AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To examine the relationships between social support, maternal parental self-efficacy and postnatal depression in first-time mothers at 6 weeks post delivery. BACKGROUND Social support conceptualised and measured in different ways has been found to positively influence the mothering experience as has maternal parental self-efficacy. No research exists which has measured the...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether antenatal breast feeding education alone or postnatal lactation support alone improves rates of exclusive breast feeding compared with routine hospital care. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING A tertiary hospital in Singapore. PARTICIPANTS 450 women with uncomplicated pregnancies. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Primary outcomes were rates of exclusive br...

BACKGROUND Uptake of delivery and postnatal care remains low in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), where 99% of global maternal deaths take place. However, the potential impact of antenatal depression on use of institutional delivery and postnatal care has seldom been examined. This study aimed to examine whether antenatal depressive symptoms are associated with use of maternal health car...

Introduction: Different factors affect lactating mothers' desires for choosing a contraceptive method in postpartum period. For example, the role of family planning education is worth to mention. The aim of this research was to determine the relationship between familily planning education during pregnancy and at postnatal ward, and lactating mothers' desires for choosing a contraceptive method...

OBJECTIVES To determine population attributable risks (PARs) estimates for factors associated with non-use of postnatal care (PNC) in Nigeria. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS The most recent Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS, 2013) was examined. The study consisted of 20 467 mothers aged 15-49 years. Non-use of PNC services was examined against a set of demographic, health knowledg...

Background: Prediction of adverse perinatal and postnatal outcomes could be possible by using ultrasound Doppler evaluation, however there are some controversies regarding this issue in the literature. The goal of present study was to evaluate predictive value of Doppler indices in single and twin pregnancies during second trimester. Materials and Methods: This prospective study was conducted i...

Many women quit smoking during pregnancy but postnatal relapse rates are high, averaging 50–80% in the first year after delivery. 2 Previous work suggests that provider based relapse intervention in the context of well-baby visits may lead to a decrease in postnatal relapse rates. However, prior research also suggests that the majority of postnatal providers do not take a systematic approach to...

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of prevention of the mother to child transmission (PMTCT) program in Benin City, Nigeria on the prevalence of postnatal infant HIV. Effects of the duration of PMTCT, place of birth and sex of the infants on the prevalence of postnatal HIV were also assessed. Dried blood spots were collected from 318 infants (6−8 weeks old) born to HIV-positive m...

BACKGROUND More women with learning disability (LD) are becoming mothers. Women with LD have rights to equal access to maternity care that meets their needs, however, many have poor pregnancy and birth outcomes compared to other women in the UK. Research is limited in this area. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to explore the lived experiences of pregnancy, childbirth, prenatal and postnat...