The implications of maternal overweight and obesity on the course of pregnancy and birth outcomes.

abstract：:Objectives To ascertain the association between caesarean delivery and breastfeeding practices in China. Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Zhao J,Zhao Y,Du M,Binns CW,Lee AH

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The project aims were to (1) develop an observational Health and Safety Checklist to assess health and safety practices and conditions in early care and education (ECE) programs using Stepping Stones To Caring For Our Children, 3rd Edition national standards, (2) pilot test the Checklist, completed by nurse ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Alkon A,Rose R,Wolff M,Kotch JB,Aronson SS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to determine the association between unmarried status and infant mortality among twins born to teenagers. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective cohort study on twin live births to teenagers in the United States from 1995 through 1998 using the Vital Records assembled by the Nati...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Salihu HM,Mbuba CK,Oluwatade OJ,Aliyu MH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gestational weight gain (GWG) guidelines of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) aim to optimize birth outcomes and reduce pregnancy complications. The GWG guidelines are set based on the prepregnancy weight status and optimal weight gain at different trimesters of pregnancy. Dietary references intakes (DRIs) of the IO...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Shin D,Bianchi L,Chung H,Weatherspoon L,Song WO

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The nutritional status in the first 5 years of life has lifelong and inter-generational impacts on individual's potential and development. This study described the trend of stunting and its risk factors in children under 5 years of age between 2001 and 2016 in Nepal. METHODS:The study used datasets from t...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Budhathoki SS,Bhandari A,Gurung R,Gurung A,Kc A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lack of local data on pregnancy intendedness poses a serious problem for those responsible for regional program development and evaluation. This article demonstrates how the Boulder County Health Department addressed this problem by conducting its own assessment. The information gathered served as the basis f...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Shupe AK,Smith AE,Stout CL,McLaughlin H

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Compare mothers' reports of injuries for infants and toddlers sleeping with crib-bumpers/mesh-liners/no-barriers and reasons for these sleep environment choices. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey of mothers subscribing to a parenting magazine and using crib bumpers (n = 224), mesh liners (n = 262), and no bar...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Scheers NJ,Dayton C,Batcher M,Thach BT

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore women's attitudes and practices related to douching. METHODS:We conducted focus groups between July and December 1999 with 34 black and 27 white women enrolled in a managed care plan in Memphis, Tennessee. Participants were at least 18 years of age and had douched at some time in their lives. Fiv...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Gazmararian JA,Bruce FC,Kendrick JS,Grace CC,Wynn S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives To examine the relationships between prepregnancy diabetes mellitus (DM), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and prepregnancy body mass index, with several adverse birth outcomes: preterm delivery (PTB), low birthweight (LBW), and macrosomia, comparing American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) with othe...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Anderson KG,Spicer P,Peercy MT

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Prenatal maternal metabolic problems such as pre-pregnancy adiposity, excess gestational weight gain, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are associated with an increased risk of psychopathology in offspring. We examined whether these exposures were linked to symptoms of emotional and behavioral problem...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Krzeczkowski JE,Lau A,Fitzpatrick J,Tamana S,Smithson L,de Souza R,Kozyrskyj AL,Lefebvre D,Becker AB,Subbarao P,Turvey SE,Pei J,Schmidt LA,Sears MR,Van Lieshout RJ,Mandhane PJ,CHILD Study Investigators.

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early return to work after childbirth has been increasing among working mothers in the US. We assessed the relationship between access to employer-offered maternity leave (EOML) (both paid and unpaid) and uptake and duration of maternity leave following childbirth in a socio-economically diverse sample of full-time wo...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Guendelman S,Goodman J,Kharrazi M,Lahiff M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The impact of caring for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) on their families' finances and employment was studied. METHODS:Data from the 2001 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs were used to measure financial and employment problems. The level of impact was examined by c...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Viner-Brown SI,Kim HK

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital policies and practices related to breastfeeding may have long-term health effects. The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (WHO/UNICEF) provide an evidence-based standard, which may be used to assess individual hospitals. We assessed implementation, and factors related to implementation, of the Te...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Grizzard TA,Bartick M,Nikolov M,Griffin BA,Lee KG

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Psychosocial services for low-income pregnant women vary widely in practice, and validated indicators of effective performance are lacking. The study presented here aims to determine whether a measure of provider compliance with a psychosocial service delivery guideline is associated with improved birth outco...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Wilkinson DS,Korenbrot CC,Greene J

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives The present study investigates the influence of joint feeding preferences of both the mother and father on initiation and duration of breastfeeding. Methods Data from the Infant Feeding Practices Study II was analyzed. Female participants in a national consumer opinion panel were followed from pregnancy thr...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Wang S,Guendelman S,Harley K,Eskenazi B

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe the state variation, demographic and family characteristics of children eligible for public health insurance but uninsured. Using data from the National Survey of Children's Health we selected a subset of children living in households with incomes <200 % of the federal poverty level, who are generally elig...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Crocetti M,Ghazarian SR,Myles D,Ogbuoji O,Cheng TL

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on the effect of family structure on childhood obesity is scarce. This study examines the effect of number of parents and number of siblings on US children's body mass index (BMI) and risk of obesity. We conducted a secondary data analysis of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K)...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Chen AY,Escarce JJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses characteristics that are associated with enhanced maternal and child health (MCH) epidemiology functioning in state health agencies. The concept of the "MCH Epidemiology Effort" is introduced as "the epidemiologic work carried out by multiple units and agencies aimed at informing program planning ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Rosenberg D,Herman-Roloff A,Kennelly J,Handler A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives This study examines the associations between specific maternity care practices and breastfeeding duration for Spanish-speaking Hispanic, English-speaking Hispanic, non-Hispanic Native American, and non-Hispanic White women. Methods We analyzed data from the 2012-2014 New Mexico Pregnancy Risk Assessment Mon...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Sebastian RA,Coronado E,Otero MD,McKinney CR,Ramos MM

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Depression profoundly impairs psychosocial functioning. Depression can have disruptive effects on a person's family, with significant impact on the psychosocial development of the children. Recent research suggests that a mother's depressive symptoms may increase parenting stress and that parenting stress may...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Kern JK,West EY,Grannemann BD,Greer TL,Snell LM,Cline LL,VanBeveren TT,Heartwell SF,Kleiber BA,Trivedi MH

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe and evaluate recruitment techniques used to enroll 152 healthy pregnant women fewer than 15 weeks gestation into a prospective study of environmental chemical exposure during pregnancy. Posters, a website, online and print advertising, recruitment emails, media coverage, recruitment from clinic waiting roo...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Webster GM,Teschke K,Janssen PA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:New Heights is a voluntary school-based program that provides a well-defined system of supports for expectant and parenting students in Washington, DC, and was found to be effective at improving educational outcomes. This study explores the program elements and practices that, when used together, improved ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Asheer S,Zief S,Neild R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the association between prenatal smoking and small for gestational age (SGA) infants among adolescent women in West Virginia, taking into account sociodemographic and health-related factors. Methods Secondary data analysis was conducted using the 2005-2010 West Virgin...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Ahmadi-Montecalvo H,Haile ZT,Umer A,Chertok IR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Air pollution exposure may contribute to the development of preeclampsia and hypertension during pregnancy. However, the evidence for such a relation is still limited. We investigated the associations between exposure for moderate to low levels of air pollution during pregnancy and preeclampsia and gestatio...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Madsen C,Håberg SE,Aamodt G,Stigum H,Magnus P,London SJ,Nystad W,Nafstad P

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Characteristics of Northern Plains American Indian maternal grandmothers who had grandchildren with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) or incomplete FAS are described to more effectively prevent fetal FAS and alcohol use during pregnancy. METHODS:Study 1 had 27 maternal grandmothers who had grandchildren with F...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Kvigne VL,Leonardson GR,Borzelleca J,Welty TK

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To examine changes in the prevalence and odds of unmet healthcare needs and healthcare utilization among low-income women of reproductive age (WRA) after Ohio's 2014, ACA-associated Medicaid expansion, which extended coverage to non-senior adults with a family income ≤ 138% of the federal poverty level. Meth...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Farietta TP,Lu B,Tumin R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective Appropriate and timely complementary feeding practices are fundamental to a child's growth, health, and development during the first 2 years of life. This study aimed to understand (1) Ghanaian mother's complementary feeding practices, and (2) their perceived and observed impacts of complementary feeding on ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Egyir BK,Ramsay SA,Bilderback B,Safaii S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current COVID-19 pandemic in Kashmir along with lockdown measures-ordered to prevent the spread of the disease-has added further trauma to the fragile mental health system in Kashmir. There may be unquantifiable repercussions of the current epidemic on the emotional status of women during the perinatal period. The...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Shoib S,Arafat SMY,Ahmad W

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:West Virginia has one of the highest prenatal smoking prevalence rates in the nation. While overall national prenatal smoking rates have been declining, the prevalence rates in West Virginia continue to climb. Smoking in pregnancy has been associated with deleterious health outcomes in infants, including decreased bir...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Chertok IR,Luo J,Anderson RH

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual violence is a significant public health problem, and has been linked to adverse effects on women's physical and mental health. Although some advances in the research have been made, more scientific exploration is needed to understand the potential association between sexual violence and women's reproductive hea...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： McMahon PM,Goodwin MM,Stringer G

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00