The detrimental effects of hardship during pregnancy in immigrants on their children
Summary
Material hardship (e.g., housing hardship and bill-paying hardship) is common among international immigrants as immigration presents enormous challenges (e.g., financial problems, language barriers and unmet health services). As such, newcomer women tend to experience less maternity care and be vulnerable to hardship exposure during pregnancy, causing more prevalent postpartum depression than non-immigrants and thereby having long-lasting adverse impacts on child behaviours. Our study aims to examine atypical brain alterations via which maternal hardship caused by immigration affects infant temperament which is a significant predictor of behavioural problems later in life. The findings will provide pilot data for optimizing child neurodevelopment and lifelong mental health among Canadian new arrival communities.
Eligibility
Eligible ages: 18 to 55
Accepts healthy participants: Yes
Inclusion criteria:
Pregnant women who are 1) 18 years of age or older.;2) with a singleton pregnancy; 3) arrived in Canada within the last 12 months; 5) Able to read, write and speak English; and 6) live in Calgary, Alberta
Exclusion criteria:
You are not eligible to participate if you 1) were born in Canada, 2) over 35 weeks pregnant and 3) understand English consent forms
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Contact information
Xinyuan Li Postdoctoral Research Fellow Developmental Neuroimaging Lab Department of Radiology, University of Calgary Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Principal investigator:
Catherine Lebel
Clinical trial:
No
REB-ID:
REB25-1099