OBJECTIVE: To determine the strength of the association between antenatal psychosocial
risk factors and adverse postpartum outcomes in the family, such as assault of women by their …

Family-centered maternity care (FCMC) developed as a consumer reaction to the depersonalization
of birth that had been the management standard for childbirth during the first half of …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether physician characteristics affect attitudes or practices
regarding assessment of psychosocial risk factors during pregnancy, and to evaluate whether …

Pain expression in both pre-term and term infants is a little understood phenomenon. Recent
research has generated data documenting that the newborn can feel pain, can act to avoid …

This research studied the relationship existing between the differentiation individuals have
achieved in their family of origin and their subsequent dyadic relationship after childbirth. …

Objective Eliciting known risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD) during pregnancy
may enable primary health care providers to identify women at increased risk of becoming …

Background: A pregnant woman's psychological health is a significant predictor of postpartum
outcomes. The Antenatal Psychosocial Health Assessment (ALPHA) form incorporates 15 …

Objective: To describe the development of an assessment tool for antenatal psychosocial
risk factors associated with poor postpartum outcomes. Methods: A survey of Ontario family …

… Midmer and colleagues18 demonstrated that prenatal parenting education reduces stress
a couple’s relationship post partum. Awareness of previous depression has permitted health …

We convened an interdisciplinary guideline development panel, the Help ELiminate Pain in
KIDS (HELPinKIDS) Team, to develop the guideline. Individual panel members were …