This longitudinal study examined quantity and quality of maternal employment as predictors of depressive symptoms and parenting style in a sample of 94 low-income mothers whose 4-year-old children were enrolled in Head Start at baseline. Results suggest that answers to the question of whether work "pays" are complex: Findings suggest some benefits of greater employment participation while also ...

The event of giving birth is an essential part of animal production. In dairy cattle production, there are substantial economical and welfare-related challenges arising around the time of parturition, and hence increased focus on efficient management of the calving cow. Drawing on the research literature on prepartum maternal behavior, this review compares cattle to other members of the ungulat...

BACKGROUND Recognition of maternal emotional distress during pregnancy and the identification of risk factors for this distress are of considerable clinical- and public health importance. The mental health of the mother is important both for herself, and for the physical and psychological health of her children and the welfare of the family. The first aim of the present study was to identify ri...

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The subject is divided below under different heads and sub-heads with a view, to simplification. and in the hope that the simplification will help in -organizing maternity and child welfare work in railway areas. This subject is gaining great importance since India has attained her freedom. R^intly a symposium on maternal and child health^Work in India was opened for four days on 30th December,...

Participants 72 preschool children at risk of poor development due to maternal placental insufficiency (documented with an abnormal umbilical artery Doppler velocity waveform). Mean age 4 years (range 2–5 years); 53% female. Exclusion criteria were gestational age under 29 weeks at birth; families that did not speak French at home; location outside metropolitan area; chromosome disorders; conge...

For many years selective breeding has been used to improve production in our livestock animals. Recently with the public becoming more concerned with the welfare of our livestock animals ways in which we can improve animal welfare has been a growing topic. For animals to have good welfare, it follows that they need to be in good health. This study looked at the way to improve welfare in dairy c...

BACKGROUND Obstetric ultrasound has become a significant tool in obstetric practice, however, it has been argued that its increasing use may have adverse implications for women's reproductive freedom. This study aimed to explore Australian obstetricians' experiences and views of the use of obstetric ultrasound both in relation to clinical management of complicated pregnancy, and in situations w...

The definition of pregnancy as the state of a female in the time interval between fertilization of her ova and the expulsion of the foetuses at term, lays focus on the maternal organism and casual thinking tends to emphasize maternal physiology and welfare. In part, this is due to the fact that the maternal organism is reasonably accessible for day to day observations and measurements which do ...