With increased numbers of women employed in their children's first year of life and with increased attention being paid by parents and policy makers to the importance of early experiences for children, establishing the links that might exist between early maternal employment and child cognitive outcomes is more important than ever. Negative associations between maternal employment during the fi...

This cross sectional study was conducted in order to describe patient satisfaction with maternal and child health services among mothers attending at Maternal and Child Health Training Institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The study population were women patients (over fifteen years old) who came to the out patient department for maternal and child care services. A total of 175 patients were intervie...

background: women and children form two-thirds of the country's population and the health of mothers and children is effective in improving the health of the entire community. using the experience of successful countries in the world in this field, can improve maternal and child health indicators in iran. objective: the present study aimed to improve maternal and child health services mana...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES There has been a significant reduction in the number of family physicians who provide pregnancy care. This study examines the effects of an educational intervention at a university-based family practice residency. The intervention was designed to increase the number of graduates who include prenatal care or deliveries in their practices. METHODS The curriculum in pre...

the child feeding practices in health and during diarrhea were studied in 531 households in rural areas of sirjan, iran. although most mothers did not believe in food avoidances and recommendation for children some of them had belief in these regard. inappropriate child food practices in diarrhea were common among many mothers. inappropriate child food practices in diarrhea were common among ma...

Background Developmental disorders are important in children, but there is not enough information regarding risk factors, and their effects on developmental disorders. We aimed to design a relational model and assess the relationship of mothers’ spiritual, social, and mental health and self-efficacy with child development. ...

This article describes a linked set of activities designed to address the present "science-to-service" gap in evidence-based practice from the perspective of the nonprofit child mental health agency: (a) implementing "systems-of-care" principles; (b) logic modeling; (c) strategic partnerships with external researchers; (d) selective, in-depth program evaluation; (e) critical comparison with a l...