Term: Social Isolation

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2012-11-05

Definition:

Inadequate social support. In Heaman et al. (2012), it describes women who lack social support and/or are experiencing seclusion in terms of culture, language, or geography as assessed by the public health nurse on the Families First Screening Form.

Related concepts 

• Maternal and Newborn Health Status Indicators

Related terms 

• Families First Screen (FFS) / Screening Form
• Peripartum Social Isolation
• Prenatal and Family Risk Factors
• Public Health Nurses (PHNs)

References 

• Heaman M, Kingston D, Helewa M, Brownell M, Derksen S, Bogdanovic B, McGowan K, Bailly A. Perinatal Services and Outcomes in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)