scores every trimester of pregnancy, and completed a home IBDoc…

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  • Research | Prepregnancy | Pregnancy | Postpartum

    Pregnancy IBD Decision Aid helps women with IBD make decisions regarding pregnancy

    Canadian and Australian gastroenterologists, obstetricians, and nurses, along with patient partners, developed and validated the Pregnancy IBD Decision AID (PIDA) the first personalized online decision support program for IBD. Making decisions regarding family planning can be challenging especially for people living with chronic illnesses, such as IBD. Uncertainty regarding…

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  • Research | Prepregnancy | Pregnancy | IBD disease activity

    Urine and Serum Metabolomics can predict IBD disease activity in pregnancy

    Researchers at The University of Alberta and Mount Sinai Hospital and The University of Toronto have shown in a pilot study that urine and serum metabolomics (measurement of small molecules that reflect the state of cells or tissues) can predict active IBD in pregnancy. Predicting IBD disease activity in…

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  • Research | Postpartum | Breastfeeding

    Mothers with IBD report discontinuation of breastfeeding before 6 months

    Breastfeeding practices in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remain unknown. We aimed to characterize these practices and describe factors that may lead to early discontinuation in a pilot, prospective, longitudinal survey study conducted at the University of Alberta Pregnancy IBD clinic. A total of 74 mothers with IBD…

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  • Research | Prepregnancy | Pregnancy | Postpartum | Medication | IBD disease activity | Delivery method

    Novel Insight into the Immune System during pregnancy for those living with IBD

    Researchers from the University of Toronto and the University of Alberta provide insight into the interaction between inflammatory bowel disease and pregnancy. Cytokines are immune response molecules that are released when inflammation is present within the body. In a research study following 11 healthy pregnant women and 76 pregnant…

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