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| Susan WattSummaryAffiliation: McMaster University Country: Canada Publications
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The effect of delivery method on breastfeeding initiation from the The Ontario Mother and Infant Study (TOMIS) IIISusan Watt
School of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 41:728-37. 2012..To report on the relationship between delivery method (cesarean vs. vaginal) and type (planned vs. unplanned) and breastfeeding initiation in hospital and continuation to 6 weeks postpartum as self-reported by study participants...
A cross-sectional study of early identification of postpartum depression: implications for primary care providers from The Ontario Mother & Infant SurveySusan Watt
School of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
BMC Fam Pract 3:5. 2002..In particular, this paper looks at a subgroup of women who score >or= 12 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Survey (EPDS)...
Implementation of a health care policy: an analysis of barriers and facilitators to practice changeSusan Watt
School of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
BMC Health Serv Res 5:53. 2005..The purpose of this paper is to examine how a health policy initiative was implemented in two different parts of a health care system and to analyze the barriers and facilitators to achieving practice change...
Postpartum health, service needs, and access to care experiences of immigrant and Canadian-born womenWendy Sword
School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 35:717-27. 2006..To describe immigrant women's postpartum health, service needs, access to services, and service use during the first 4 weeks following hospital discharge compared to women born in Canada...
The Ontario Mother and Infant Study (TOMIS) III: a multi-site cohort study of the impact of delivery method on health, service use, and costs of care in the first postpartum yearWendy Sword
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 9:16. 2009....
The impact of a new universal postpartum program on breastfeeding outcomesDebbie Sheehan
Family Health Division, City of Hamilton Public Health Services, Dundas, ON, Canada
J Hum Lact 22:398-408. 2006..Discontinuation before 4 weeks postdischarge was associated with maternal attitudes toward breastfeeding, formula feeding or supplementation in hospital, infant readmission, and use of walk-in clinics for infant care...
Implementation, uptake, and impact of a provincial postpartum programWendy Sword
School of Nursing, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Can J Nurs Res 36:60-82. 2004..This study raises questions about the utility of the postpartum program as currently implemented and highlights the need for further research...
Learning needs of postpartum women: does socioeconomic status matter?Wendy Sword
School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Birth 32:86-92. 2005..This study's aim was to examine women's concerns at the time of hospital discharge and unmet learning needs as self-identified at 4 weeks after discharge...
An ecological quantification of the relationships between water, sanitation and infant, child, and maternal mortalityJune J Cheng
Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Environ Health 11:4. 2012..Our study attempts to quantify these relationships globally using country-level data: How much does improving access to water and sanitation influence infant, child, and maternal mortality?..
