Term: Prenatal and Family Risk Factors

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2008-11-18

Definition:

These are risk factors associated with poor child outcomes. In Brownell et al. (2008), six prenatal and family risk factors were investigated, based on information contained in the two-stage screening process for families in Manitoba Health's Families First program. These include:

1. maternal substance use during pregnancy,
   
2. maternal smoking during pregnancy,
   
3. degree of social support,
   
4. maternal depression,
   
5. maternal education, and
   
6. relationship distress.

Related concepts 

• Families First Screening (FFS) / BabyFirst Screening (BFS) - Method of Creating a FFS / BFS Dataset

Related terms 

• Families First
• Families First Screen (FFS) / Screening Form
• Maternal Depression
• Maternal Education
• Maternal Substance Abuse
• Mothers with 3+ Risk Factors on Families First Screening
• Prenatal Care Visits (PCV) / Prenatal Care (PNC) / Prenatal Doctor Visits
• Prenatal Smoking / Smoking During Pregnancy
• Relationship Distress
• Social Isolation

References 

• Brownell M, De Coster C, Penfold R, Derksen S, Au W, Schultz J, Dahl M. Manitoba Child Health Atlas Update. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2008. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)