The British Columbia Healthy Connections Project: findings on socioeconomic disadvantage in early pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal exposure to socioeconomic disadvantage increases the risk of child injuries and subsequent child developmental and mental health problems - particularly for young mothers. To inform early intervention planning, this research therefore aimed to describe the health and social adversities experienced by a cohort of girls and young women in early pregnancy in British Columbia (BC), Canada.

Methods

Participants were recruited for the BC Healthy Connections Project (BCHCP), a randomized controlled trial examining the effectiveness of Nurse-Family Partnership, a home visitation program, in improving child and maternal outcomes. Baseline data were collected from 739 participants on trial entry. Participants were selected on the basis of preparing to parent for th

SUBMITTER: Catherine NLA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6704647 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature