OECD partnered with the DHS
Maternal Child Health Nurses to record a series of webinars on health related topics important to home visitors and home visiting staff, including the following:
Linda McDonald Child and family nurse Linda McDonald is a registered nurse and midwife currently acting as a consultant with
the Maternal Child Health Nurses in the Women's Youth and Children's Community Health Program (ACT).
For example,
maternal child health nurses watch Raising Children Network's breastfeeding videos with new mothers and use this resource to help answer common questions, and disability support workers use Raising Children Network's My Neighbourhood feature to help parents of children with disability locate nearby support and special health services.
All of the contracts awarded through MIECHV periodically undergo an On - Site Program Quality Review conducted by DHS staff and
Maternal Child Health Nurses.
Prior to 2006 she was the Director of
Maternal Child Health Nursing for two hospitals in New York City.
Her interest and love for supporting nursing mothers and their families to meet their own breastfeeding goals started while she was
a Maternal Child Health Nurse with the Visiting Nurse Association of of Boston in 2000.
Carolyn Migliore is a certified lactation consultant and
maternal child health nurse with more than 25 years of experience.
Not exact matches
Ms. Glenn earned a Master's of
Nursing degree from OHSU, a Master's of Public
Health in
Maternal and
Child Health from University of North Carolina, School of Public
Health, a Certificate of
Nurse - Midwifery from the University of Mississippi, School of
Nursing, and a Bachelor's of Science in
Nursing with a Minor in Psychology from Central Missouri State College, Department of
Nursing.
Nancy Holtzman, a pediatric
nurse and national speaker on
maternal child health topics, helps educate new moms and says to expect some change each month.
Her certification in
nurse - midwifery is from the Frontier
Nursing school and Dr. Lane has undergraduate degrees in
Maternal &
Child Health and Lactation Consulting from the Union Institute and University.
The Center for Breastfeeding is coordinated by Board Certified Lactation Consultants who are Registered
Nurses in
Maternal Child Health.
Contributors: Members of the writing committee for this paper were Peter Brocklehurst (professor of perinatal epidemiology, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU), University of Oxford; professor of women's
health, Institute for Women's Health, University College London (UCL)-RRB-; Pollyanna Hardy (senior trials statistician, NPEU); Jennifer Hollowell (epidemiologist, NPEU); Louise Linsell (senior medical statistician, NPEU); Alison Macfarlane (professor of perinatal health, City University London); Christine McCourt (professor of maternal and child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwi
health, Institute for Women's
Health, University College London (UCL)-RRB-; Pollyanna Hardy (senior trials statistician, NPEU); Jennifer Hollowell (epidemiologist, NPEU); Louise Linsell (senior medical statistician, NPEU); Alison Macfarlane (professor of perinatal health, City University London); Christine McCourt (professor of maternal and child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwi
Health, University College London (UCL)-RRB-; Pollyanna Hardy (senior trials statistician, NPEU); Jennifer Hollowell (epidemiologist, NPEU); Louise Linsell (senior medical statistician, NPEU); Alison Macfarlane (professor of perinatal
health, City University London); Christine McCourt (professor of maternal and child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwi
health, City University London); Christine McCourt (professor of
maternal and child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Mid
maternal and
child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwif
child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwi
health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into
Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Mid
Maternal and
Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwif
Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwi
Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (
health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwi
health economist, NPEU; professor of
health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwi
health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's
health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwi
health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of
Nursing and Midwifery).
We thank the North American Registry of Midwives Board for helping facilitate the study; Tim Putt for help with layout of the data forms; Jennesse Oakhurst, Shannon Salisbury, and a team of five others for data entry; Adam Slade for computer programming support; Amelia Johnson, Phaedra Muirhead, Shannon Salisbury, Tanya Stotsky, Carrie Whelan, and Kim Yates for office support; Kelly Klick and Sheena Jardin for the satisfaction survey; members of our advisory council (Eugene Declerq (Boston University School of Public
Health), Susan Hodges (Citizens for Midwifery and consumer panel of the Cochrane Collaboration's Pregnancy and Childbirth Group), Jonathan Kotch (University of North Carolina Department of
Maternal and
Child Health), Patricia Aikins Murphy (University of Utah College of
Nursing), and Lawrence Oppenheimer (University of Ottawa Division of
Maternal Fetal Medicine); and the midwives and mothers who agreed to participate in the study.
The following is a guest post by Jennifer Buchanan, blogger and
nurse care manager in the Institute for
Maternal - Fetal
Health at
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Elizabeth Myler is a Registered
Nurse, Board Certified Lactation Consultant, La Leche League Leader and writer with a background in reproductive biology, psychology, and
maternal /
child health.
According to a new study in the
Maternal and
Child Health Journal, continuing to breastfeed at the six - month mark was significantly associated with a nursing - friendly child care set
Child Health Journal, continuing to breastfeed at the six - month mark was significantly associated with a
nursing - friendly
child care set
child care setting.
In the third trial of the
nurse home visitor program,
nurse - visited, 6 - month - old infants born to mothers with low psychological resources (i.e.,
maternal IQ, mental
health, and sense of efficacy) displayed fewer aberrant emotional expressions (e.g., low levels of affect and lack of social referencing of mother) associated with
child maltreatment.18
Early
Maternal Discharge Home Visits replace some of the recovery time in the hospital with a personal visit in your home by a registered nurse specially trained in maternal child
Maternal Discharge Home Visits replace some of the recovery time in the hospital with a personal visit in your home by a registered
nurse specially trained in
maternal child
maternal child health.
Originally offered 2017 at our GOLD Lactation Conference.It is a resource suitable for all skill levels and is a perfect fit for IBCLC's, Lactation Consultants,
Nurses, Lactation Educators, Breastfeeding Counselors, Mother to Mother (Peer to Peer) Support Workers, Midwives, Physicians, Dietitians, Doulas, Childbirth Educators and anyone else working or studying within the
maternal -
child health industry.
This free membership is being offered to students of diversity and to those students who are pursuing certificates, certifications, and degrees in the fields related to
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child and family studies: doulas, childbirth educators, somatic healing, midwifery,
nursing,
child development, medicine, pediatrics, sociology, mental
health, psychology, public
health and related fields.
Wendy Colson, R.N., IBCLC, R.L.C. (aka
Nurse Wendy), has more than 20 years of experience in maternal - child health as a nurse in the neonatal intensive care and postpartum units, and as a lactation consultant in hospitals and private prac
Nurse Wendy), has more than 20 years of experience in
maternal -
child health as a
nurse in the neonatal intensive care and postpartum units, and as a lactation consultant in hospitals and private prac
nurse in the neonatal intensive care and postpartum units, and as a lactation consultant in hospitals and private practice.
She was successfully treated but the sleep issues and separation anxiety stayed around for a while... We live in a state of Australia that promotes a very strong public
health message about the risks of co-sleeping, which is particularly disseminated through its
maternal -
child health nurses.
Our board and advisory committee, volunteers and consultants are
maternal -
child health experts with training and experience in family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology,
maternal mental
health, perinatal psychology, maternity and newborn
nursing, midwifery, lactation support, public
health,
health promotion, doula support and childbirth education.
Elizabeth Myler, BS, BSN, RN, IBCLC, LLLL is a Registered
Nurse, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and writer with a background in reproductive biology, psychology and
maternal /
child health.
If you remain concerned that your baby may be constipated please talk about it with your doctor or your
child and
maternal health care
nurse.
Breastfed babies: most commonly a mustardy yellow - orange colour (but can sometimes be green, although if you are getting frequent green, please consult your doctor or
child and
maternal health nurse);
Therefore, the target audience includes national and local public
health policy - makers, implementers and managers of
maternal and
child health programmes,
health care facility managers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), professional societies involved in the planning and management of
maternal and
child health services,
health care professionals (including
nurses, midwives, general medical practitioners and obstetricians) and academic staff involved in training
health care professionals.
Kathy Spring, BSN, RNC has 37 years of experience in
Maternal Child Health, including many years in level 2 and 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Nurseries as staff
nurse, charge
nurse and manager.
The program trains program staff in early childhood,
maternal health, case management, and mental
health programs, as well as Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children or WIC,
nursing, and home visiting staff.
Intervention 1 (n = 3335): home visiting only (HV)- early home - based visiting by a
maternal and
child health nurse (MCHN) to women identified at risk of breastfeeding cessation.
Most of her clinical career included
maternal -
child health and hospice as well as community
nursing as...
I am an experienced registered
nurse specializing in
maternal /
child health, labor and delivery and childbirth education.
Kathleen Bell RN, Advanced Holistic
Nurse, Certified Meditation Specialist Kathleen's 40 years of
nursing experience has focused on
Maternal —
Child nursing,
Nurse - Midwifery,
nursing and consumer education, integrative women's
health care and meditation.
Serve as a resource and role model for other
maternal /
child nurses and
health care providers, including experienced and fully trained registered
nurses and...
On the first home visits, NFN
nurses conduct mother and
child health and developmental assessments and screen for co-occurring risk factors including
maternal depression, everyday stress and domestic violence.
▶ A long - term
nurse home visiting programme embedded in a universal
child and family
health service system can improve family,
maternal and
child development outcomes.
The Commissioner's figures revealed that despite the published
Child and Maternal Health Schedule there was only one child health nurse for every 167 births (whereas most other jurisdictions had ratios between 1:78 and 1:9
Child and
Maternal Health Schedule there was only one child health nurse for every 167 births (whereas most other jurisdictions had ratios between 1:78 and 1:
Health Schedule there was only one
child health nurse for every 167 births (whereas most other jurisdictions had ratios between 1:78 and 1:9
child health nurse for every 167 births (whereas most other jurisdictions had ratios between 1:78 and 1:
health nurse for every 167 births (whereas most other jurisdictions had ratios between 1:78 and 1:98).49
A randomised trial with
maternal and
child health nurses on improving responses to intimate partner abuse and postnatal depression was conducted between 2009 and 2011.
▶ A randomised trial was conducted of an Australian
nurse home - visiting intervention to
child - age 2 years delivered within a universal
maternal child and family
health service.
Nurses were required to have BSN degrees and experience in community or
maternal and
child health nursing.
The Bureau of
Maternal and
Child Health has identified 19 programs, including but not limited to
Nurse - Family Partnership, Early Head Start, Healthy Families America, and Parents as Teachers, that target families with pregnant women or
children younger than 5 years.
In 1986, Olds et al published the results of a rigorous trial showing that
nurse home visitation extending from pregnancy to the
child's second birthday can produce positive effects on
maternal and
child health among disadvantaged families.1, 2 The study was conducted in a semirural area and involved predominantly white women.
The five
maternal /
child health workers, four
health practitioners and eight
child health nurses / midwives, must cover around 140,000 square kilometres to meet the needs of approximately 2,500
children.
One evaluation conducted in Queensland, Australia, reported moderate reductions in depressive symptoms for mothers in the intervention group at the six - week follow - up.89 A subsequent follow - up, however, suggested that these benefits were not long lasting, as the depression effects had diminished by one year.90 Similarly, Healthy Families San Diego identified reductions in depression symptoms among program mothers during the first two years, but these effects, too, had diminished by year three.91 In Healthy Families New York, mothers at one site (that was supervised by a clinical psychologist) had lower rates of depression at one year (23 percent treatment vs. 38 percent controls).92 The Infant
Health and Development program also demonstrated decreases in depressive symptoms after one year of home visiting, as well as at the conclusion of the program at three years.93 Among Early Head Start families,
maternal depressive symptoms remained stable for the program group during the study and immediately after it ended, but decreased just before their
children entered kindergarten.94 No program effects were found for
maternal depression in the
Nurse - Family Partnership, Hawaii Healthy Start, Healthy Families Alaska, or Early Start programs.
In the third trial of the
nurse home visitor program,
nurse - visited, 6 - month - old infants born to mothers with low psychological resources (i.e.,
maternal IQ, mental
health, and sense of efficacy) displayed fewer aberrant emotional expressions (e.g., low levels of affect and lack of social referencing of mother) associated with
child maltreatment.18
Interviews were completed with nine carers including an alcohol and drug counsellor, two
Maternal and
Child Health Nurses, a Care Worker, a Support Worker, a Case Manager, two staff from the Victorian Aboriginal
Health Service and a GP Psychiatrist.
Raising
Children Network is a free and valuable resource for professionals and agencies that work with parents, including general practitioners,
maternal and
child health nurses,
child care workers, preschool and school teachers, social workers and psychologists.
Inland Empire
Health Plan: Alene Blum, Care Manager, HROB
Nurse in Care Management Marguerite Sandoval, R.N., B.S.N., P.H.N.,
Maternal Child Health Supervisor Leolyn Bischel, R.N., B.S.N., M.A.,
Maternal Child Health Manager «IEHP
Maternal Child Health Team's Post Partum Process»
In Victoria, free
health visits are scheduled at 1, 2, 4, 6 - 8, 12, 18, 24, and 42 months of age, and more than 90 % of all parents attend visits during the first six months.23 To access a key developmental transition associated with an abrupt rise in parenting challenges (that is, the point at which infants become mobile),
maternal and
child health nurses consecutively invited mothers of 6 - 7 month old infants attending in August / September 2004 to take part in the toddlers without tears study.
«When your
children are born, you have resources available for advice, such as the local
maternal health nurse.