A5041479315- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Online and Blended Learning
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Teaching and Learning Programming
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Family Support in Illness
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
St. Francis Xavier University
2024
Toronto Dementia Research Alliance
2023
Digital Research Alliance of Canada
2023
University of Calgary
2017-2019
University of Alberta
2015
Background Most evidence of the association between maternal depression and children’s development is limited by being cross-sectional. To date, few studies have modelled trajectories depressive symptoms from pregnancy through early postpartum years examined their with social emotional behavior functioning in preschool children. The objectives this study were to: 1) identify distinct groups women defined across four time points mid-pregnancy to one year postpartum; 2) examine associations...
Background: Major international guidelines recommend mental health screening during the perinatal period. However, substantial barriers to have been reported by pregnant and postpartum women care providers. E-screening offers benefits that may address implementation challenges. Objective: The primary objective of this randomized controlled trial was evaluate feasibility acceptability Web-based e-screening compared with paper-based among women. A secondary identify factors associated women's...
A widely held concern of screening is that its psychological harms may outweigh the benefits early detection and treatment. This study describes pregnant women's perceptions possible mental health factors associated with identifying as harmful or beneficial.This analyzed a subgroup women who had undergone formal informal from our larger multi-site, cross-sectional study. Pregnant >16 years age spoke/read English were recruited (May-December 2013) prenatal classes maternity clinics in...
Background Pregnant women’s perceptions of the risks and benefits during mental health screening impact their willingness to disclose concerns. Early research in violence suggests that such may vary by mode screening, whereby women view anonymity e-screening as less risky than other approaches. Understanding whether influences risk benefit disclosure is important implementation. Objective The objective this randomized controlled trial was compare pregnant a Web-based intervention group...
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Perinatal mental healthcare in Canada is characterized by under-diagnosis and under-treatment. Approaches to health screening can influence pregnant women's uptake of treatment services. To determine the acceptability Canadian women. This cross-sectional survey used Barriers Facilitators Mental Health Screening Survey. The study included women who read/spoke English. was administered via computer-tablet recruited from prenatal classes maternity clinics Alberta. Analyses descriptive...