Not exact matches
Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built
support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that
as far back
as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days —
as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating
as a cover for unauthorized US covert
intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.
As such, the workplace is a natural intervention point able to provide support and as appropriate, referrals into appropriate treatmen
As such, the workplace is a natural
intervention point able to provide
support and
as appropriate, referrals into appropriate treatmen
as appropriate, referrals into appropriate treatment.
This attack can only intensify
as black liberal leaders find it more and more difficult to pass the conservative litmus tests for pro-Americanism in foreign affairs: uncritical
support for U.S. policy toward Israel and U.S.
intervention in Central America.
Not God
as overwhelming and arbitrary power or
as freely willing agent of
intervention, but God
as the source in being and / or goodness that «stands behind» or
supports or clarifies the meaning of what comes to be and is.
And, indeed, the most effective attachment - focused home - visiting
interventions offer parents not just parenting tips but psychological and emotional
support: The home visitors, through empathy and encouragement, literally make them feel better about their relationship with their infant and more secure in their identity
as parents.
My husband wasn't for a homebirth so going to a small public hospital that fully
supports natural birth with
as little
interventions as possible was the next best thing.
Without the
intervention, love and
support of parents, teens can become so obsessed with the eating and exercising that they lose sight of who they are, or they begin to identify
as someone with an eating disorder, turning into a person who you will not recognize
as your teen.
Topics covered include: Introduction to doula labor
support; Importance of birth memories; Hormones of pregnancy, labor, and birth; Emotional
support for birth; Communication skills, values, and cultural sensitivity
as a doula; Physical
support for birth; Doula's role with
interventions, Cesarean and VBAC; Doula's role during immediate postpartum and with the newborn; Breastfeeding
support; DONA certification process and membership; Prenatal and postpartum doula visits; Setting up your doula business and birth community involvement.
Whether you fill out a questionnaire or simply talk to the doctor, the goal is to identify potential delays and provide the appropriate services that can
support a toddler, known
as «early
intervention.»
After consulting with our pediatrician, we connected with Missouri's Parents
as Teachers (PAT) and First Steps to begin receiving
support (side note — Missouri's early
intervention services are extraordinary!).
As a mother can feel vulnerable during birthing, research has shown that birth
support from a known practitioner can reduce the need for medical
intervention.
Topics covered in our two - day Childbirth Education intensive include: gestation and anatomy; nutrition; preparing your body and how to adapt to its changes; birth plans; labor
support; your partner
as a coach; stages of labor;
interventions; inductions; C - sections; breathing, relaxation, and pain management techniques; breastfeeding, newborn procedures; and postpartum health.
Midwives are trained in guarding the normalcy of pregnancy, birth and postpartum, not disturbing it when all is well, knowing when to compassionately observe with loving
support, and when and how to use holistic remedies, or medical
intervention only when necessary
as a last resort; they are also educated in prevention, assessment and treatment of complications, which most times can be managed simply and naturally, but sometimes involves consultation or referral to an obstetrician.
During my tenure, I worked
as a Early
Intervention Program teacher, a Curriculum
Support teacher, a Special Instructional Assistance teacher, a Reading Recovery teacher, and a Kindergarten through Fifth grade classroom teacher.
While this simple
intervention provides superior
support for preterm, low - weight babies, in comparison to conventional practices, such
as the use of incubator, it is rarely included in official hospital policies or recommended to mothers by mainstream experts.
Parenting programmes are defined broadly
as «any formal
interventions designed to
support the parent / child relationship», and this includes practitioner training
as well
as programmes which train parents directly.
Active and alert soon morphs into
supporting drug - free
intervention - free home - birth encouragement This madness will stop with me
as far
as my LLL group is concerned.
This means they see the advantages of using
as little technologic
intervention as possible, which research
supports.
As their nurse, the only thing I can offer is supplemental
interventions and psychological
support.
As a member of Postpartum Support, International, a non-profit organization with volunteer coordinators in each state in the U.S. and 26 countries around the world, Karen and her associates at The Postpartum Stress Center are continuously in touch with the needs of the postpartum community as well as with current research and state - of - the - art intervention
As a member of Postpartum
Support, International, a non-profit organization with volunteer coordinators in each state in the U.S. and 26 countries around the world, Karen and her associates at The Postpartum Stress Center are continuously in touch with the needs of the postpartum community
as well as with current research and state - of - the - art intervention
as well
as with current research and state - of - the - art intervention
as with current research and state - of - the - art
interventions.
Several factors may have also improved results for women practising exclusive breastfeeding, such
as interventions delivered with a face - to - face component, high background initiation rates of breastfeeding, lay
support, and a specific schedule of four to eight contacts.
Both the control (78 %) and
intervention (84 %) group mothers identified their partner
as the one who gave them most
support for their breastfeeding efforts and both groups experienced similar attachment and engorgement difficulties and sought help from their child health nurse, midwife or lactation consultant for these problems.
This is to our knowledge the first UK - wide evaluation of the Baby Friendly Initiative, and our findings provide evidence to
support this policy
as an
intervention to increase rates of breastfeeding initiation.
The effect of these kinds of
supports on home visitors has not been well studied, but some research on similar
interventions indicates implementation of evidence - based practices with fidelity monitoring and supportive consultation predicts lower rates of staff turnover,
as well
as lower levels of staff emotional exhaustion relative to services
as usual.29, 30,31 Moreover, a supportive organizational climate has been associated with more positive attitudes toward adoption of evidence - based programs.32
Those models include: Child FIRST, Early Head Start - Home Visiting, Early
Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers (EIP), Early Start (New Zealand), Family Check - Up, Healthy Families America (HFA), Healthy Steps, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), Nurse Family Partnership (NFP), Oklahoma's Community - Based Family Resource and
Support (CBFRS) Program, Parents
as Teachers (PAT), Play and Learning Strategies (PALS) Infant6, and SafeCare Augmented.
Within the healthcare setting, The Baby Friendly Initiative is improving practice to
support breastfeeding, but maintaining these positive results requires continued resourcing
as well
as interventions beyond the healthcare context.
At the end of the day the goal is to have a camp that
supports health, that is what we want, a healthy camp with healthy individuals and healthy population in it, so WHO and it's partners, should be looking at breastfeeding
as one of the key services and health promoting
interventions that should be ensured in a place which houses affected populations.
The guidelines include
interventions provided to the mother — for example steroid injections before birth, antibiotics when her water breaks before the onset of labour, and magnesium sulfate to prevent future neurological impairment of the child,
as well
as interventions for the newborn baby — for example thermal care, feeding
support, (e.g. kangaroo mother care, when babies are stable), safe oxygen use, and other treatments to help babies breathe more easily.
But see what happens to these rates in countries where birth is treated
as a normal event, where there are fewer
interventions, and where women have continuous labor
support.
Breastfeeding
support is the most effective method of primary disease prevention ranking far above
supports such
as vaccinations (see The Lancet Child Survival series) and other
interventions that we have available to us.
In
support of this model, multiple studies have shown the association between infant negative reactivity and later psychosocial outcomes such
as problem behaviour and self - regulation to be moderated by parental behaviour, so that highly reactive children fare better than others when they experience optimal parenting but worse than others when they experience negative parenting.41 - 46 Further
support is found in studies indicating that
interventions targeting parental attitudes and / or behaviours are particularly effective for children with a history of negative reactive temperament.47, 49
They promote positive child development through effective parenting, early
intervention and outreach activities, and
support and preserve the family unit
as the children's foundation for success.
Studies were excluded where the
intervention (a) was aimed at prevention rather than treatment; (b) was aimed specifically at children, the whole family
as a unit or at teachers; or (c) was non-structured, such
as an informal
support group or unstructured home visits.
The
intervention was defined
as breastfeeding education and
support during pregnancy, the postnatal period (including immediately after delivery), or both for women with multiples.
We included studies examining
interventions which included education and
support as part of a broader package of care provided that these elements were an important part of the package of care.
This could include education or
support interventions to encourage women to express breast milk either in the antenatal or postnatal period, or maternal education and
support about other
interventions which might increase or interfere with breastfeeding (such
as pacifier use or kangaroo skin - to - skin mother care).
As it was potentially eligible, the authors were contacted and data were provided for twins, but no further information was supplied about the
intervention and it was still not clear if the
intervention included education or
support, so it was subsequently excluded.
Increasing women's access to nonmedical
interventions during labor, such
as continuous labor
support, also has been shown to reduce cesarean birth rates.
The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence to the Neonatal Resuscitation Program algorithm by subjects working from memory
as compared to subjects using a decision
support tool that provides auditory and visual prompts to guide implementation of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program algorithm during simulated neonatal resuscitation.Healthcare professionals (physicians, nurse practitioners, obstetrical / neonatal nurses) with a current NRP card were randomized to the control or
intervention group and performed three simulated neonatal resuscitations.
The primary goal of parent
support programs is to provide
support and information in ways that help parents become more capable and competent.2, 3 Research now indicates that to reach this goal, it is necessary that staff use practices that are family - centered
as opposed to professionally - centered, and capacity - building
as opposed to dependency forming.4, 5,6,7 The key characteristics of family - centered practices include: treating families with dignity and respect; providing individual, flexible and responsive
support; sharing information so families can make informed decisions; ensuring family choice regarding
intervention options; and providing the necessary resources and
supports for parents to care for their children in ways that produce optimal parent and child outcomes.8, 9,10,11
First, Have a doulaor another trained birth
support person present because doulas and labor coaches are skilled at taking you through labor with
as few
interventions as possible.
Discussion regarding resources that become accessible with a diagnosis (developmental
intervention, educational services, behavioral
support, parenting strategies, and medical referrals
as needed).
Bonuck et al. (30, 31) evaluated an
intervention in which LCs provided a multiethnic sample of Bronx, New York, women with 3 visits (2 prenatal plus 1 PP), along with bilingual telephone
support as needed.
Class will include: Gestation and anatomy, nutrition, preparing your body and how to adapt to the changes, birth plans, labor
support, your partner
as a coach, stages of labor,
interventions, inductions, C - sections, breathing, relaxation, pain management techniques, breastfeeding, newborn procedures, and postpartum health.
WHA Res 55.25 (4) «URGES Member States,
as a matter of urgency to ensure that the introduction of micronutrient
interventions and the marketing of nutritional supplements do not replace, or undermine
support for the sustainable practice of, exclusive breastfeeding and optimal complementary feeding.»
Hypnobirthing and relaxation techniques during labour may reduce your risk of medical
intervention,
as does hiring a doula for childbirth
support.
The final recommendation statement, Breastfeeding: Primary Care
Interventions, clarifies that «the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) interprets
support as including promotion.
The primary goals are to soothe the child
as much
as possible with a variety of
interventions and ensure that parents have the
support they need to cope.
Intervention 2: postnatal lactation
support: in addition to routine care, women received 2 postnatal sessions with a LC, 1 in hospital within the first 3 postnatal days (when they received the same printed guides on breastfeeding
as the antenatal education group) and 1 during the first routine postnatal visit 1 to 2 weeks after the birth.
This guideline provides global, evidence - informed recommendations on protection, promotion and
support of optimal breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services,
as a public health
intervention.