Sentences with phrase «continued health of the child»

A major, but seldom considered, portion of baby's protection from illnesses, and the continued health of the child, comes from the early establishment of optimal gut flora.

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Kay has spoken openly about family life when their youngest child, Matthew, was suffering from mental health issues — and has bravely shared how they are continuing to deal with the overwhelming grief of losing him to suicide in 2013.

The very basic Christian tenant states that we are «our brother's keeper» and so to insist that a pregnancy be continued until its completion without also insisting that the woman and resulting child receive all the health care they will need is a distorted view of both Christianity and «pro-life.»

The research continued, and in May 1982 the National Institute of Mental Health released the findings of a ten - year follow - up to the surgeon general's 1972 study: «After ten more years of research, the consensus among most of the research community is that violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the programs.

But research continued, and in May of 1982, the National Institute for Mental Health released the findings of a 10 - year follow up on the Surgeon General «s 1972 Study entitled Television and Behavior: «After ten more years of research, the consensus among most of the research community is that violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the programs.

They continue to promote their passion for organics and they believe education to improve the health and wellbeing of children is an important message to share.

Golden Rice holds promise as an important additional tool in the continuing effort to improve the nutrition and health of children and women, not only in the Philippines but across the entire rice - eating world.

All of the health and developmental benefits of breastfeeding continue for your child for as long as you nurse.

In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participating.

It is up to parents to decide for their family whether to allow their child to start, or continue, playing football, not some present or former player, journalist or scientist who takes the position that football is either too dangerous to be played by anyone or safe enough to be played by all (October 25, 2015 update: this is exactly the position adopted by the American Academy of Pediatrics in its 2015 Policy Statement on Tackling in Youth Football in which it leaves parents - presumably in consultation with their child's pediatrician - to «decide whether the potential health risks of sustaining... injuries [in tackle football] are outweighed by the recreational benefits associated with proper tackling»); and

The Global Strategy has not yet been fully implemented in the countries of the UK and the APPG will continue to explore the policy options, while hearing from experts on how these will contribute to improving infant and young child feeding practices, improving short and long - term health outcomes and reducing health inequalities.

Due to the resounding evidence of improved child health and well - being, AAP recommends that mothers breastfeed exclusively for about the first six months, and continue breastfeeding for at least the first year of a child's life as complementary foods are introduced.

Breastfeeding should be continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child... Increased duration of breastfeeding confers significant health and developmental benefits for the child and the mother... There is no upper limit to the duration of breastfeeding and no evidence of psychological or developmental harm from breastfeeding into the third year of life or longer.»

Never mind that there is no evidence of full - term breastfeeding being detrimental to a child's health or well - being, but there are numerous benefits in continuing to breastfeed as long as mama and child both wish to continue.

Breastfeeding benefits mothers and children in a variety of ways, and many of the health benefits continue long after breastfeeding has ended.

The American Academy of Pediatrics continues to be concerned about children's exposure to virtual violence and the effect it has on their overall health and well - being.

However, as local, state and federal governments manage strained budgets, continued investments in the health and well - being of our children and our schools is not a given.

Although some families continue breastfeeding or offering breast milk in a bottle or sippy cup well into their children's toddler years, most pediatricians and other health care professionals recommend getting started on the weaning process around one year of age.

A study completed in 2015 by Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and published in the American Journal of Men's Health showed that men who had children were more likely to continue to gain weight after a child arrives.

These recommendations are in place because breastfeeding continues to provide many health and developmental benefits to children well after six months of age.

In spite of its critical importance as the cornerstone of child health and survival, aggressive and inappropriate marketing of breast - milk substitutes, and other food products that compete with breastfeeding, continues to mislead parents and undermine efforts by Member States to protect and support children's rights to health and ensure sound objective information.

Differences in weight patterns continue even after complementary foods are introduced.4 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that health care providers in primary care settings use the 2000 CDC growth reference charts for children and teens aged 2 to 20 years to monitor growth in the United States.

I see numerous campaigns and programs geared toward removing fat and cholesterol out of school lunch and reducing calories, but almost nothing is talked about in terms of serving real food to children — schools continue to serve processed, toxic, fake foods to children and there is constant wonderment about how we can improve their health because they are supposedly too sedentary.

However, «The AAP Section on Breastfeeding, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Family Physicians, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, and many other health organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.2, 127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year ofHealth Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, and many other health organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.2, 127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year ofhealth organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.2, 127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year of life.

If symptoms persist for more than a week without improvement, become worse, or if you or your child are experiencing continued pain even after a week of treatment, contact your health care provider immediately.

According to the World Health Organization, La Leche League International, The American Pediatric Association and Attachment Parenting International, a breastfeeding mother should continue to nurse — once the minimum recommended length of breastfeeding is met — as long as it is «mutually desired» by herself and her child.

As your children become teens, discussions about babies and pregnancy will be geared toward seeking healthy relationships, sexual health, and decision making, contraception and the continuing insertion of your family values.

As she continued her graduate work for the PhD, she practiced as a PNP for the School Mobile Health Center at Children's Hospital of Michigan.

I will continue working with MPs across the House to convince the Government that this should be put on the statute books to safeguard the health and wellbeing of babies and young children.»

IBFAN will continue to call for all formulas marketed for infants and young children (0 - 36 months) to be included in one standard that must: state clearly that infant formula can be used after 12 months and that other products are not necessary; ensure that product composition does not compromise child health; specify that marketing is strictly controlled according to the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent relevant WHA resolutions.

The estimated percentage of US children aged 2 to 5 years and 6 to 11 years classified as overweight increased from 5.0 % and 6.5 % in 1980 to 10.4 % and 19.6 %, respectively, in 2007 -2008.1-3 The increase in childhood obesity was also observed among those aged 6 to 23 months, from 7.2 % in 1980 to 11.6 % in 2000.1 Given the numerous health risks related to childhood obesity,4 - 7 its prevention is becoming a public health priority.8 It has been reported that feeding practices affect growth and body composition in the first year of life, with breastfed infants gaining less rapidly than formula - fed infants.9 - 14 There is also evidence that breastfed infants continue to have a low risk for later childhood obesity.15 - 18

A full description of PROBIT's design and methods has been published elsewhere.17 In brief, 31 maternity hospitals and their affiliated polyclinics (where children are followed for routine health care) were randomized either to receive a breastfeeding promotion intervention modelled on the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding of the WHO / UNICEF Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) or to continue the maternity hospital and polyclinic practices in effect at the time of randomization.

BFHI has been shown to be very effective in increasing breastfeeding initiation, exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration in many countries, as well as improving mother's health care experiences and reducing rates of infant abandonment.12 Given the short and long - term benefits of breastfeeding to the infant, mother and society, implementing BFHI — alongside with the other objectives stated in the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding - continues to have an important role to play in health services worldwide.

«Based this new analysis of a decade's worth of data on children involved in crashes, policymakers, pediatricians and health educators should continue to recommend as best practice the use of belt - positioning booster seats once a child outgrows a harnessed based child restraint until he / she is at least 8 years of age,» says Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE, co-scientific director of The Center for Injury Research and Prevention and study co-author.

for training, practice and reference, December 2007 IBFAN Training Courses on the Code ICAP, 2010 Improving Retention, Adherence, and Psychosocial Support within PMTCT Services: Implementation Workshop for Health Workers IYCN Project, The roles of grandmothers and men: evidence supporting a familyfocused approach to optimal infant and young child nutrition IYCN Project Mother - to - Mother Support Groups Trainer's Manual - Facilitator's Manual with Discussion Guide IYCN Project, 2010, Infant Feeding and HIV: Trainer's guide and participant's manual for training community - based workers and volunteers IYCN Project 2010, Infant Feeding and HIV: Participant's manual for community - based workers and volunteers IYCN Project, Infant and Young Child Feeding and Gender: A Training Manual for Male Group Leaders and Participant Manual for Male Group Leaders IYCN Project 2012, Helping an HIV - positive breastfeeding mother decide how to feed her child at 12 months: A checklist for health care providers IYCN Project 2012, Community interventions to promote optimal breastfeeding; evidence on early initiation, any breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and continued breastfeeding; literature review, January 2012 UNICEF 2011, Community IYCF Counselling Package - The technical content of this package reflects the Guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding 2010: Principles and Recommendations for Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV and a Summary of Evidence related to IYCF in the context oHealth Workers IYCN Project, The roles of grandmothers and men: evidence supporting a familyfocused approach to optimal infant and young child nutrition IYCN Project Mother - to - Mother Support Groups Trainer's Manual - Facilitator's Manual with Discussion Guide IYCN Project, 2010, Infant Feeding and HIV: Trainer's guide and participant's manual for training community - based workers and volunteers IYCN Project 2010, Infant Feeding and HIV: Participant's manual for community - based workers and volunteers IYCN Project, Infant and Young Child Feeding and Gender: A Training Manual for Male Group Leaders and Participant Manual for Male Group Leaders IYCN Project 2012, Helping an HIV - positive breastfeeding mother decide how to feed her child at 12 months: A checklist for health care providers IYCN Project 2012, Community interventions to promote optimal breastfeeding; evidence on early initiation, any breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and continued breastfeeding; literature review, January 2012 UNICEF 2011, Community IYCF Counselling Package - The technical content of this package reflects the Guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding 2010: Principles and Recommendations for Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV and a Summary of Evidence related to IYCF in the context ofchild nutrition IYCN Project Mother - to - Mother Support Groups Trainer's Manual - Facilitator's Manual with Discussion Guide IYCN Project, 2010, Infant Feeding and HIV: Trainer's guide and participant's manual for training community - based workers and volunteers IYCN Project 2010, Infant Feeding and HIV: Participant's manual for community - based workers and volunteers IYCN Project, Infant and Young Child Feeding and Gender: A Training Manual for Male Group Leaders and Participant Manual for Male Group Leaders IYCN Project 2012, Helping an HIV - positive breastfeeding mother decide how to feed her child at 12 months: A checklist for health care providers IYCN Project 2012, Community interventions to promote optimal breastfeeding; evidence on early initiation, any breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and continued breastfeeding; literature review, January 2012 UNICEF 2011, Community IYCF Counselling Package - The technical content of this package reflects the Guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding 2010: Principles and Recommendations for Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV and a Summary of Evidence related to IYCF in the context ofChild Feeding and Gender: A Training Manual for Male Group Leaders and Participant Manual for Male Group Leaders IYCN Project 2012, Helping an HIV - positive breastfeeding mother decide how to feed her child at 12 months: A checklist for health care providers IYCN Project 2012, Community interventions to promote optimal breastfeeding; evidence on early initiation, any breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and continued breastfeeding; literature review, January 2012 UNICEF 2011, Community IYCF Counselling Package - The technical content of this package reflects the Guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding 2010: Principles and Recommendations for Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV and a Summary of Evidence related to IYCF in the context ofchild at 12 months: A checklist for health care providers IYCN Project 2012, Community interventions to promote optimal breastfeeding; evidence on early initiation, any breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and continued breastfeeding; literature review, January 2012 UNICEF 2011, Community IYCF Counselling Package - The technical content of this package reflects the Guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding 2010: Principles and Recommendations for Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV and a Summary of Evidence related to IYCF in the context ohealth care providers IYCN Project 2012, Community interventions to promote optimal breastfeeding; evidence on early initiation, any breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and continued breastfeeding; literature review, January 2012 UNICEF 2011, Community IYCF Counselling Package - The technical content of this package reflects the Guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding 2010: Principles and Recommendations for Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV and a Summary of Evidence related to IYCF in the context of HIV.

To help prevent your child from joining the growing statistics of chronic health problems, early gut healing and continued gut health efforts are worthwhile, especially if your child expresses any of the symptoms of concern discussed in this book, has been exposed early to antibiotic drugs, has had early exposure to formula feeding, or has experienced multiple GI infections.

• Many of the health benefits that your milk provided to your child in infancy continue to be present for as long as you breastfeed.

In fact, many children continue to want to breastfeed for a good deal longer, and the World Health Organization actually recommends breastfeeding up to at least two years of age or beyond, and in many cultures, that is indeed the norm.

Studies in developing countries demonstrate that continued, frequent breastfeeding is associated with greater linear growth and further protects child health by delaying maternal fertility postpartum and reducing the child's risk of morbidity and mortality.

Any school board member that continues to not care about the health of our children is a baord member that should not be re-elected.

Supplementation should be provided on a regular basis, and a parent might even consider extending vitamin supplementation beyond the early years to improve a child's chances of experiencing continued good health.

Baby Milk Action comment: Firstly, Nestlé's comments on breastfeeding are not in line with the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding, adopted by the World Health Assembly, which recommends, «exclusive breastfeeding for six months and continued breastfeeding up to two years of age or beyond.»

Whereas 67 % of US women initiate breastfeeding, only 31 % continue with any breastfeeding at 6 months of age.17 - 19 The impact of limited breastfeeding on the health of children has not been well studied in developed countries.

Every day I hope and pray and have faith for the continued health and safety of my living children — but it's not easy.

The agenda must address universal health - care coverage, access and affordability; end preventable maternal, new - born and child deaths and malnutrition ensure the protection, promotion and support of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and continued breastfeeding with adequate complementary feeding for 2 years and beyond ensure the availability of essential medicines; realize women's reproductive health and rights; ensure immunization coverage; eradicate malaria and realize the vision of a future free of AIDS and tuberculosis; reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases, including mental illness, nervous system injuries and road accidents; and promote healthy behaviours, including those related to breastfeeding, water, sanitation and hygiene.

The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents shows you the way, with information on how to: safeguard your child's well - being with wills, trusts, and life insurance; best weigh your child - care options and decide whether to go back to work; save on taxes with child - friendly tax credits and deductions plus tax - advantaged benefits at work; manage your family's health - care costs; save for long - term costs by setting up a college fund; spend smart and save money at every stage of your child's development; continue to contribute to your own retirement savings

We also support the global public health recommendation on optimal infant and young child feeding, defined by UN agencies as exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months followed by safe and appropriate complementary feeding with continued breastfeeding until the age of two years or beyond.

«WABA believes that programmes related to food and nutrition, health care and development and, especially programmes on infant and young child feeding, should be free from commercial influence and conflicts of interest» advocates Dato Anwar Fazal, WABA Executive Director; «this is especially since optimal breastfeeding, including early, exclusive breastfeeding for six months, and continued adequate breastfeeding for up to two years or longer constitute the primary intervention to prevent child mortality worldwide.»

(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;

This must not only continue to address the need for sustained improvement in health services, but also consider the education of children in schools and adults in their workplaces and communities.