Shahirose Premji, University of Calgary

Research

China Depression Implementation Science Mental Health Perinatal Depression Antenatal Anxiety Antenatal Depression Chronic Stress

Latest papers

Data harmonization and data pooling from cohort studies: a practical approach for data management.
International journal of population data science · 2021
Neighbourhood socioeconomic status modifies the association between anxiety and depression during pregnancy and preterm birth: a Community-based Canadian cohort study.
BMJ open · 2020
Review of educational interventions to increase traditional birth attendants' neonatal resuscitation self-efficacy.
Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives · 2019

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Screening and management of perinatal depression within primary care
CIHR · 2017 · Nominated PI
$292,560
Psychosocial distress during pregnancy and pathways to preterm birth: Building evidence in LMIC to guide targeted psychosocial interventions
CIHR · 2016 · Nominated PI
$669,374
The influence of psychosocial health during pregnancy and postpartum on infant outcomes in a high-risk sample
CIHR · 2011 · Nominated PI
$24,979

All 3 grants and awards

11 publications.

01

Data harmonization and data pooling from cohort studies: a practical approach for data management.

Adhikari K, Patten SB, Patel AB, Premji S, Tough S, Letourneau N, Giesbrecht G, Metcalfe A

International journal of population data science2021

DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v6i1.1680 PMID: 34888420

02

Neighbourhood socioeconomic status modifies the association between anxiety and depression during pregnancy and preterm birth: a Community-based Canadian cohort study.

Adhikari K, Patten SB, Williamson T, Patel AB, Premji S, Tough S, Letourneau N, Giesbrecht G, Metcalfe A

BMJ open2020

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031035 PMID: 32047008

03

Review of educational interventions to increase traditional birth attendants' neonatal resuscitation self-efficacy.

Mendhi MM, Cartmell KB, Newman SD, Premji S, Pope C

Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.04.016 PMID: 29793845

04

Patterns of change in anxiety and depression during pregnancy predict preterm birth.

Doktorchik C, Premji S, Slater D, Williamson T, Tough S, Patten S

Journal of affective disorders2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.10.001 PMID: 29053978

05

Variation in Maternal Co-morbidities and Obstetric Interventions across Area-Level Socio-economic Status: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Adhikari Dahal K, Premji S, Patel AB, Williamson T, Peng M, Metcalfe A

Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology2017

DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12370 PMID: 28590511

06

Prenatal Maternal Anxiety as a Risk Factor for Preterm Birth and the Effects of Heterogeneity on This Relationship: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Rose MS, Pana G, Premji S

BioMed research international2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1155/2016/8312158 PMID: 27298829

07

Decision-making and evidence use during the process of prenatal record review in Canada: a multiphase qualitative study.

Semenic S, Edwards N, Premji S, Olson J, Williams B, Montgomery P

BMC pregnancy and childbirth2015

DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0503-6 PMID: 25881034

08

Erratum to: Perinatal Distress in Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Allostatic Load as a Framework to Examine the Effect of Perinatal Distress on Preterm Birth and Infant Health.

Premji S, MiGHT

Maternal and child health journal2015First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1539-3 PMID: 24924624

09

Perinatal distress in women in low- and middle-income countries: allostatic load as a framework to examine the effect of perinatal distress on preterm birth and infant health.

Premji S

Maternal and child health journal2014First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1479-y PMID: 24748241

10

Sociocultural influences on newborn health in the first 6 weeks of life: qualitative study in a fishing village in Karachi, Pakistan.

Premji S, Khowaja S, Meherali S, Forgeron R

BMC pregnancy and childbirth2014First author

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-232 PMID: 25030836

Screening and management of perinatal depression within primary care

Nominated PICIHR2017Team Grant: GACD Mental Health - Canada-China

Principal investigators: Premji, Shahirose S

Keywords: China; Depression; Implementation Science; Mental Health; Perinatal Depression

$292,560

Psychosocial distress during pregnancy and pathways to preterm birth: Building evidence in LMIC to guide targeted psychosocial interventions

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Premji, Shahirose S; Jehan, Imtiaz; Letourneau, Nicole L; Shaikh, Kiran S; Yim, Ilona S

Keywords: Antenatal Anxiety; Antenatal Depression; Chronic Stress; Pregnancy Outcome; Pregnancy Stress; Pregnancy-Related Anxiety; Preterm Birth

$669,374

The influence of psychosocial health during pregnancy and postpartum on infant outcomes in a high-risk sample

Nominated PICIHR2011Planning Grants

Principal investigators: Premji, Shahirose S; Jehan, Imtiaz; Letourneau, Nicole L

Keywords: Anxiety; Cortisol; Depression; Infant Outcomes; Maternal-Infant Interactions; Postpartum Depression; Prental Stress; Preterm Birth; Psychosocial Characteristics

$24,979

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Community Health Sciences
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Psychology
Pediatrics
Physiology and Pharmacology
Medicine
Nursing Sciences
Other

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Tyler Williamson

Community Health Sciences

3 shared papers, latest 2020

Amy Metcalfe

Obstetrics and Gynecology

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Mingkai Peng

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Nancy Edwards

Nursing Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Donna Slater

Physiology and Pharmacology

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Scott Patten

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2018

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Data harmonization and data pooling from cohort studies: a practical approach for data management.

Neighbourhood socioeconomic status modifies the association between anxiety and depression during pregnancy and preterm birth: a Community-based Canadian cohort study.

Review of educational interventions to increase traditional birth attendants' neonatal resuscitation self-efficacy.

Patterns of change in anxiety and depression during pregnancy predict preterm birth.

Variation in Maternal Co-morbidities and Obstetric Interventions across Area-Level Socio-economic Status: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Prenatal Maternal Anxiety as a Risk Factor for Preterm Birth and the Effects of Heterogeneity on This Relationship: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Decision-making and evidence use during the process of prenatal record review in Canada: a multiphase qualitative study.

Erratum to: Perinatal Distress in Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Allostatic Load as a Framework to Examine the Effect of Perinatal Distress on Preterm Birth and Infant Health.

Perinatal distress in women in low- and middle-income countries: allostatic load as a framework to examine the effect of perinatal distress on preterm birth and infant health.

Sociocultural influences on newborn health in the first 6 weeks of life: qualitative study in a fishing village in Karachi, Pakistan.

Screening and management of perinatal depression within primary care

Psychosocial distress during pregnancy and pathways to preterm birth: Building evidence in LMIC to guide targeted psychosocial interventions

The influence of psychosocial health during pregnancy and postpartum on infant outcomes in a high-risk sample

Frequent collaborators