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: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• 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: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Statistics Canada • November 2007

Obesity is Associated with Increased Risk of First Trimester and Recurrent Miscarriage: Matched Case-Control Study
This study found that obese women have a higher risk of first trimester miscarriage and recurrent early miscarriage.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology • July 2004

The Effect of Peer Support on Postpartum Depression: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
This study provided mothers at risk for post-partum depression with peer support over the telephone and compared depressive symptoms in this group with those in a control group.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Canadian Psychiatric Association • March 01, 2003

Why Marriage Matters: 21 Conclusions From the Social Sciences
This paper discusses the economic, educational, psychological, health-related, and developmental benefits of marriage and the negative consequences of divorce.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Centre of the American Experiment • 2002

Single motherhood and mental health: implications for primary prevention
This paper provides an extensive survey of research done on the health of single mothers.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Canadian Medical Association • March 01, 1997

Single Motherhood and Mental Health: Implications for Primary Prevention
In this paper, the author suggests that recent studies on single parenting point to the need for changes in both the policies and addressing the problems, and the way those policies are evaluated.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Canadian Medical Association • March 1997

Australia's Mothers and Babies 2001
This report provides detailed and comprehensive statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of Australian mothers and their newborns in 2003.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit • December 2005

Australia'a Mothers and Babies 2000
This report provides detailed and comprehensive statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of mothers and their newborns in 2000.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit • 2003

Assisted Conception: Australia and New Zealand 2000 and 2001
This report provides information about different forms of reproductive technology and their rates of success in achieving pregnancy.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit, The Fertility Society of Australia • 2003

Lessons of United States Welfare Reforms for Australian Social Policy
This paper reviews the impact that the United States welfare reforms have had on employment rates, income, maternal mental and physical health, and the well-being of children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • November 2002

Australia's Mothers and Babies 2002
This report provides detailed and comprehensive statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of Australian mothers and their newborns in 2002.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit • December 2004

Australia's Mothers and Babies 1999
This report provides a summary of statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of Australian mothers and their newborns in 1999.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit • 2001

Impact of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure on Child Behavior Problems Through School Age
The study examined the impact of high prenatal cocaine exposure on the trajectory of behaviour problems in young children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• American Academy of Pediatrics • February 2007

Age and Fertility: A Guide for Patients
This paper explains how age can effect women's fertility and how older women face an increased risk of infertility, miscarriage and chromosomal abnormality in their newborns.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• The American Society for Reproductive Medicine • 2003

A Report on Mental Illnesses in Canada
This report discusses the widespread impact of mental illness not only on those who suffer from it but also the effect it has on family and friends.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Health Canada • October 01, 2002

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

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

Breastfeeding
This paper offers a brief look at the health and developmental benefits of breastfeeding and provides recommendations for mothers and health care and community workers.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Health Canada • c 2005

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: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• British Medical Association • February 2004

The State of Children in Gauteng: A Report for the Office of the Premier, Gauteng Provincial Government
This comprehensive report provides statistical data on various indicators of the well-being of children in the South African province of Gauteng.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Child, Youth and Family Development Research Programme of the HSRC • October 2003

Orbitofrontal Cortex Tracks Positive Mood in Mothers Viewing Pictures of their Newborn Infants
Neurologists in this study found that first-time mothers, when presented with pictures of their infants, exhibited more brain activity in the frontal cortex of the brain responsible for the function of mood and emotion than when presented with pictures of unfamiliar infants.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Elsevier Inc. • February 2004

Going from Bad to Worse: Malawi’s Maternal Mortality - An Analysis of the Clinical, Health Systems and Underlying Reasons, with Recommendations for National and International Stakeholders
This paper documents the exceptionally high rate of maternal mortality in Malawi, explores possible reasons for these rates, and discusses interventions that are necessary in order to improve maternal outcomes.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Global Equity, Gauge Alliance, Health Services Trust • November 2004

Preventing HIV Transmission to Children: Quality of Counselling of Mothers in South Africa
This article assesses the quality of counselling received by mothers who participate in a program to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and AIDS in South Africa.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Taylor and Francis Group • 2005

Maternal Deaths in Australia 1997-1999
This report provides statistical information relating to the incidence and causes of pregnancy-related deaths among women from 1997 to 1999.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare • August 2004

Young Families Under Stress: Outcomes and Costs of Home-Start Support
This report examines the effectiveness of Home-Start, a family support program designed to improve the well-being of families experiencing stress as a result of maternal health problems, child disability, multiple births, young children, and social isolation.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • 2004

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: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• American Psychological Association • 2001

New South Wales Child Health Survey 2001
This paper examines the health of Australian children, and the social and family factors that affect it.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• New South Wales Department of Health • September 01, 2002

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: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• American Psychological Association • 2003

Maternal Education and Place of Residence In the Timing of the Initiation of Breastfeeding in Vietnam
In this study of Vietnamese families, the author demonstrates that mothers with higher levels of education are more likely to breastfeed their children within six hours after birth than those with lower levels of education.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Population Research Center • 2003

Mental Health Problems Among Single Mothers: Implications for Work and Welfare Reform
This paper discusses the mental health problems of single mothers and examines how these problems act as barriers to employment and self-sufficiency.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy • December 2000

How Money Matters for Young Children's Development: Parental Investement and Family Processes
This article discusses the effect of family income on child development, achievement, and behaviour.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Child Development • November 2002

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: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • June 1994

The Health Behaviors of American Parents: Implications for Children
This paper demonstrates that many American parents have poor health behaviours that include smoking, drinking, being overweight and sedentary, and not receiving adequate health care.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Child Trends • 1999

Welfare Reform and Health
This paper examines the effects of welfare reform on health insurance coverage, use of health care services, and self-reported health among women aged 20 to 45.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• RAND Labor and Population • May 2004

Famine, Social Disruption, and Miscarriage: Evidence from Chinese Survey Data
This paper looks at the ways in which widespread famine and cultural revolution are associated with elevated rates of miscarriage among Chinese women.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology • 2004

Maternal Stress and Mothering Behaviors in Stable and Unstable Families
This paper examines the effect of family structure arrangements on maternal stress and parenting style.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • Revised May 2004

Supporting Disabled Adults as Parents
This research brief outlines strategies to improve support and assistance for disabled parents.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • November 2004

National HIV and Syphilis Antenatal Sero-Prevalence Survey in South Africa
Using data from a 2003 South African survey of pregnant women, this report describes the trends of HIV and syphilis among its participants.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Department of Health: Republic of South Africa • 2003

Current or Past Physical or Sexual Abuse as a Risk Marker For Sexually Transmitted Disease in Pregnant Women
This article provides evidence that pregnant women with a history of physical and/or sexual abuse have an elevated risk of having a sexually transmitted disease.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • April 01, 2002

Report on Maternal Deaths in Australia, 1994–96
This paper provides statistical information relating to the incidence and causes of pregnancy-related deaths among women.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• National Health and Medical Research Council, AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit • 2001

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: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse • 2002

Australian Social Trends 2001: Family - Family Formation: Older Mothers
This article discusses the increasing trend towards delaying pregnancy and motherhood until later in life.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • May 20, 2002

Predicting Maternal Behaviors During Pregnancy: Does Intention Status Matter?
This study found that women who had a planned pregnancy were more likely to seek out early prenatal care and to stop smoking than women with unplanned pregnancies.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • April 01, 1998

Prevalence of Selected Maternal Behaviors and Experiences, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 1999
This paper discusses the prevalence of maternal and infant health issues, such as physical abuse during pregnancy, breastfeeding, maternal smoking, various infant sleep positions, and prenatal care.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Center for Disease Control • April 26, 2002

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: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • December 01, 1999

Dobson v. Dobson
This court decision questions whether a child, or the child's guardian, may sue the mother for pre-natal negligence resulting in physical and or mental impairment.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Canadian Legal Information Institute • June 30, 2000

Australia's Mothers and Babies 1998
This report provides detailed and comprehensive statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of Australian mothers and their newborns in 1998.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit • 2000

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: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• National Institute on Drug Abuse • January 01, 2003

The Health of Lone Mothers
This paper examines the health of lone mothers over time and compares it to the health of mothers in dual parent homes.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Statistics Canada • October 01, 1999

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: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• 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: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• Child Trends • December 01, 2001

The Health Risks of Abortion
This article discusses the health risks of abortion for pregnant women and the potential long-term side effects that can result in serious health complications for both the women who have had abortions and any children they have in the future.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
• The Family Research Council • July 10, 2002

Teenage Childbearing
This paper looks at the increasing rates of teenage pregnancies in the US and explores the effect that this trend has on adolescent girls and their infants.
• Category: Parenthood/Ch