Reports & Presentations
Technical reports and previous presentations are available below.
Coming soon: 12-14 Year Maternal and Youth Reports
These reports will describe data from AOF participants from the most recent 12-14 year maternal and youth surveys. These reports will describe our findings in areas of connectness, screen time, school and work, and physical and mental health.
Reports
Early Experiences of Albertan Families During COVID-19
In collaboration with the Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition Study, this report describes data collected from approximately 2,000 Albertan mothers, where APrON and AOF pooled together resources to capture the impacts of the first 3 to 4 months of the COVID-19 pandemic on families in Alberta.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on All Our Families
This report describes data collected from approximately 1,000 All Our Families participants and their children from the first COVID-19 Impact Survey. Areas of mental health and well-being, screen time, school and daily life, and social connectedness were captured within the first 3 to 4 months of the pandemic.
Early Childhood Experiences of Albertan Families
This report presents findings from All Our Families mothers and children at five years of age with respect to demographics, lifestyle, mental health, social support, service utilization, physical health, parenting, and child development outcomes. Five year data collection began in June 2014 and ended in October 2017.
All Our Families: Mother-Baby Dyads at 3 Years
This report presents findings from All Our Families mothers and children at 3 years of age. Specifically, this describes the AOF cohort with respect to demographics, lifestyle, mental health, social support, service utilization, physical health, parenting experience, and parent-child interaction.
Early Experiences of Albertan Mothers and Babies
This report summarized the data collected from the 2 year follow-up questionnaire. Specifically, this describes participant's demographics, lifestyle, mental health, social support, commmunity resource use, child health, child development, and parenting at two years post delivery.
Risk and Resilience Factors for Early Child Development
This report describes the risk and protective factors for child developmental delay at 12 months. Factors examined in relationship to child development included maternal mental health, social support, socioeconomic status, service utilization, and community engagement. This report reports on questionnaires distributed at 4 and 12 months postpartum on parenting, social support, lifestyle, mental health, and child development.
Presentations
Enduring Value of the AOF Pregnancy Cohort
In December 2022 Dr. Sheila McDonald presented on the benefits of the All Our Families longitudinal pregnancy cohort study, including the types of research we've conducted over the past ten years (e.g., maternal mental health, breastfeeding practices, child development, and psychometric properties of mental health scales).
Experiences of Albertan Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This presentation shares data from the three COVID-19 surveys that were completed by All Our Families mothers and youth during the pandemic (from May 2020 to January 2022), with a particular focus on mental health outcomes.
SHEInnovates Women and Global Innovation
In 2019, Dr. Suzanne Tough was recognized by the United Nations as one of the Top 100 women from around the world who have contributed to mentoring, supporting and empowering women. In 2020, she was asked by SHEInnovates to present her research at the SHEInnovates Women and Global Innovation Campaign by the United Nations Global Innovation Coalition for Change.