Stunting Among Under 5-Year-Olds in Nepal: Trends and Risk Factors.

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 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：: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：: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：:The recent reoccurrence of several vaccine-preventable diseases demonstrates the need for new techniques to promote childhood vaccination. Many mothers make decisions regarding vaccination of their children during pregnancy. As a result, obstetricians have a unique opportunity to influence maternal decisions on this c...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Link-Gelles R,Chamberlain AT,Schulkin J,Ault K,Whitney E,Seib K,Omer SB

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：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:The purpose of the MCH Certificate Program was threefold: to develop a new educational initiative in response to national and local demands for increased MCH workforce capacity, to eliminate key financial and nonfinancial barriers to advanced MCH academic preparation, and to improve rates of recruitment and r...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Bernstein J,Paine LL,Smith J,Galblum A

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine attitudes and knowledge about vaccinations in postpartum mothers. METHODS:This cross-sectional study collected data via written survey to postpartum mothers in a large teaching hospital in Connecticut. We used multivariable analysis to identify mothers who were less trusting with regard to vaccine...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Wu AC,Wisler-Sher DJ,Griswold K,Colson E,Shapiro ED,Holmboe ES,Benin AL

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between participation in extracurricular activities and bullying perpetration and victimization among children and adolescents with disabilities. METHODS:A nationally representative sample of 1906 children with and 15,901 children without disabilitie...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Haegele JA,Aigner C,Healy S

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：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：:The objective of this study was to estimate the aggregate burden of maternal binge drinking on preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW) across American sociodemographic groups in 2008. To estimate the aggregate burden of maternal binge drinking on preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW) across American so...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Truong KD,Reifsnider OS,Mayorga ME,Spitler H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among women of childbearing age is a growing public health concern in the United States. The average body mass index (BMI) is increasing among all age categories and women enter pregnancy at higher weights. Women are also more likely to retain gestational weight with...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Siega-Riz AM,Siega-Riz AM,Laraia B

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Current pregnancy weight gain recommendations are for women to gain between 15 and 40 pounds; weight loss or weight maintenance is not recommended. However, for many women, overweight and obesity are chronic conditions, and commitment to weight loss or maintenance could override advice to gain weight during ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Bish CL,Chu SY,Shapiro-Mendoza CK,Sharma AJ,Blanck HM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Depression is a common morbidity of the perinatal period (during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum). There is evidence for an association between diet and physical activity, and depression in the non-pregnant population but this association has been relatively less explored during the perinatal perio...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Wilson CA,Seed P,Flynn AC,Howard LM,Molyneaux E,Sigurdardottir J,Poston L

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：: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：:To explore racial/ethnic disparities in the receipt of optimal smoking cessation counseling during prenatal care. We used data from Oregon's perinatal surveillance system, the Oregon Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) from 2000 to 2001. A stratified random sample of postpartum women were asked questio...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Tran ST,Rosenberg KD,Carlson NE

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Few studies examine the consequences of unwanted pregnancy on child development, and most of those that do, use measures of pregnancy intention. Here we use measures of pregnancy wantedness, together with measures of maternal motivation, to examine the potential effect of wantedness on the child's attachment...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Miller WB,Sable MR,Csizmadia A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the accuracy of computer-matched records for maternal and child health epidemiologic investigations. METHODS:Using Automatch probabilistic record linkage software, we linked electronic records in Georgia for the 2001 Medicaid paid delivery claims and infant deaths of the 2001 birth cohort to 2001...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Qayad MG,Zhang H

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beginning childbearing during adolescence is consistently linked with negative outcomes for both children and parents. Many have attributed this association to maternal background characteristics which are often difficult to change through policy. Though maternal educational attainment is often a side effect of adoles...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Sullivan K,Clark J,Castrucci B,Samsel R,Fonseca V,Garcia I

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article discusses Arizona's strategic implementation and evaluation of the first time motherhood initiative grant (FTMI) to understand preconception health among African American men and women in Arizona. Longitudinal focus groups assessed whether African American men and women in the targeted areas comprehended a...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Hussaini KS,Hamm E,Means T

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：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：: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 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：: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 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：: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