Ryall, Stephanie http://orcid.org/0009-0003-2492-5198
Ohrling, Heidi http://orcid.org/0009-0000-5534-0940
Stellingwerff, Trent http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4704-8250
Black, Stephanie http://orcid.org/0009-0003-5840-3435
Reilly, Kristen http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7312-5777
Thornton, Jane S. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7764-2066
Funding for this research was provided by:
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University (4500, 4500)
Article History
Accepted: 9 July 2024
First Online: 1 September 2024
Declarations
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: This study was conceptualized and designed by S.R., H.O., and J.S.T. Expert input was provided by exercise physiologist T.S. and obstetrician gynecologist S.B. K.R. assisted with methodology. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by S.R., H.O., and J.S.T. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
: S.R. and H.O. each received $4500 grants from the Schulich Research Opportunities Program to work under the supervision of J.S.T. on this project. No additional funding was received to help prepare the manuscript.
: Data are available upon reasonable request.
: The authors have no competing financial or nonfinancial interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: This study was approved by Western University’s Research Ethics Board (no. 119351) on 13 August 2021. The study was performed in accordance with the standards of ethics outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All participants provided informed consent before participating in the study.