Intergenerational disadvantage: Why maternal mental health matters
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About this event
Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures warmly invites you to attend the release of a new Koi Tū Evidence Brief – Intergenerational Disadvantage: Why Maternal Mental Health Matters.
Date: Tuesday 18 May 2021, 5.30pm – 7pm
Venue: Koi Tū, Level 7, 18 Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland.
RSVP: Friday 14 May
New research analysis shows even mild to moderate maternal stress during pregnancy can have adverse effects on a child’s brain development and result in lifelong effects that can flow on to future generations.
Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, Professor Richie Poulton and Dr Felicia Low will discuss the importance of supporting women in pregnancy to help address the cycle of intergenerational disadvantage.
Organiser Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures
Organiser of Intergenerational disadvantage: Why maternal mental health matters
Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures is an independent and apolitical think tank and research centre based at the University of Auckland.
We generate robust research, knowledge and tools to address critical long-term global and national issues arising from rapid social, economic, technological and environmental change.
