BACKGROUND Preterm birth has been associated with increased parenting stress in early infancy, and some reports have found this to be a risk factor for later behavioral problems. There are, however, few studies and conflicting results. Information about the fathers is scarce. OBJECTIVES Our goal was to study the effects of an early-intervention program on parenting stress after a preterm birt...

BACKGROUND The number of physicians providing maternity care in Canada is decreasing, and the rate of cesarean delivery is increasing. We evaluated the effect on perinatal outcomes of an interdisciplinary program designed to promote physiologic birth and encourage active involvement of women and their families in maternity care. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 1238...

tubal ligation is one of the most effective and reliable methods of contraception and of successful program of birth control in iran. present study was done to evaluate factors affecting risk of complications during tubal ligation surgery. we studied 1780 women that had tubal ligation in 13 hospitals in tehran during the years 1993-95. data on operation were collected by questionnaire and analy...

OBJECTIVE Abusive head injuries among infants (shaken infant or shaken impact syndrome) represent a devastating form of child abuse; an effective prevention program that reduces the incidence of abusive head injuries could save both lives and the costs of caring for victims. We wished to determine whether a comprehensive, regional, hospital-based, parent education program, administered at the t...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of glycogenic diets supplemented with different poly unsaturated fatty acids on reproductive performance of iran black ewes in two different managing programs. ewes were allocated in two different groups; group a (n = 75) and group b (n = 25). ewes from group a were stopped from suckling followed by introducing to the rams on days 80 and 90, resp...

A prenatal care case-management program in Tennessee was evaluated to determine its effectiveness in improving the adequacy of prenatal care reducing the odds of preterm birth (gestation less than 37 weeks) and very low birth weight births (less than 1,500 g). The case-management program, Project HUG, included care provider referrals, visit scheduling, assistance with transportation and nutriti...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of a community-based, collaborative, shared antenatal care intervention (the Mums and Babies program) for Indigenous women in Townsville. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective cohort study of women attending Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service (TAIHS) for shared antenatal care with a singleton Indigenous birth between 1 January 2000 and 31 Decembe...