Here is another source:
http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_744.html

Sarah Beaman-Jones,
Literacy Program Developer
LIFT-Missouri
815 Olive Street, Suite 22
St. Louis, MO  63101

314-678-4443 ext. 206
800-729-4443
314-678-2938 [fax]
sbeaman at webster.edu
www.lift-missouri.org





On 8/10/07 11:01 AM, "Bennett, Ian" <Ian.Bennett at uphs.upenn.edu> wrote:


> Hiya Lisa,

> There are a number of studies that have shown a link between depressive

> symptomatology in mothers of young children and literacy which is not exactly

> the same as maternal depression but close. I have studied depressive

> symptomatology in pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period and have found

> an independent association between low literacy and elevated depressive

> symptomatology. I am working on the manuscript for the postpartum case among

> African American inner city women but an analysis of Latinas with poor English

> proficiency was published earlier this year. The interesting thing about that

> is that the risk was associated with low literacy in the native language

> suggesting that it is somehow independent of low literacy in English - how we

> don't know.

> Literacy and depressive symptomatology among pregnant Latinas with limited

> English proficiency.

> By Bennett, Ian M.; Culhane, Jennifer F.; McCollum, Kelly F.; Mathew, Leny;

> Elo, Irma T.

> American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 2007 Apr Vol 77(2) 243-248

> 

> Ian Bennett

> 

> ________________________________

> 

> From: povertyracewomen-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Lisa Bernstein

> Sent: Fri 8/10/2007 11:07 AM

> To: The Poverty, Race,Women and Literacy Discussion List

> Cc: Eve Weiss

> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 973] Re: Job announcement

> 

> 

> Hi all, I wonder if I could get some advice, help guidance on current

> research.

>  

> I'm looking for links between poverty and depression (specifically perinatal

> depression) and literacy skills and depression (I don't think anyone has

> studied literacy and perinatal depression.)

>  

> Perinatal - pre and postpartum depression is finally gaining the attention and

> research it so desperately needs.  But much of the research and attention is

> going to the Brooke Shields of the world rather than our population.  I'm

> hoping to create some linkages as a call for research in the areas of poverty,

> literacy levels and perinatal depression.  If there's any research anyone on

> the list has done, or articles you think I should be sure to look at, or even

> a quote you would like to give me from your own anecdotal experience it would

> be VERY much appreciated.  Thanks all,

> Lisa

>  

>