Pregnancy wantedness and child attachment security: is there a relationship?

abstract：:Giving birth remains a dangerous endeavour for many of the world's women. Progress to improve this has been slow in sub-Saharan Africa. The second delay, where transport infrastructure is key in allowing a woman to reach care, has been a relatively neglected field of study. Six eRanger motorbike ambulances, specifical...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Bhopal SS,Halpin SJ,Gerein N

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction The American Academy of Pediatrics discourages spanking, especially of infants and young toddlers. This study examines the association between maternal immigrant generation and reported spanking of 1-year-old children, and whether this association is impacted by domestic violence (DV). Methods We conducte...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Ragavan MI,Griffith K,Bair-Merritt M,Cabral HJ,Kistin CJ

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our exploratory study examined rural-urban differences in dental care utilization during early childhood among Medicaid-enrolled children aged younger than 4 years in South Carolina. We conducted a secondary data analysis using Medicaid data. Dependent variables included preventive dental visits, use of medical settin...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Martin AB,Vyavaharkar M,Veschusio C,Kirby H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction The Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) program is a home visiting program, utilizing peer mentors to improve maternal/child health outcomes in underserved communities. Findings are presented from a randomized clinical trial (RCT) testing the efficacy of the MIHOW model in a sample of Hispanic ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Lutenbacher M,Elkins T,Dietrich MS,Riggs A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assess how countries in regions of the world where maternal mortality is highest-South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa-are performing with regards to providing women with vital elements of the continuum of care. METHODS:Using recent Demographic and Health Survey data from nine countries including 18,036 women...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Singh K,Story WT,Moran AC

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Obesity before and during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects for mother and child, but little is known about physical activity and consumption patterns among reproductive-aged women. The goal of this study is to identify behaviors of nonpregnant reproductive-aged women associated with normal weigh...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Bello JK,Stulberg DB,Zhou Y,Wang C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives To examine the association between having a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and healthcare expenditures and quality of care for children with special health care needs (CSHCN). Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 8802 CSHCN using the 2008-2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. A PCMH ind...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Lin CW,Romley JA,Carlin C

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Compare the relationship between childbearing intentions, maternal behaviors, and pregnancy outcomes in a group of early/middle adolescents versus a group of late adolescents (specifically high school seniors, high school graduates, and GED certificate recipients). METHODS:The reasons given by a racially/ethni...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Sheeder J,Tocce K,Stevens-Simon C

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In July 2018 the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics released a benchmark encouraging early care and education (ECE) programs, including child care centers and family child care homes, to incorporate cultural and religious food preferences of children into meals. We examined the extent to which states were alr...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Ayers Looby A,Frost N,Gonzalez-Nahm S,Grossman ER,Ralston Aoki J,Benjamin-Neelon SE

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the scientific evidence for prenatal programming of childhood overweight and obesity, and discuss its implications for MCH research, practice, and policy. METHODS:A systematic review of observational studies examining the relationship between prenatal exposures and childhood overweight and obesity ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Huang JS,Lee TA,Lu MC

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：:To investigate associations of trimester-specific GWG with fetal birth size and BMI at age 5 years. We examined 3,015 singleton births to women without pregnancy complications from the Child Health and Development Studies prospective cohort with measured weights during pregnancy. We used multivariable regression to ex...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Margerison-Zilko CE,Shrimali BP,Eskenazi B,Lahiff M,Lindquist AR,Abrams BF

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To characterize cumulative physiologic dysfunction (CPD) in pregnancy as a measure of the biological effects of chronic stress and to examine its associations with gestational age and birth weight. Methods Women ≤28 weeks gestation were enrolled from obstetric clinics in Rochester, NY and followed through th...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： McKee KS,Seplaki C,Fisher S,Groth SW,Fernandez ID

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Vaccine preventable diseases are making a comeback in the US. However, research is lacking on illness representations of vaccine preventable diseases and their application in improving childhood immunization. Objective We utilized the common sense model of self-regulation to examine illness representations ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Garg R,Meraya A,Murray PJ,Kelly K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the impact of "This Side Up" T-shirts on parental practices in Nebraska. METHODS:A random sample of 3,210 Nebraska women who gave birth in 2004, stratified by race/ethnicity, was mailed a brief questionnaire on their receipt of a T-shirt and SIDS risk reduction materials at their birthing hospital...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Barnes-Josiah DL,Eurek P,Huffman S,Heusinkvelt J,Severe-Oforah J,Schwalberg R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess trends in prenatal discussions about HIV testing and prenatal HIV testing during the period 1996-2001. METHODS:Using data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, a population-based postpartum survey of women, we calculated the self-reported prevalences of discussion of prenatal HIV te...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Lansky A,Sansom SL,Harrison LL,Stancil T

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine if, among overweight or obese women with gestational diabetes (GDM), weight loss after GDM diagnosis is associated with lower infant birth weight within levels of overweight or obesity class. Overweight and obese women with singleton pregnancies managed for GDM at a large diabetes and pregnancy program lo...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Katon J,Reiber G,Williams MA,Yanez D,Miller E

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excess gestational weight gain (GWG) may predispose mothers to becoming overweight or obese. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between GWG, according to the American Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines, and postpartum weight retention (PPWR). A cohort of 12,875 women from Nova Scotia, Canada ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Ashley-Martin J,Woolcott C

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:Turning a ship requires small but steady and deliberate efforts over time. During the past 9 years, Wisconsin's Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program has begun to utilize the life-course perspective as its framework for guiding efforts around women's health, early childhood systems, children and youth with special h...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Rohan AM,Onheiber PM,Hale LJ,Kruse TL,Jones MJ,Gillespie KH,Lathen LS,Katcher ML

更新日期：2014-02-01 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 National surveys consistently identify iron deficiency (ID) in US children between 1 and 3 years of age, when the brain is rapidly developing and vulnerable to the effects of ID. However, controversy remains as to how best to recognize and prevent ID in young children, in part because of the multiple potent...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Kerling EH,Souther LM,Gajewski BJ,Sullivan DK,Georgieff MK,Carlson SE

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Evidence of the association between food environment and birth outcomes is limited. This study aimed to examine the association between individual-level food access measures and birth outcomes. METHODS:All birth certificates (N = 15,786) from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009 in eight counties in South C...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Ma X,Liu J,Hardin JW,Zhao G,Liese AD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Since 2001, the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB) has funded and directed the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN), unique sources of national and state-level data...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Ghandour RM,Jones JR,Lebrun-Harris LA,Minnaert J,Blumberg SJ,Fields J,Bethell C,Kogan MD

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction There is limited research on the relation between weight misperceptions and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among U.S. adolescents. Methods Baseline data (n = 1509) collected in 2012 from the Team Up for Healthy Living project were used. Measures included BMI percentiles calculated from measured he...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Southerland JL,Wang L,Slawson DL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives The social positioning (i.e. social status and autonomy) of women in the household facilitates women's access to and decision-making power related to family planning (FP). Women's access to spending money, which may be an indicator of greater social positioning in the household, may also be greater among wo...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Reed E,Donta B,Dasgupta A,Ghule M,Battala M,Nair S,Silverman J,Jadhav A,Palaye P,Saggurti N,Raj A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study sought to determine whether estimates of oral health-related indicators generated using a relatively small purposive sample of schools were reasonable. METHODS:We collected and analyzed data from two open-mouth school oral health surveys conducted in Ohio in 2004-2005. In each survey, data were g...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Detty AM,Siegal MD

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity rates remain high among children in the United States (US), but children of low-income, minority families are at particularly high risk. Latinos are the largest and most rapidly growing US population group. Effective strategies will require attention to a wide array of culturally mediated variables that influe...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Lindsay AC,Sussner KM,Greaney M,Wang ML,Davis R,Peterson KE

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explores how weight status is related to mental health status among Massachusetts children, aged 10-17 years. We used data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health to examine the association between weight status (body mass index-for-age) and parent-reported mental health status among Massachusett...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Lu E,Dayalu R,Diop H,Harvey EM,Manning SE,Uzogara SG

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00