The Fort McMurray Mommy Baby Study: A Protocol to Reduce Maternal Stress Due to the 2016 Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada Wildfire

• Published in: Frontiers in Public Health
• Main Authors: Ashley Hyde, Barbara S. E. Verstraeten, Joanne K. Olson, Suzanne King, Suzette Brémault-Phillips, David M. Olson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: natural disaster; wildfire; pregnancy; prenatal maternal stress; maternal mental health; resilience; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Canada; Fort McMurray; Wood Buffalo
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.601375; https://doaj.org/article/a67da232b3584a2c81744370f436d38b

Introduction: Data show that maternal stress triggered by exposure to a natural disaster before, during or just after pregnancy is associated with adverse pregnancy and newborn outcomes. In this paper, the first aim is to describe our efforts to test a simple, low-cost intervention to large numbers...