OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of home visits by community health workers (CHWs) on maternal and infant well being from pregnancy through the first 6 months of life for women living with HIV (WLH) and all neighborhood mothers. DESIGN AND METHODS In a cluster randomized controlled trial in Cape Town townships, neighborhoods were randomized within matched pairs to either standard care, compre...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the paper is to examine the incidence and the rate of cardio respiratory disorders in mothers of newborns with diabetes mellitus in pregnancy as well as their influence on the perinatal outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective and random study included 102 newborns, 31 newborns of mothers with glucose homeostasis disorder (group I) and 71 newborns of healthy mothers...

Background & aim: The nutritional status of children is assessed by height, weight and body mass index (BMI). Several factors affecting the child's BMI. Parents act as models for children regarding the consumption of food and nutrition, and their nutrition practices and lifestyle affect a child's diet and weight indirectly. This cross-sectional study was conducted to a...

background: increased requirement and decreased dietary intakes of micronutrients during pregnancy might affect maternal health and pregnancy outcomes. this study was aimed to examine the effects of two types of multiple micronutrient supplementations on pregnancy outcomes in kashan, iran. methods: in a randomized single‑blind controlled clinical trial, 104 primigravid singleton pregnant women ...

OF THE THESIS FACTORS AFFECTING BMI AND HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS OF MOTHERS AND INFANTS IN KUWAIT by Ahmad R. AL-Haifi Florida International University, 2001 Miami, Florida Professor Fatma G. Huffman, Major Professor The purpose of this study was two-fold: to evaluate the problems of obesity and anemia among Kuwaiti mothers and their infants. The sample was made up of 254 mothers and their infants who...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition remains one of the most significant child health problems in developing countries with an estimated 53% of child deaths per year attributed to being underweight. The 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) showed that 38 % of the children were stunted and 16% were underweight. While dietary and environmental factors are known major contributors to children's nut...

BACKGROUND The inclusion of growth assessment and nutrition-related anticipatory guidance in all well-child visits is recommended. Although prior studies have assessed whether these topics are discussed, the content of the discussions has not been explored from the maternal perspective. OBJECTIVE To explore what mothers of preschoolers recall and understand about growth assessment and nutriti...

background: assessing the growth of infants is a main parameter in their health assessment. thus, we have studied the growth condition of children from born to 18 months in this research in bandar abbas, iran, 2015. methods: in this descriptive study, we have selected 104 case records from the dataset of health center number 8 of bandarabbas by means of simple randomized sampling. all data abou...

The effects of the two sterilants, quinestrol (QE) and levonorgestrel (LNG) on serum prolactin (PRL) level in lactating Mongolian gerbils and reproductive parameters of their offspring were examined in the study. Both sterilants increased the serum PRL level in lactating gerbils. The body weight as well as weights of the ovary, testis, epididymides, and seminal vesicles were lower, whereas that...