Child and mother outcomes are reported for the Abecedarian Project, an early childhood education, pediatric healthcare, and family support program for high-risk children and their mothers. Three randomized intervention conditions for at-risk participants were compared to a control condition. Randomized control group participants received family support social services, low-cost or free pediatri...

background: eclampsia is associated with 14 % of maternal mortality in developing countries. considering that identification of at risk mothers and improving the level of knowledge and awareness of family care experts would lead to better control of the disease and its complication, the aim of this survey was to evaluate the level of knowledge and attitude concerning this disease among pregnant...

conclusions the use of sms-based education is a constant and efficient educational approach for increasing mothers’ level of knowledge about children’s sleep health. background sleep-deprivation in children decreases the quality of life and endangers health. increasing mother’s level of awareness can help improve the children’s sleep schedule and avoid many associated problems. objectives this ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate mothers' awareness of their children's weight problem, and to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention on improving mothers' recognition of obesity in their children. METHODS Twelve primary schools from Tehran, Iran, were randomly chosen. Obese children were selected, and 300 mothers participated in the study. A questionnaire was completed by the mothers, w...

BACKGROUND Most liquid medications are packaged with administration devices, which may be used inappropriately or inaccurately, and sometimes are not used at all. Because of the importance of their proper use for children's health, this study was designed to assess Saudi mothers' experiences with measuring cups, syringes, and droppers for oral liquid medications; to compare accuracy of dosing a...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To describe the utilisation of reproductive health services (family planning, antenatal care, and delivery services) and the socioeconomic determinants for utilisation of health services. DESIGN This was a cross sectional survey, using a multistage sampling technique. SETTING Tien Hai district, Thai Binh Province, Vietnam. Altogether 1132 mothers with children under 5 years...

Introduction: Low birth weight (LBW) children are vulnerable to infections and malnutrition leading to poor physical, mental and social development. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with LBW among Bangladeshi children. Methods: Secondary data were extracted from 8,364 married and currently nonpregnant Bangladeshi women having at least one child (age...

PURPOSE The aims of this investigation were to examine the parenting beliefs and literacy practices of mothers of Puerto Rican descent and to determine if relationships existed between the mothers' beliefs and practices. METHOD Eighty-one mothers of bilingual children who attended Head Start programs participated in the project. As part of a larger project, the children were divided into 2 gr...