Indication of Risk of Mother-to-Child Toxoplasma gondii Transmission in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

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：:To describe 2008 Florida sleep-related sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUIDs) by describing (a) percentage distribution of medical examiner (ME) cause-of-death determinations; (b) mortality rates by maternal and infant characteristics; (c) prevalence of selected suffocation or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) risk...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Sauber-Schatz EK,Sappenfield WM,Shapiro-Mendoza CK

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To report on the design and basic outcomes of three interventions aimed at improving the use and quality of maternity care in rural China: financial interventions, training in clinical skills, and training in health education. Community-based cluster randomized trials were carried out in one central and two western pr...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Hemminki E,Long Q,Zhang WH,Wu Z,Raven J,Tao F,Yan H,Wang Y,Klemetti R,Zhang T,Regushevskaya E,Tang S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) benefit from a medical home, however, a subset, those children with high intensity needs, have medical and social service issues beyond the capacity of most primary care practices. We describe a novel medical home center that is designed to meet the needs of chi...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Kelly A,Golnik A,Cady R

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services are critical to achieve national and global targets of 90% antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage in PMTCT, and mother to child transmission rates less than 5%. In 2012, Kenya adopted WHO's recommended ART regimen for PMTCT "Option B+". Aims ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Pricilla RA,Brown M,Wexler C,Maloba M,Gautney BJ,Finocchario-Kessler S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lower bodyweight may be associated with adverse birth outcomes, such as low birth weight and being small for a given gestational age. In Japan, the rate of low birth weight has been increasing over the last two decades, such that both low pre-pregnancy weight and inadequate weight gain during pregnancy are viewed as...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Inoue S,Naruse H,Yorifuji T,Murakoshi T,Doi H,Kawachi I

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our purpose was to determine the prevalence of specific types of CHD among non-Hispanic (NH)-Black, NH-White, and Hispanic infants. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective cohort study with 9,352 singleton infants diagnosed with conotruncal, right or left obstructive or septal CHDs from the Florida Birth Defec...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Nembhard WN,Salemi JL,Wang T,Loscalzo ML,Hauser KW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives To identify risk factors associated with urban postpartum emergency department utilization. Methods This case-control study included 100 matched pairs of postpartum women who had delivered at a large, integrated urban medical system in Bronx, New York, in 2012-2013, with the cases having had an emergency de...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Sheen JJ,Smith HA,Tu B,Liu Y,Sutton D,Bernstein PS

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life-course analytic frameworks expressly link the determinants of health and illness across the lifespan. Such frameworks could serve as a foundation for integrating child and adult health policies by emphasizing the potential that social and biologic processes early in life can find clinical expression as adult-onse...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Wise PH

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:Objective Low birth weight (LBW) is a significant health problem in the United States, and the incidence is higher in women with low socioeconomic status. Observational and epidemiological studies have revealed that social support reduces the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, the current literature lacks re...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Eapen DJ,Wambach K,Domian EW

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recommendations in the U.S. for routine HPV vaccination of adolescent girls since 2006, rates of vaccination continue to be low. This study reports vaccination uptake, factors associated with vaccine uptake and reasons for non-vaccination within a national sample of adolescent females during 2010. Using a comp...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Kester LM,Zimet GD,Fortenberry JD,Kahn JA,Shew ML

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Sources of immunization data include state registries or immunization information systems (IIS), medical records, and surveys. Little is known about the quality of these data sources or the feasibility of using IIS data for research. We assessed the feasibility of collecting immunization information for a n...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Fuller JE,Walter EB Jr,Dole N,O'Hara R,Herring AH,Durkin MS,Specker B,Wey B

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Antenatal care (ANC) is designed to improve pregnancy outcomes by providing screening and treatment for preventable and treatable diseases. However, data are lacking on whether ANC affects stillbirth risk. We hypothesized stillbirth risk in Uganda is lower in women attending the recommended ≥ 4 ANC visits co...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： McDiehl RP,Boatin AA,Mugyenyi GR,Siedner MJ,Riley LE,Ngonzi J,Bebell LM

更新日期：2020-11-17 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

abstract：:To evaluate the utility of maternal recalled birth size (BS) as a proxy measure for actual birth weight (BW) when BW data are missing. Data for the study come from the 2000 National Health Survey of Oman. Frequency distribution, sensitivity and specificity analysis, bivariate, and multivariate statistical techniques w...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Islam MM

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:The federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 mandated citizenship documentation from all Medicaid applicants as a condition of eligibility and was implemented in Oregon on September 1, 2006. We assessed whether new citizenship documentation requirements were associated with delays in Medicaid authorization for newly preg...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Bauer J,Angus L,Fischler N,Rosenberg KD,Gipson TF,Devoe J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delivery assistance by skilled health personnel is a key progress indicator for Millennium Development Goal 5, which aims to reduce the worldwide maternal mortality ratio by 75% between 1990 and 2015. The role of socio-demographic factors in determining skilled attendance at delivery has been widely explored, but rela...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Goo L,Harlow SD

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective WHO and UNICEF recommend cup feeding for neonates unable to breastfeed in low-resource settings. In developed countries, cup feeding in lieu of bottle feeding in the neonatal period is hypothesized to improve breastfeeding outcomes for those initially unable to breastfeed. Our aim was to synthesize the entir...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： McKinney CM,Glass RP,Coffey P,Rue T,Vaughn MG,Cunningham M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African American infants die at higher rates and are at greater risk of adverse birth outcomes than White infants in Milwaukee. Though self-reported experiences of racism have been linked to adverse health outcomes, limited research exists on the impact of racism on women's prenatal care experiences. The purpose of th...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Salm Ward TC,Mazul M,Ngui EM,Bridgewater FD,Harley AE

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the relationship between pregnancy intendedness and utilization of recommended prenatal care for mothers and vaccinations for children against six vaccine preventable diseases in rural India using a prospective dataset. To examine the association between pregnancy intention and neonatal and infant morta...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Singh A,Singh A,Mahapatra B

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of the current study was to describe anxious pregnant women's concerns about using pharmacotherapy to treat anxiety symptoms, and the relationship of such concerns to women's willingness to use pharmacotherapy during pregnancy. METHODS:Between April 2011 and May 2012, 148 women who were pregnant...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Lemon E,Vanderkruik R,Arch JJ,Dimidjian SA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective Limited data are available that estimate the effect of gestational weight gain on maternal and neonatal outcomes in underweight women according to revised 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines. Methods A population-based historical cohort study of 21,674 underweight women in Missouri delivering livebor...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Gavard JA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzed the relationship between maternal mortality and variables related to the use of health services (especially residence-hospital traveled distances estimated through transit networks). Deaths were identified for Rio de Janeiro and adjacent cities, from 2000 to 2002, and were matched by age and socio-...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Simões PP,Almeida RM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Folate plays a vital role in biologic functions yet women often do not meet the recommended dietary intake in pregnancy. It has been suggested that high folic acid intake during pregnancy may increase the risk of respiratory diseases in offspring. However, findings from observational studies in human popula...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Alfonso VH,Bandoli G,von Ehrenstein O,Ritz B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States (US), a parent's health insurance status affects their children's access to health care making it critically important to examine trends in coverage for both children and parents. To gain a better understanding of these health insurance trends, we assessed the coverage status for both children and...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Angier H,DeVoe JE,Tillotson C,Wallace L,Gold R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Community-based prenatal case management (PCM) is a means to improve birth outcomes for medically or socially high-risk pregnant women. To conduct national surveys of PCM programs, a useful sampling frame of existing programs is needed. However, as a relatively small optional Medicaid reimbursed program, PCM...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Issel LM,Forrestal SG,Wheatley RR,Slaughter J,Schultz A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the impact of psychosocial stress during pregnancy on infant health outcomes in the first postnatal year. METHODS:A sample of 3000 women completed a stress inventory (the Psychosocial Hassles Scale) during their third trimester before first childbirth. Infant health outcomes were measured via ma...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Phelan AL,DiBenedetto MR,Paul IM,Zhu J,Kjerulff KH

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00