utilizing the facilities offered. This outlook is a natural one and deserves thoughtful consideration. Time has to be spared y the pregnant woman or mother from domestic duties to attend a prenatal or infant clinic. To ensure regular attendance, which is the only palculable safeguard of health, the woman, her husband, and perhaps mother-in-law also, must he made to feel that her regular absence...

The international community has raised concerns regarding the extent to which countries have implemented laws and policies to support the rights and wellbeing of children. This study evaluates the progress of least-developed countries (LDCs) and middle-income countries (MICs) in developing such legislation. Surveys were sent to 131 UNICEF country offices. Items included efforts to promote famil...

since hospitals are an important and integral part of the overall health delivery system, this study was carried out to measure the effectiveness of this institution within the system. the records of 633 hospitalized patients in the pediatrics ward of ghaem hospital in mashhad during 1357 (21 march 1978-20 march 1979) has been consulted. more than half of the patients were hospitalized with the...

of Intra-uterine Peritonitis in the Fcetus. -The patient who had borne the child had the following history, as drawn np by Dr Mackay, House-Surgeon to the Maternity Hospital: ?" A. B., 25 years of age, second pregnancy, was, after a normal labour, delivered on 4th December (4.45 a.m.) of a female child weighing 6 lbs., which only lived an hour The patient, a pale emaciated woman, was found to h...

the frequency of some supplements and hormone therapy in menopousal women in hamadan city     shobeiri f [1] *, majlesi a [2] , poor hamzeh m [3] , nazari m [4]     received: 18 may , 2013 accepted: 27 jul , 2013    abstract  background & aims : menopause happens in the life of all women. during this process women inter to the new era of life that have many side effects and difficulties. the pu...

BACKGROUND Women are increasingly entering the surgical profession. OBJECTIVE To assess professional and personal/family life situations, perceptions, and challenges for women vs men surgeons. DESIGN National survey of American Board of Surgery-certified surgeons. PARTICIPANTS A questionnaire was mailed to all women and men surgeons who were board certified in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, or 2...

A new Milbank Report focuses on the potential to greatly improve maternity care in the United States through greater fidelity to evidence-based practice. The report, authored by Carol Sakala and Maureen Corry, was developed collaboratively by Childbirth Connection and the Milbank Memorial Fund along with members of the Reforming States Group. Childbirth Connection is a national, notfor-profit o...

In this paper the author analyzes relations between parental autonomy, child autonomy and State authority powers within purview of content rights, family status (maternity paternity) as well in exercise rights. These issues are presented according to Serbian law court practice, from a comparative international perspective.

Inadequate access to maternity care services is increasingly a problem in Canada owing to health human resource shortages among obstetricians, family doctors, midwives, and nurses who participate in maternity care teams.1 The issue is particularly troublesome for pregnant women residing in rural and remote areas who often have to travel to receive integrated and safe maternity care.2 Considerin...

Hearing deficiencies are a prevalent disease and justify the need for regulation of the Laws and their execution through Hearing Health Care Ordinances. In line with public policies, maternity hospitals that were part of the network began to implement the Newborn Hearing Screening (NHS) service, as had occurred in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The otoacoustic emissions test is used for NHS as it ...