BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260628T195707EDT-7545t0RC4L@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260628T235707Z DESCRIPTION: \n\nPhD Oral Defense of Anne Marie Chomat\, Institute of Paras itology.\n\nDespite decades of nutrition interventions\, Guatemala has one of the highest rates of child stunting in the world\, especially affectin g its indigenous population. Impaired linear growth may be a consequence o f maternal stresses associated not only with malnutrition and infection bu t also with psychosocial factors\, the effects of which may be mediated by cortisol. In 8 marginalized rural Mam-Mayan communities in the Western Hi ghlands\, to (1) characterize women’s exposure to nutrition\, infection an d psychosocial stressors vs. resilience factors\, (2) describe the materna l diurnal salivary cortisol rhythm in pregnancy and postpartum (PP) and ex plore its association with psychosocial variables\, (3) assess the cumulat ive impact of maternal-level factors (nutritional\, infectious\, psychosoc ial)\, social factors (autonomy\, social support\, domestic violence)\, an d household factors (socioeconomic status\, food security) on early infant growth\, and (4) evaluate whether maternal cortisol may be a mediator in the vertical transmission of stress.\n\nEveryone in the 91ºÚÁÏÍø community i s welcome to attend a PhD oral defense. Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our PhD candidates.\n\n \n\n \n DTSTART:20160217T190000Z DTEND:20160217T190000Z LOCATION:Room P-117\, Parasitology Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue \, H9X 3V9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road SUMMARY:PhD Oral Defense: Maternal stressors impact maternal wellbeing and cortisol and infant growth in rural Guatemala: insights from qualitative a nd quantitative approaches URL:/macdonald/channels/event/phd-oral-defense-materna l-stressors-impact-maternal-wellbeing-and-cortisol-and-infant-growth-rural -258203 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR