by Svetlana | 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...
by Svetlana | 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...
by Svetlana | 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...
by Svetlana | 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...
by Svetlana | 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 (LBW; <2,500 g) related to poor nutrition, and depressed mood. This research examines...
