Brittany J. Harrison, Tara N. Hilton, Raphael N. Riviere, Zachary M. Ferraro, Raywat Deonandan, Mark Walker. Advanced Maternal Age: Ethical and Medical Considerations for Assisted Reproductive Technology. International Journal of Women’s Health. Accepted April 2017
Da Silva DF, Ferraro ZM, KB Adamo, FA Machado. Running endurance training individually-guided by HRV in untrained women. J Strength Conditioning Research. Published online 2017.
E Guerin, Ferraro ZM, KB Adamo, D Prud’homme. The need to objectively measure physical activity during pregnancy: Considerations for clinical research and public health impact. Maternal Child Health. Accepted March 2017.
Roy-Lacroix ME, Moretti F, Ferraro ZM, Brosseau L, Clancy J, Fung-Kee-Fung K. A comparison of standard two-dimensional ultrasound to three-dimensional volume sonography for routine second-trimester fetal imaging. J Perinatol. 2017 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print]
Goldfield GS, Harvey AL, Grattan KP, Temple V, Naylor PJ, Alberga AS, Ferraro ZM, Wilson S, Cameron JD, Barrowman N, Adamo KB. Effects of Child Care Intervention on Physical Activity and Body Composition. Am J Prev Med. 2016 Aug;51(2):225-31.
da Silva DF, Ferraro ZM, F Moretti, H Piccinini-Vallis, KB Adamo. The 5A’s of healthy pregnancy weight gain: possible applications in the Brazilian context to improve maternal-fetal health. Sao Paulo Medical Journal. 2016 Apr;134(2):180-1.
Manyanga T, da Silva DF, Ferraro ZM, Harvey AL, Wilson S, Ockenden HN, Adamo KB. The effects of culture on guideline discordant gestational weight gain: a systematic review protocol. Syst Rev. 2015 Nov 3;4(1):145.
Brett KE, Wilson S, Ferraro ZM, Adamo KB. Self-report Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire overestimates physical activity. Can J Public Health. 2015 Apr 30;106(5):e297-302.
Molena-Fernandes C, Bersani-Amado CA, Ferraro ZM, Hintze LJ, Nardo N Jr, Cuman RK. Effects of exercise and metformin on the prevention of glucose intolerance: a comparative study. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2015 Dec;48(12):1101-8.
Ferraro ZM, F Contador, A Tawfiq, KB Adamo, L Gaudet. Gestational Weight Gain and Medical Outcomes of Pregnancy. Obstetric Medicine. September 2015 vol. 8 no. 3 133-137.
I Babic, ZM Ferraro, K Garbedian, A Oulette, CG Ball, F Moretti, A Gruslin. Intraplacental Villous Artery Resistance Indices and Identification of Placenta Mediated Diseases. Perinatology. 2015 Oct;35(10):793-8.
Brett KE, Ferraro ZM, Holcik M, Adamo KB. Placenta nutrient transport-related gene expression: the impact of maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2015 Jun 11:1-7.
Jean-Philippe Chaput, Sean Patterson, Simon Jomphe-Tremblay, Jacynthe Lafrenière, Jessica McNeil, Zachary M. Ferraro. Reproducibility of a Food Menu to Assess Energy and Macronutrient Intake in Children and Adolescents. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Published online July 15, 2015.
R Page, ZM Ferraro, K Fung Kee Fung. The value of summer studentships to help shape undergraduate career trajectories. Interdisciplinary Journal of Health Sciences. Published online March 20, 2015.
MF Contador, F Moretti, ZM Ferraro, G Posner, K Fung Kee Fung. An uncommon vulvar mass. Canadian Journal of Diagnosis. Published online May 8, 2015. (password to access = cjdx)
Ferraro ZM & KB Adamo. Maternal, paternal, and societal efforts are needed to ’curb’ child obesity. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2015 Apr;90(4):555. Free access to article.
S Paquette, ZM Ferraro, L Oppenheimer. The incidence of maternal artefact during intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 2015;37(3):206.
Ferraro ZM, S Patterson, JP Chaput. Unhealthy weight control practices: culprits and clinical recommendations. Clinical Medicine Insights – Endocrinology & Diabetes. 2015 Feb 17;8:7-11.
Danilo Fernandes da Silva, Josiane Aparecida Alves Bianchini, Carlos Andres Lopera, Daniele Aparecida Capelato, Luzia Jaeger Hintze, Cláudia Christina Sanchez Nardo, Zachary M. Ferraro, Nelson Nardo Junior. Impact of readiness to change behavior on the effects of a multidisciplinary intervention in obese Brazilian children and adolescents. Appetite. 2014 Dec 31. pii: S0195-6663(14)00782-X.
Rachael Page, Zachary Michael Ferraro, Felipe Moretti, Karen Fung Kee Fung. Gastroschisis: Antenatal Sonographic Predictors of Adverse Neonatal Outcome. Journal of Pregnancy. Published December 23, 2014.
Kendra Elizabeth Brett, Zachary Michael Ferraro, Martin Holcik, Kristi Bree Adamo. Prenatal physical activity and diet composition affects the expression of nutrient transporters and mTOR signaling molecules in the human placenta. Placenta. 2014 Dec 4. pii: S0143-4004(14)00870-4.
G Traversy, MM Borghese, ZM Ferraro, JP Chaput. Consuming more than just stories: Does what children watch on TV while eating influence how much they eat? The Open Obesity Journal. 2014 (6) 65-69.
Gaudet L, ZM Ferraro, SW Wen, M Walker. Maternal obesity and risk of fetal overgrowth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BioMed Research International – Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2014:640291. Epub 2014 Dec 7, 2014.
Chaput JP, ZM Ferraro, D Prud’homme, AM Sharma. Widespread misconceptions about obesity. Canadian Family Physician. 2014 Nov;60(11):973-5.
Chaput JP, ZM Ferraro, D Prud’homme, AM Sharma. Mythes largement répandus à propos de l’obésité. Canadian Family Physician. 2014 Nov;60(11):981-984.
KE Brett, ZM Ferraro, J Yockell-Lelievre, A Gruslin, KB. Adamo. Maternal-fetal nutrient transport in pregnancy pathologies: The role of the placenta. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 2014, 15, 16153-16185.
Christina Ly, Julien Yockell-Lelièvre, Zachary M. Ferraro, Jonathan Ferrier, John T. Arnason, A Gruslin. The effects of dietary polyphenols on reproductive health and early development. Human Reproduction Updates. November 5, 2014. Epub ahead of print
S Paquette, F Moretti, K O’Reilly, ZM Ferraro, L Oppenheimer. The incidence of maternal artefact during intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 2014; 36(11):962-968.
F Moretti, M Merziotis, ZM Ferraro, L Oppenheimer, K Fung Kee Fung. The importance of a first trimester placental sonogram in patients at risk of abnormal placentation. Case reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. June 1, 2014.
Saunders T, C Gray, M Borghese, A McFarlane, A Mbonu, ZM Ferraro, , MS Tremblay. Validity of SC-Step Rx pedometer-derived moderate and vigorous physical activity during treadmill walking and running in a heterogeneous sample of children and youth. BMC Public Health. 2014. May 28;14(1):519.
Adamo KB, GX Shen, M Mottola, S Nascimento, S Jean-Philippe, ZM Ferraro, K Nerenberg, G Smith, R Chadri, L Gaudet, H Piccinini-Vallis, S McDonald, S Atkinson, A Godbout, J Robitaille, ST Davidge, A Gruslin, D Prud’homme, D Stacey, M Rossiter, GS Goldfield, J Dodd. Obesity Prevention from Conception: a workshop to guide the development of a pan Canadian trial targeting the gestational period. Nutrition and Metabolic Insights. 2014: 7 7-18.
KB. Adamo, SL. Wilson, ZM. Ferraro, GS. Goldfield, S Hadjiyannakis, É Doucet. Appetite signaling proteins, glucose and appetite sensations in obese adolescents with and without binge eating tendencies. ISRN Obesity. March 11, 2014.
Ferraro ZM, JP Chaput, A Gruslin, KB Adamo. The potential value of sleep hygiene for a healthy pregnancy – a brief review. ISRN Family Medicine. February 17, 2014.
Ferraro ZM, Q Qiu, A Gruslin, KB Adamo. Excessive gestational weight gain and pregravid obesity contribute to augmented expression of maternal insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3. International Journal of Women’s Health. 2013 Oct 2;5:657-65.
Ferraro ZM, Boehm K, L Gaudet, KB Adamo. Counseling about gestational weight gain and healthy lifestyle during pregnancy: Canadian maternity care providers’ self-evaluation. International Journal of Women’s Health. 2013:5 629-636.
K Belanger, P Breithaupt, ZM Ferraro, N. Barrowman, J Rutherford, S Hadjiyannakis, RC Colley, KB Adamo. Do obese children perceive maximal and sub-maximal exertion differently? Clinical Medicine Insights – Pediatrics. 2013:7 35-40.
Goldfield GS, L Dowler, M Walker, JD Cameron, E Doucet, ZM Ferraro, KB Adamo. Are dopamine-related genotypes risk factors for excessive gestational weight gain? International Journal of Women’s Health. 2013:5 253-259.
Adamo KB, Ferraro ZM, Keely E, Goldfield G, Hadjiyannakis S, Jean-Philippe S, Walker M. The maternal obesity management (MOM) trial protocol: a lifestyle intervention during pregnancy to minimize downstream obesity. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2013; 35: 87-96.
Tessier D, ZM Ferraro, A Gruslin. Leptin’s role during pregnancy and the consequences of maternal obesity. Placenta. 2013; 34(3): 205-211.
Ferraro ZM. An examination of maternal contributors and potential modifiers of fetal growth in pregnancy. Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism. 2013; 38(3): 360.
Ferraro ZM, A. Gruslin, KB. Adamo. An active pregnancy for fetal wellbeing? The value of active living for most women. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2012 August:1-2 online. 2013;47:813-814.
Adamo KB, Ferraro ZM, Brett KE. Pregnancy is a critical period for prevention of obesity and cardiometabolic risk. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2012 June; 36(3):133-141.
Ferraro ZM, Q. Qiu, A. Gruslin, KB. Adamo. Characterization of the insulin-like growth factor axis at term in pregnancies complicated by maternal obesity. Human Reproduction. 2012 Aug;27(8):2467-75.
Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN) position stand working group. Standardized use of the terms “sedentary” and “sedentary behaviours”. (2012) Appl. Physiol. Nutr. Metab. 37: 540–542. (member of SBRN & signatory on this letter)
Adamo KB, Ferraro ZM, Brett KE. Can we modify the intrauterine environment to halt the intergenerational cycle of obesity? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2012; 9(4): 1263-1307.
Ferraro ZM, N. Barrowman D. Prud’homme, MW. Walker, M. Rodger, SW. Wen, KB. Adamo. Excessive gestational weight gain predicts large for gestational age neonates independent of maternal body mass index. Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2012;25(5):538-542.
Anita Mofidi, Zachary M Ferraro, Katherine A Stewart, Hilary Tulk, Alison M Duncan, Lindsay E Robinson and Terry E Graham. The acute impact of ingestion of sourdough and whole-grain breads on blood glucose, insulin and incretins in overweight and obese men. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism.2012:184710. Epub Feb 28.
Ferraro ZM, L. Gaudet, K. Adamo. The Potential Impact of Physical Activity During Pregnancy on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 2012 Feb;67(2):99-110.
Ferraro ZM, Rutherford J, Keely EJ, Dubois L and Adamo KB. An assessment of patient information channels and knowledge of physical activity and nutrition during pregnancy. Obstetric Medicine.2011 4(2): 59–65.
Ferraro ZM and Adamo KB. Pediatric Obesity: Time for prevention before conception. Clinical Medicine: Pediatrics (Obesity- special issue).2008 (2) 37-46.