Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure on Special Education in School-Aged Children
This study found that prenatal cocaine use increases the likelihood of a child requiring an individual education plan and support services.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• American Academy of Pediatrics • July 2008

Birth Outcomes by Neighbourhood Income and Recent Immigration in Toronto
This study examines differences in non-fatal birth outcomes in Toronto by recent immigration and neighbourhood income.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Statistics Canada • November 2007

Infant Macrosomia Among First Nations in British Columbia – Prevalence, Trends and Characteristics
This report examines macrosomia (large birth weight) among the First Nations community in British Columbia.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• British Columbia Ministry of Health, Vital Statistics Agency • July 2007

Food Insecurity and Overweight among Infants and Toddlers: New Insights into a Troubling Linkage
Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, this brief discusses links between food insecurity among young families, meaning an unstable source of nutritious food, and obesity in young children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Child Trends • July 2007

All Together Now: How Families are Affected by Depression and Manic Depression
This paper discusses the impact that depression has on families and, more specifically, how parental depression affects children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Health Canada • 1999

Guardianship Planning Among HIV-Infected Parents in the United States: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample.
This study surveyed 222 unmarried HIV-infected parents regarding guardianship planning.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• American Academy of Pediatrics • February 2007

Variations in Child Development Outcomes Among Children Living in Lone-Parent Families
This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to document differences in developmental outcome variables between children living in lone-parent families and all other children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and other national data sources, this report assesses Saskatoon children’s outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors and discerns how to improve the impact of these factors.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Human Resources Development Canada • November 01, 2002

Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Child Development
This paper examines the effects that prenatal exposure to alcohol has on the developing fetus, focusing on the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism • 2002

Effects of Participation in the WIC Food Assistance Program on Children’s Health and Development: Evidence from NLSY Children
This study looked at the well-being of children whose mothers participated in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Institute for Research on Poverty • April 01, 2000

Statement on Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)
This paper discusses the prevalence and health effects of fetal alcohol effect and syndrome in Canada.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse • February 22, 1992

Pediatric, Adolescent, and Maternal AIDS Branch NICHD: Report to the NACHHD Council
This paper discusses AIDS and its impact on maternal and child health outcomes in the US.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development • January 01, 2003

Alcohol and Pregnancy
This paper discusses frequently asked questions regarding alchohol concumption during pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Health Canada • c 2006

Smoking and Reproductive Life: The Impact of Smoking on Sexual, Reproductive and Child Health
This report examines the effects of smoking on sexual, reproductive and child health, including issues of fertility, breastfeeding, and physical illness.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• British Medical Association • February 2004

Health and Disabilities Services in Early Head Start: Are Families Getting Needed Health Care Services?
This paper investigates the health of children and families in the Early Head Start program, focusing on specific health concerns such as birthweight, infections, and parental mental health and its impact on child well-being.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Department of Health and Human Services • January 2004

Drug-Exposed Kids Thrive in Adoptive Homes
This paper explores the effects of prenatal exposure to drugs and looks at how these children fare in adoptive families.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia • 1999

Creating Solutions: Women Preventing FAS, Understanding Women's Substance Misuse
This paper presents findings from a participatory action research group which examined how women recover from substance misuse and thus prevent fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Creating Solutions Participatory Action Research • 2001

Are the Kids All Right? Intergenerational Mobility and Child Well-being in Canada
This paper examines the influence of parental income on their children's future income.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Statistics Canada • October 01, 2001

Depressed Adolescents of Depressed and Nondepressed Mothers: Tests of an Interpersonal Impairment Hypothesis
This study compares the severity of depression and the degree of interpersonal dysfunction among depressed adolescents whose mothers did or did not have a history of depression.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• American Psychological Association • 2001

Pathways to Violence in the Children of Mothers Who Were Depressed Postpartum
This study demonstrates that children whose mothers experienced postpartum depression have an elevated risk of exhibiting violent behaviours.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• American Psychological Association • 2003

Children at Risk because of Parental Substance Abuse
This paper provides information about the number of children in the United States who are at risk because their biological, step, adoptive, or foster parents abuse drugs or alcohol.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Office of Applied Statistics, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration • April 6, 2004

Substance Abuse and Women on Welfare
This paper examines the incidence of substance abuse by women in welfare assistance programs, and finds that women receiving financial aid are nearly twice as likely to be addicted to alcohol and illegal drugs as those who are not receiving assistance.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • June 1994

Mediating Factors in Child Development Outcomes: Children in Lone-Parent Families
This paper examines the extent to which children from lone-parent families differ from those of two-parent families according to such factors as family income, parental resources, community resources, and family characteristics.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 1998

Can a Child Sue for Prenatal Injuries? Dobson (Litigation Guardian of) v. Dobson, Supreme Court of Canada File No.: 26152
This page summarizes and comments on the Dobson v. Dobson case in which a mother was sued for injuries sustained by the child while he was in utero. • Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Centre for Cultural Renewal • July 09, 1999 (date of decision)

Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse Advance Report # 18
This paper explores trends in drug abuse, cigarette smoking, alcohol and marijuana use, and tobacco consumption.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • August 01, 1996

Poverty and Brain Development in Early Childhood
This paper demonstrates that poor children are at greater risk for improper brain development due to factors such as malnutrition, parental substance abuse, maternal depression, and poor quality care.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• The National Center for Children in Poverty • June 01, 1999

Homosexuality: Innate and Immutable?
This paper examines the causes of homosexuality and looks specifically at scientific evidence supporting or disproving the claim that homosexual tendencies are the result of irreversible biological factors.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Regent University School of Law • 2002

Factors Associated with Adolescents’ Risk For Late Entry into Prenatal Care
This article demonstrates that pregnant adolescents were more likely to enter prenatal care at a later stage in their pregnancy if they were no longer in contact with the baby's father, had no history of abortion, did not drink alcohol while pregnant, had only one sexual partner in the last year, or were unemployed.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • December 01, 1997

Violence Against Women in Pregnancy and After Childbirth: Current Knowledge and Issues in Health Care Responses
This paper discusses the incidence of partner abuse during pregnancy, examines factors that put women at risk of abuse, and outlines some health risks faced by women and their children as a result of this abuse.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse • 2002

Maternal Age and Birth Outcomes: Data from New Jersey
This study finds that maternal age is a factor in lowbirthweight infancts only for the very youngest (under 15) and oldest (over 40) mothers.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • December 01, 1997

Reproductive Health and Intimate Partner Violence
This article demonstrates that domestic violence can result in harm to mothers and children during pregnancy, and can increase a woman's likelihood of acquiring a sexually transmitted disease.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • December 01, 1999

Best Practices: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects and the Effects of Other Substance Use During Pregnancy
This paper discusses fetal alcohol syndrome, its prevalence in Canada, its effects, and the characteristics of mothers at risk for, or with, FAS infants.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Health Canada • December 01, 2000

No Safe Haven: Children of Substance-Abusing Parents
This study demonstrates that children with substance abusing parents are at increased risk of abuse and neglect.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • January 01, 1999

Study Finds Significant Mental Deficits in Toddlers Exposed to Cocaine Before Birth
This paper studies the outcomes of pre-natal exposure to cocaine in infants and toddlers.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• National Institute on Drug Abuse • January 01, 2003

Alcohol and Parenting: The Effects of Maternal Heavy Drinking
This study is based on data collected through the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), and focuses on the impact heavy alcohol consumption has on mothers and their children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Symptoms of Depression Among Welfare Recipients: A Concern for Two Generations
This paper examines the prevalence of depression among low-income single mothers.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Child Trends • December 01, 2001

Substance Abuse and the American Woman
This study examines the patterns of female substance abuse and addiction, and discusses their consequences for the women and the child they may be carrying.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • June 01, 1996

Maternal Education and Risk Factors for Small-for-Gestational-Age Births
This paper studies the effect of maternal education and educational attainment on the health outcomes of infants, specifically in regards to birthweight.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Statistics Canada • October 01, 1998

Winnipeg Child and Family Services (Northwest Area) v. G. (D.F.), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 925
This Supreme Court decision deals with the state's jurisdiction to confine a pregnant woman in order to safeguard the health of the unborn child.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• Canadian Legal Information Institute • October 31, 1997

Smoking During Pregnancy and Newborn Neurobehavior
This article explores the effects of maternal smoking on the neurobehaviour and cognitive development of infants.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• American Academy of Pediatrics • June 01, 2003

Mortality Statistics: Childhood, Infant and Perinatal - Review of the Registrar General on Deaths in England and Wales, 2002
This report presents statistical information and numerous charts pertaining to live births, still births, and deaths among infants and children in the United Kingdom, with data categorized according to cause of death, sex, and age.
• Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
• National Statistics • 2004