Search Results - "Heaman, Maureen I"

Prevalence and clinical, social, and health care predictors of miscarriage by Strumpf, Erin, Lang, Ariella, Austin, Nichole, Derksen, Shelley A, Bolton, James M, Brownell, Marni D, Chateau, Dan, Gregory, Patricia, Heaman, Maureen I

“…Pregnancy loss is common and several factors (e.g. chromosomal anomalies, parental age) are known to increase the risk of occurrence. However, much existing…”
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Inequities in utilization of prenatal care: a population-based study in the Canadian province of Manitoba by Heaman, Maureen I, Martens, Patricia J, Brownell, Marni D, Chartier, Mariette J, Thiessen, Kellie R, Derksen, Shelley A, Helewa, Michael E

“…Ensuring high quality and equitable maternity services is important to promote positive pregnancy outcomes. Despite a universal health care system, previous…”
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Women's and care providers' perspectives of quality prenatal care: a qualitative descriptive study by Sword, Wendy, Heaman, Maureen I, Brooks, Sandy, Tough, Suzanne, Janssen, Patricia A, Young, David, Kingston, Dawn, Helewa, Michael E, Akhtar-Danesh, Noori, Hutton, Eileen

“…Much attention has been given to the adequacy of prenatal care use in promoting healthy outcomes for women and their infants. Adequacy of use takes into…”
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Experiences of violence before and during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes: an analysis of the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey by Urquia, Marcelo L, O'Campo, Patricia J, Heaman, Maureen I, Janssen, Patricia A, Thiessen, Kellie R

“…Abuse and violence against women constitute a global public health problem and are particularly important among women of reproductive age. The literature is…”
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Inadequate prenatal care and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes: a comparison of indices by Heaman, Maureen I, Newburn-Cook, Christine V, Green, Chris G, Elliott, Lawrence J, Helewa, Michael E

“…The objectives of this study were to determine rates of prenatal care utilization in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from 1991 to 2000; to compare two indices of…”
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Risk factors for postpartum depression among abused and nonabused women by Janssen, Patricia A., PhD, Heaman, Maureen I., PhD, Urquia, Marcelo L., PhD, O'Campo, Patricia J., PhD, Thiessen, Kellie R., MSN

“…Objective The objective of the study was to compare risk factors for postpartum depression among women exposed vs not exposed to intimate partner violence and…”
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Revisiting the immigrant paradox in reproductive health: The roles of duration of residence and ethnicity by Urquia, Marcelo L., O'Campo, Patricia J., Heaman, Maureen I.

“…The immigrant paradox refers to the contrasting observations that immigrants usually experience similar or better health outcomes than the native-born…”
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Perceptions of barriers, facilitators and motivators related to use of prenatal care: A qualitative descriptive study of inner-city women in Winnipeg, Canada by Heaman, Maureen I, Sword, Wendy, Elliott, Lawrence, Moffatt, Michael, Helewa, Michael E, Morris, Heather, Tjaden, Lynda, Gregory, Patricia, Cook, Catherine

“…Objective: The objective of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore the perceptions of women living in inner-city Winnipeg, Canada, about barriers,…”
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Social Inequalities in Use of Prenatal Care in Manitoba by Heaman, Maureen I., RN, PhD, Green, Chris G., MSc, PhD, Newburn-Cook, Christine V., RN, PhD, Elliott, Lawrence J., MD, MSc, FRCPC, Helewa, Michael E., MD, FRCSC

“…Abstract Objective Analysis of regional variations in use of prenatal care to identify individual-level and neighbourhood-level determinants of inadequate…”
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Barriers and facilitators related to use of prenatal care by inner-city women: perceptions of health care providers by Heaman, Maureen I, Sword, Wendy, Elliott, Lawrence, Moffatt, Michael, Helewa, Michael E, Morris, Heather, Gregory, Patricia, Tjaden, Lynda, Cook, Catherine

“…Socioeconomic disparities in the use of prenatal care (PNC) exist even where care is universally available and publicly funded. Few studies have sought the…”
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The Association of Inadequate and Intensive Prenatal Care With Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Outcomes: A Population-Based Study in Manitoba, Canada by Heaman, Maureen I., Martens, Patricia J., Brownell, Marni D., Chartier, Mariette J., Derksen, Shelley A., Helewa, Michael E.

“…Little is known about how prenatal care influences health outcomes in Canada. The objective of this study was to examine the association of prenatal care…”
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Predictors of Women’s Satisfaction with Prenatal Care in a Canadian Setting by Gregory, Patricia A., Heaman, Maureen I., Mignone, Javier, Moffatt, Michael E.

“…Objective Prenatal care is a vital and important part of a healthy pregnancy, providing many maternal and health benefits. Despite Canada’s publically funded…”
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Contribution of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain to adverse neonatal outcomes: population attributable fractions for Canada by Dzakpasu, Susie, Fahey, John, Kirby, Russell S, Tough, Suzanne C, Chalmers, Beverley, Heaman, Maureen I, Bartholomew, Sharon, Biringer, Anne, Darling, Elizabeth K, Lee, Lily S, McDonald, Sarah D

“…Low or high prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and inadequate or excess gestational weight gain (GWG) are associated with adverse neonatal outcomes. This study…”
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Disclosure during prenatal mental health screening by Kingston, Dawn E, Biringer, Anne, Toosi, Amy, Heaman, Maureen I, Lasiuk, Gerri C, McDonald, Sheila W, Kingston, Joshua, Sword, Wendy, Jarema, Karly, Austin, Marie-Paule

“…Abstract Background While women and healthcare providers have generally viewed perinatal mental health screening favorably, some qualitative studies suggest…”
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Factors Associated With High Levels of Perceived Prenatal Stress Among Inner-City Women by Rieger, Kendra L, Heaman, Maureen I

“…To explore the factors associated with high rates of perceived prenatal stress among inner-city women. Observational cross-sectional study. We conducted a…”
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Barriers, motivators and facilitators related to prenatal care utilization among inner-city women in Winnipeg, Canada: a case-control study by Heaman, Maureen I, Moffatt, Michael, Elliott, Lawrence, Sword, Wendy, Helewa, Michael E, Morris, Heather, Gregory, Patricia, Tjaden, Lynda, Cook, Catherine

“…The reasons why women do not obtain prenatal care even when it is available and accessible are complex. Despite Canada's universally funded health care system,…”
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Preferences for Mental Health Screening Among Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kingston, Dawn E, Biringer, Anne, McDonald, Sheila W, Heaman, Maureen I, Lasiuk, Gerri C, Hegadoren, Kathy M, McDonald, Sarah D, Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Sander, Sword, Wendy, Kingston, Joshua J, Jarema, Karly M, Vermeyden, Lydia, Austin, Marie-Paule

“…The process of mental health screening can influence disclosure, uptake of referral, and treatment; however, no studies have explored pregnant women's views of…”
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Partner Disengagement from Pregnancy and Adverse Maternal and Infant Outcomes by Urquia, Marcelo L, Pulver, Ariel, Heaman, Maureen I, Ray, Joel G, Daoud, Nihaya, O'Campo, Patricia

“…To assess whether partner disengagement from pregnancy is associated with adverse maternal and infant outcomes. We analyzed data from the 2006-2007 Canadian…”
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Choosing an out-of-hospital birth centre: Exploring women's decision-making experiences by Wood, Rebecca J., Mignone, Javier, Heaman, Maureen I., Robinson, Kristine J., Roger, Kerstin Stieber

“…the primary objective for this study was to explore women's experiences of choosing to plan a birth at an out-of-hospital birth centre. We sought to understand…”
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Quality of prenatal care questionnaire: instrument development and testing by Heaman, Maureen I, Sword, Wendy A, Akhtar-Danesh, Noori, Bradford, Amanda, Tough, Suzanne, Janssen, Patricia A, Young, David C, Kingston, Dawn A, Hutton, Eileen K, Helewa, Michael E

“…Utilization indices exist to measure quantity of prenatal care, but currently there is no published instrument to assess quality of prenatal care. The purpose…”
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