as always, you are the best!

On 8/10/07, Sarah Beaman-Jones <sbeaman at webster.edu> wrote:

>

> 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

> >

> >

>

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-- 
Lisa Bernstein
Executive Director
The What To Expect Foundation
144 W. 80th Street
New York, NY 10024
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www.whattoexpect.org

Providing prenatal health and literacy support so that women in need know
what to expect when expecting.
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