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Low Weight Births
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/11/03
Proportion of infants born weighing less than 2,500 grams, 1986-2003, for Elgin County and Ontario.
Low birth weight_06.pdf


Adolescent Pregnancy
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/11/02
Rate of adolescent pregnancy for women in Elgin County and Ontario, for 1986 through 2003.
Teen pregnancy_06.pdf


Rate of Live Birth
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/11/01
Rate of live birth reported for women living in Elgin County and Ontario for 1986 to 2003.
Live births_06.pdf


Parent Survey: Parenting 2006
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/05/01
Findings of the 2004 and 2005-06 Elgin-St. Thomas Parent Surveys is presented regarding parent-child interactions such as frequency of praising, playing, laughing, and doing special things together. A short section about parents' awareness of childhood vaccines as well as children's participation in sports and sedentary activities is also included.
Parenting 2006.pdf


Snapshot on...Prenatal Health (2006)
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/04/28
Findings of the 2004 and 2005-06 Elgin-St. Thomas Parent surveys and the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey are presented. Information about Elgin County women's access to prenatal health care, prenatal supplementation with folic acid, alcohol use during pregnancy and knowledge of the possible effects of its use, as well as tobacco use during pregnancy are provided in this short report.
prenatal health_2006.pdf


Snapshot on...Breastfeeding
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/04/25
Findings of the 2004 and 2005-06 Elgin-St. Thomas Parent surveys are presented along with corresponding data from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey. Information about breastfeeding initiation, duration, reasons for quitting, knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, and attitudes about breastfeeding in public are presented in the report.
breastfeeding_2006.pdf


Snapshot on...Alcohol and Pregnancy
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2003/12/29
A brief description of the incidence of alcohol-related birth defects, alcohol use during pregnancy, and RRFSS results on the knowledge and attitudes of Elgin County residents about alcohol use during pregnancy.
pregnancy_alcohol 2004.pdf


Postpartum Depression: A Review of the Literature
Author(s): Sarah Leitch
Published Date: 2002/12/31
A review of the current literature regarding postpartum depression. Includes a description of postpartum depression, possible causes, detection/screening and treatments options.
Postpartum Depression.pdf