OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of breastfeeding among teenage (younger than 20 years old) and adult mothers of six-month-old children and to identify factors associated with weaning. METHODS A cross-sectional study of a sample of 237 teenage mothers and 239 adult mothers living in the city of Montes Claros, Brazil, whose babies were six-month-old at the time of the interview was carried...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to explore and describe the coping experiences of parents to children admitted to a neonatal unit. METHODS A qualitative research approach was chosen, using in-depth interviews with eight fathers and eight mothers. RESULTS The main findings were that parents with previous complicated births had more difficulties in coping compared to those parents with n...

Background Despite the progress made in the care transition program from the hospital to home with an emphasis on telephone counseling, an effective and safe care transition process has not been provided to patients and their families.The aim of this study was to investigate The Effect of Phone Counseling for Mothers of Premature Infants Discharged from the Hospital on Infants’ Readmission. Ma...

: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a standardized and protocolized system for low birth weight, based on skin-to-skin contact between the infant mother. The mother's active participation crucial effectively implementing kangaroo services to improve physiological stress parameters neonates.

Background: Pediatric abdominal surgery embraces many types of congenital and acquired surgical disorders. Aim: to evaluate the effect protocol care for mothers on selected postoperative outcomes among their children undergoing surgeries. A quasi-experimental research design was utilized. Sample: purposive sample 70 with surgeries participated in study. Setting: The study conducted pediatric un...

BACKGROUND The expression of breast milk allows a mother to be away intermittently from her infant while continuing to breastfeed. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between expression of breast milk and breastfeeding duration METHODS A cohort study of 12 months duration. The mothers were recruited from two public maternity hospitals in Perth, Australia between mid-Septe...

AIMS The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that mothers of premature infants compared with mothers of term infants differ in the structure which they impose on the vocal exchanges with their infants. METHODS Thirteen mothers and their premature and term babies, were observed at discharge and 2 months later in three situations: free play, changing nappy, and feeding. Maternal c...

BACKGROUND The National Hospital of Pediatrics in Vietnam performed >200 exchange transfusions annually (2006-08), often on infants presenting encephalopathic from lower-level hospitals. As factors delaying care-seeking are not known, we sought to study care practices and traditional beliefs relating to neonatal jaundice in northern Vietnam. METHODS We conducted a prospective, cross-sectional...

OBJECTIVE To examine social class inequalities in adverse perinatal events in Scotland between 1980 and 2000 and how these were influenced by other maternal risk factors. DESIGN Population based study using routine maternity discharge data. SETTING Scotland. PARTICIPANTS All women who gave birth to a live singleton baby in Scottish hospitals between 1980 and 2000 (n=1,282,172). MAIN OUT...