Parents' perceptions of taking babies' rectal temperature.

Parents' perceptions of taking babies' rectal temperature.

OBJECTIVE To explore the attitudes of parents to measuring their babies' rectal temperature. DESIGN Qualitative study using unstructured interviews of parents given "Baby Check," a scoring system designed to assess severity of illness in babies that includes measurement of rectal temperature. SETTING One inner city general practice in Newcastle upon Tyne. SUBJECTS 42 parents of 34 babies ...

Parents, Babies, and More Parents

Letter: Parents of battered babies.

Depression Babies: Do Macroeconomic Experiences Affect Risk-taking? Depression Babies: Do Macroeconomic Experiences Affect Risk-taking?

We investigate whether individuals’ experiences of macro-economic outcomes have long-term effects on their risk attitudes, as often suggested for the generation that experienced the Great Depression. Using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances from 1964-2004, we find that individuals who have experienced low stock-market returns throughout their lives report lower willingness to take financ...

The Reactions of Parents of Handicapped Babies

It is useful to consider, not only what the birth of a physically handicapped child does to parents, but also what it does to us as professional people. Even though we (doctors, nurses, almoners, psychologists, social workers) are trained in a field where distress and tragedy are part of our daily work, the birth of a very abnormal baby gives us a severe shock, whether we are conscious of it or...