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Philani Mentor Mothers: Alcohol Use, Partner Violence, and Depression

by Satsiri Winberg | Jul 29, 2016 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs

The Philani Mentor Mothers Project aims to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable pregnant mothers and infants from low-income households, through a strategy of home visits by specially trained para-professional “mentor mothers”. Pregnant South African women...

Community health workers can improve child growth of antenatally-depressed SA mothers

by Satsiri Winberg | Jul 29, 2016 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs

The Philani Mentor Mothers Project aims to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable pregnant mothers and infants from low-income households, through a strategy of home visits by specially trained para-professional “mentor mothers”. Maternal antenatal depression...

Philani Mentor Mothers: Depressed mood in pregnancy: Prevalence and correlates in two Cape Town peri-urban settlements

by Satsiri Winberg | Jul 29, 2016 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs

The disability associated with depression and its impact on maternal and child health has important implications for public health policy. While the prevalence of postnatal depression is high, there are no prevalence data on antenatal depression in South Africa. The...

Intimate Partner Violence and Depression Symptom Severity among South African Women during Pregnancy and Postpartum

by Satsiri Winberg | Jul 29, 2016 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs

Violence against women by intimate partners remains unacceptably common worldwide. The evidence base for the assumed psychological impacts of intimate partner violence (IPV) is derived primarily from studies conducted in high-income countries. A recently...

Multiple Risk Factors During Pregnancy in South Africa: The Need for a Horizontal Approach to Perinatal Care

by Satsiri Winberg | Jul 29, 2016 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs

South African children’s long-term health and well-being is jeopardized during their mothers’ pregnancies by the intersecting epidemics of HIV, alcohol use, low birth weight...

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