Obesity, abdominal surgery, and intrathecal opioids are all Background: factors associated with a risk for respiratory compromise. The aim of this observational study was to explore the use of portable respiratory polygraphy for monitoring of obese mothers for respiratory depression the first night after caesarean section (CS) with bupivacaine/morphine/fentanyl spinal anaesthesia. Consecutive o...

objective: parental self-efficacy is associated with increasing mental health in children. there is a paucity of research in iran on the role of parental self-efficacy in increasing mental health status of children. in this preliminary study, we studied the effectiveness of the world health organization international child development program (2002) for children aged 3 years and younger in incr...

Introduction Nigeria remains among the few countries that are yet to achieve eradication of neonatal tetanus in the world despite the availability of an effective vaccine. This study investigated immunity against tetanus in primiparous mothers and neonates at birth, and identified associated factors. Methods This cross-sectional study involved consecutive selection of 244 primiparous mother-n...

Measured objectively, less than a quarter of adults and under half of preschool children in Finland meet the physical activity recommendations. Moreover, higher sedentary time among parents (such as watching television) is associated with higher sedentary time of their children. The study introduces an intervention based on reducing sedentary behavior among mothers and their children. It utiliz...

BACKGROUND Exclusive breastfeeding up to the completion of the sixth month of age is the national infant feeding recommendation for Sri Lanka. The objective of the present study was to collect data on exclusive breastfeeding up to six months and to describe the association between exclusive breastfeeding and selected socio-demographic factors. METHODS A clinic based cross-sectional study was ...

Background: Estimated Fetal Weight (EFW) needs to be as accurate possible reflect the actual condition of fetus for labor-management planning. Risanto’s formula is one easy use estimate fetal weight using fundal height (FH). But, oftentimes, measurement in overweight pregnant mothers hard done precisely due thickness abdominal subcutaneous fat layer. Therefore, there a possibility decrease EFW’...

background: the outcomes of such pregnancies have been rarely evaluated in our country. a descriptive study was planned to assess the health and condition of neonates conceived with assisted techniques in a one year period. materials and methods: at royan institute, tehran, 443 women who became pregnant by one of the assisted techniques in vitro fertilization (ivf), intrauterine insemination (i...

Despite the important impact that contact with birth parents during non-kinship foster care can have on a child's well-being, there are few psychoeducational programs aimed at improving quality of visits. The purpose this study was to analyze perceptions changes in who completed first program kind be developed NAME OF COUNTRY BLINDED FOR REVIEW, here its pilot application. aim PROGRAM REVIEW is...