About:
Dr. Janny Xue Chen Ke, Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Pharmacology &Therapeutics, UBC (jannyke@interchange.ubc.ca) and Dr. Marianne Vidler, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, UBC (marianne.vidler@cw.bc.ca) are conducting this study to better understand the postpartum experience, identify risk factors for postpartum anxiety and assess the acceptability of online screening.
This study is funded by the Providence Health Care Research Institute and the BC Ministry of Health.
Study Overview:
Participants will be invited to complete 7 brief questionnaires on the topics of: anxiety, depression, persistent pain and opioid use, anger, quality of life, social support and sleep. These questionnaires are going to be shown as short separated surveys and with respective instructions. Each questionnaire should take 5-15 minutes, and the total time to participate is expected to take 1.5 hours, which includes reading the study background, the consent process, and all questionnaires.
The PAC study has completed participant recruitment. Thank you for your participation.
Contact:
If you have any questions, please contact us at pac.study@ubc.ca.
Check out the results of our initial pilot study:
Helpful Postpartum Health Resources:
Crisis and Immediate Mental Health Support:
- Crisis Line (24/7): 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
- Mental Health Support Line:310-6789
- Indigenous Crisis Line (Kuu-us Crisis Line Society) (24/7) 250-723-4050, Toll-Free: 1-800-588-8717
- Fraser Health Crisis line (24/7): 604-951-8855, Toll Free 1-877-820-7444
- Interior Crisis Line (24/7): 1-888-353-CARE (2273)
- Vancouver Island Crisis Line (24/7): 1-888-494-3888
- Northern BC Crisis Line (24/7): 1-888-562-1214
- Online Chat Service (12 pm – 1 am): www.CrisisCentreChat.ca
Postpartum health and well-being:
- Pacific Postpartum Support Society (Mon-Fri, 10 am – 3 pm): Call or text: 604-255-7999, Toll-Free: 1-855-255-7999, http://postpartum.org/
- Health Link BC: 811 or www.healthlinkbc.ca
- HealthLinkBC Parents’ Handbook of Pregnancy and Baby Care- https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/babys-best-chance
- First Nations Health Authority (FNHA): https://www.fnha.ca/what-we-do/maternal-child-and-family-health/maternal-and-child-health
- BC Women’s Hospital: http://www.bcwomens.ca/health-info/pregnancy-parenting/caring-for-yourself-after-birth
- Perinatal Services BC: http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/health-info
- BC Reproductive Mental Health: https://www.reproductivementalhealth.ca/resources
- Self-care program for women with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/BCRH_selfcare_BW_05_v4.pdf
- Coping with anxiety during pregnancy and after birth: https://reproductivementalhealth.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/resources/files/bcrmh_anxietyguide_final_whole_document.pdf
- Coping with Depression During Pregnancy and Following the Birth: https://reproductivementalhealth.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/resources/files/coping_with_depression.pdf
- Maternity and Babies Advice Line (MaBAL) – a resource for rural and remote First Nations communities: https://www.fnha.ca/what-we-do/ehealth/maternity-and-babies-advice-line
- SmartParent: https://www.smartparentcanada.ca/
Breastfeeding:
- HealthLinkBC Breastfeeding (Available in multiple languages): https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding my baby guide: http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/Documents/Resources/Breastfeeding/BreastfeedingMyBabyGuide.pdf
- Public Health Agency of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/childhood-adolescence/stages-childhood/infancy-birth-two-years/breastfeeding-infant-nutrition/valuable-tips-successful-breastfeeding.html
Other useful resources:
- 211 British Columbia (24/7)
- BC Continence Clinic: http://www.bcwomens.ca/our-services/gynecology/continence-clinic