Knowing the fetal gender and its relationship to seeking prenatal care: results from Jordan.

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：OBJECTIVE:To determine factors contributing to state infant mortality rates (IMR) and develop an adjusted IMR in the United States for 2001 and 2002. DESIGN/METHODS:Ecologic study of factors contributing to state IMR. State IMR for 2001 and 2002 were obtained from the United States linked death and birth certificate d...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Paul DA,Mackley A,Locke RG,Stefano JL,Kroelinger C

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Giving birth and adjusting to a new baby can be difficult and stressful for new mothers. Negative mood may occur during this time and can affect women, their parenting and the infant's development. This pilot study evaluated a brief online self-help intervention designed to promote positive mood in mothers o...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Ayers S,Fitzgerald G,Thompson S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women with a history of a prior preterm birth (PTB) have a high probability of a recurrent preterm birth. Some risk factors and health behaviors that contribute to PTB may be amenable to intervention. Home visitation is a promising method to deliver evidence based interventions. We evaluated a system of care designed ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Lutenbacher M,Gabbe PT,Karp SM,Dietrich MS,Narrigan D,Carpenter L,Walsh W

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify maternal characteristics associated with 24-month postpartum weight retention. METHODS:Data were collected from the 2016 Los Angeles Mommy and Baby (LAMB) Follow-Up Survey, a population-based prospective cohort study that assesses maternal and infant health in Los Angeles County. In 2014, LAMB in...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Archuleta J,Chao SM

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：: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：:Objectives Despite an increase in the female work force and recent increase in childhood obesity, the association between working hours of mothers and childhood obesity as well as how such association differs according to mothers' weight and intake frequency of energy-dense, nutrition-poor (EDNP) foods remain unclear....

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Kim J,Park EC,Choi Y,Park S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction This study aimed to describe Maternal Child and Family Health Nurses' (MCaFHNs) perception of their role across Australia. MCaFHNs deliver services to positively influence the growth and development of children in the early years. Little is known about their role as they deliver care to children and famil...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Fraser S,Grant J,Mannix T

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:To explore attitudes of physicians attending births in the public and private sectors and at the managerial level toward cesarean birth in Nicaragua. A qualitative study was conducted consisting of four focus groups with 17 physicians and nine in-depth interviews with decision-makers. Although study participants liste...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Colomar M,Cafferata ML,Aleman A,Castellano G,Elorrio EG,Althabe F,Engelbrecht S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine characteristics related to drinking during pregnancy among a population-based sample of women. METHOD:We analyzed data related to third-trimester drinking collected from the Alaska Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). PRAMS used a population-based, stratified sampling design to su...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Perham-Hester KA,Gessner BD

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the confidence women feel about child rearing in Japan and Vietnam. METHODS:We conducted a prospective study of 210 Japanese mothers who registered as pregnant in Sukagawa City, Fukushima, and 132 Vietnamese mothers who attended a university hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Follow-up surveys were...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Goto A,Quang Vinh N,Thi Tu Van N,Huu Phuc T,Nghiem Minh P,Yabe J,Yasumura S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:1) To investigate the comorbidity of verbal and nonverbal learning disability subtypes with several domains of behavior problems among 8-year-old children. 2) To determine whether receipt of an early intervention modified the association between childhood behavior problems and learning disabilities (LD). ME...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Yu JW,Buka SL,McCormick MC,Fitzmaurice GM,Indurkhya A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologists have shown how birth outcomes are generally robust for immigrant Latina mothers, despite often situated in poor households, advanced by their strong prenatal and nutritional practices. But little is known about (1) how these protective factors may differ among Latino subgroups, (2) the extent to which ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Fuller B,Bridges M,Bein E,Jang H,Jung S,Rabe-Hesketh S,Halfon N,Kuo A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examines health care access for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in California, one of the nation's most populous and diverse states. METHODS:Data are from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN), a nationally representative survey of access for U....

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Inkelas M,Smith KA,Kuo AA,Rudolph L,Igdaloff S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether delivery hospitals that perform poorly for women also perform poorly for high-risk infants and to what extent Black and Hispanic women receive care at hospitals that perform poorly for both women and infants. METHODS:We examined the correlation between hospital rankings for severe matern...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Howell EA,Janevic T,Blum J,Zeitlin J,Egorova NN,Balbierz A,Hebert PL

更新日期：2020-06-01 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

abstract：:Objectives Congenital infection with Toxoplasma gondii is known to result in neurological and brain disorders including ophthalmic disorders later in life. Research in Ghana revealed high sero-prevalence among pregnant women and eye patients. This study determines the risk of congenital transmission of T. gondii infec...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Kwofie KD,Ghansah A,Osei JH,Frempong KK,Obed S,Frimpong EH,Boakye DA,Suzuki T,Ohta N,Ayi I

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Maternal-infant bedsharing is a common but controversial practice. Little has been published about who bedshares in the United States. This information would be useful to inform public policy, to guide clinical practice and to help focus research. The objective was to explore the prevalence and determinants ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Lahr MB,Rosenberg KD,Lapidus JA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the impact of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) One Test. Two Lives.™ (OTTL) campaign on key outcomes related to CDC's revised HIV testing recommendations and the use of the campaign materials. Data from three cross-sectional surveys were used to assess the effect of OTTL on ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Green DR,Anderson BL,Burke MF,Griffith J,Schulkin J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives We examined biologic and social determinants of school readiness in an urban population and whether childcare altered these associations. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted using school readiness data linked to birth certificates of first-time kindergarten students (n = 39,463) in a large, u...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Reid LD,Strobino DM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children ("Advisory Committee") makes recommendations to the HHS Secretary regarding addition of new conditions to the national Recommended Uniform Screening Panel for newborns. The Advisory Committee'...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Goldenberg AJ,Comeau AM,Grosse SD,Tanksley S,Prosser LA,Ojodu J,Botkin JR,Kemper AR,Green NS

更新日期：2016-03-01 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 understand the similarities, differences, and relationships between three tools for performance and capacity assessment currently available for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs and for state and local health agencies. METHODS:Three tools for performance and capacity assessment currently available...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Handler A,Grason H,Ruderman M,Issel M,Turnock B

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine low-income mothers' perceptions of their children's height and weight in relation to actual measures, and perceptions of dietary quality and health status. Demographic, anthropometric, and dietary quality/health status data were collected during a multi-phase nutrition research...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Dammann KW,Smith C,Richards R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To determine, among a sample of young CSHCN with developmental conditions, (1) characteristics associated with receipt of both patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and Part C early intervention, (2) the association between each PCMH criterion and receipt of Part C generally, and (3) for CSHCN with disabiliti...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Ross SM,Smit E,Twardzik E,Logan SW,McManus BM

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 To determine whether affluent-born White mother's descending neighborhood income is associated with infant mortality rates (< 365 day, IMR). Methods Stratified and multilevel logistic regression analyses were completed on the Illinois transgenerational dataset of singleton births (1989-1991) to non-Latina W...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Collins JW Jr,Colgan J,Rankin KM,Desisto C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00