The fertility of American women over the last 200 years has two salient features, portrayed in Figure 1. First, it has declined drastically. The average white woman bore 7 children in 1800. By 1990 this had dropped to just 2. This decline in fertility ran unabated during the 140-year period between 1800 and 1940. Second, fertility showed a surprising recovery between the mid1940s and mid-1960s....

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to provide an economic assessment of the incremental costs associated with obtaining the World Health Organization and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund designation as a Infant-Friendly hospital. We hypothesized that baby-friendly hospitals will have higher costs than similar non-baby-friendly hospitals. METHODS Data from the 2...

Baby massage is a that done closer to fine strokes or tactile stimulation on the surface of skin. Data from preliminary survey conducted in Tunjung Village, Udanawu District, Kabupaen, Blitar stated out 10 infants aged 0-6 months, 6 them (60%) did not experience weight gain. And 3 who gain said their children had never been baby massage. This type research pre-experimental study with two-group ...