Sentences with phrase «emotional health of the mother»

Recalling the positive impact of breastfeeding on the physical and emotional health of the mother, including its important contribution to child - spacing;

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Divisive alliances — mother - son vs. father - daughter — are frequent and damaging to the emotional health of the children.

I totally believe in breastfeeding, for all of the health and emotional benefits of it to both the baby and the mother.

The only reason people assume hospital births are less risky, is because of the short - sighted viewpoint that doesn't include the baby and mother's future health, emotional connection and self esteem as important enough to be parameters of safety.

Psychologists offer some suggestions for mothers who want to encourage their children to succeed, but not at the expense of their mental and emotional health.

The nutritional, immunological, emotional and psychological benefits of breastfeeding should be enough to encourage mothers to want to breastfeed their newborn and for all health care providers to strongly encourage breastfeeding.

I am incapable of understanding that a mother's physical and emotional health are better served by rest and help from supportive nurses during the postpartum period than simply being left alone with a brand new child.

The data tells us that a large number of new mothers grapple with persistent emotional and physical health issues as they care for their babies.

Robin Kaplan: Absolutely, well actually, if you don't mind, maybe we'll skip to more of just promoting the Mother and Infant Bonding and Emotional Wellbeing, and we can get back to the Women's Health, because...

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

Social and emotional problems in young children can be traced to mothers» prenatal health, 1,2 parents» caregiving3, 4 and their life - course (such as the timing of subsequent pregnancies, employment, welfare dependence).5, 6 Home visiting programs that address these antecedent risks and protective factors may reduce social and emotional problems in children.

''... breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants;... it forms a unique biological and emotional basis for the health of both mother and child;... the anti-infective properties of breast milk help to protect infants against disease; and... there is an important relationship between breastfeeding and child spacing».

Anne cares so much for the emotional health of newborns and their mothers that she will gladly give you a free 30 minute phone consultation, to help you work through this common, though difficult transition.

One of the doula's primary goals is to care for the mother's emotional health and enhance her ability to have positive birth memories (Gilland, 2010b).

31 Dec 2014 - Comment of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action to the UN Secretary General's Sustainable Development Report The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), its Core Partners and allies believe that breastfeeding promotes and protects the physical and emotional health and nutrition of baby and mother, preserves the environment, conserves financial resources, and makes the world a more secure place now and in the future.

A research geek, I stay up - to - date with current findings relevant to pre and postnatal women's issues, support for the birthing mother, birth trauma, and anything else pertaining to the psychological and emotional health of women during this hugely transitional time.

Every moment of the natural labor and birth process has a purpose leading to optimization of the emotional and physical health of mother and baby.

(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;

Substance use during pregnancy can be a reason for a child to be temporarily or permanently taken into care, particularly if the mother's substance use is likely to negatively impact the health, safety, and emotional well - being of her child.

Breastfeeding also has many health and emotional benefits for the mother, including decreased blood loss postpartum, delayed return to fertility, and decreased risk of cancer of the breast and ovaries.

The bill sponsored by Stewart - Cousins and Glick, both of whom are Democrats, would move state abortion law from the penal code to the health code and revise state law to make it similar to federal law, meaning that women could get an abortion past the 24 - week period if the mother's health — including emotional or mental health — is at risk.

Intensive parenting and health education provided in homes of pregnant American Indian teens reduced the mothers» illegal drug use, depression and behavior problems, and set their young children on track to meet behavioral and emotional milestones they may have otherwise missed.

What's more, the link between the emotional health of adults and their mothers» affection was evident even though the mothers and babies were observed for a single day, when the babies were just eight months old.

One excellent example is Mother - Daughter Wisdom: Creating a Legacy of Physical and Emotional Health by best - selling author Dr. Christiane Northrup (Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom).

Mother's weak emotional responsiveness and frequent use of physical punishment explain the effect of current poverty on mental health, but not the effect of persistent poverty.

Mothers were eligible to participate if they did not require the use of an interpreter, and reported one or more of the following risk factors for poor maternal or child outcomes in their responses to routine standardised psychosocial and domestic violence screening conducted by midwives for every mother booking in to the local hospital for confinement: maternal age under 19 years; current probable distress (assessed as an Edinburgh Depression Scale (EDS) 17 score of 10 or more)(as a lower cut - off score was used than the antenatal validated cut - off score for depression, the term «distress» is used rather than «depression»; use of this cut - off to indicate those distressed approximated the subgroups labelled in other trials as «psychologically vulnerable» or as having «low psychological resources» 14); lack of emotional and practical support; late antenatal care (after 20 weeks gestation); major stressors in the past 12 months; current substance misuse; current or history of mental health problem or disorder; history of abuse in mother's own childhood; and history of domestic violence.

Within the maternal domain, dominant themes included 1) emotional health: all respondents indicated that a mother's emotional health greatly affects her child's well being; 2) self - efficacy: mothers believed in the importance of accepting responsibility for monitoring their own well being and that of their child; and 3) support systems: all mothers expressed the need to share parenting experiences, stressors, and depressive symptoms with someone (most preferred to speak with family or friends rather than with their child's pediatrician).

Mothers most commonly reported that their children were in the care of relatives (65 %) with 11 % reporting that their child was in the child protection system.15 Disruption to a child's living arrangements, including separation from parents and siblings, can result in psychological and emotional distress.16 17 A recent systematic review and meta - analysis of 40 studies that investigated child outcomes when either parent was incarcerated found a significant association with antisocial behaviour (pooled OR = 1.6, 95 % CI 1.4 to 1.9) and poor educational performance (pooled OR = 1.4, 95 % CI 1.1 to 1.8).18 Other research indicates that children of incarcerated mothers are at risk of increased criminal involvement, mental health issues, physical health problems, behavioural problems, 19 child protection contact20 and poorer educational outcMothers most commonly reported that their children were in the care of relatives (65 %) with 11 % reporting that their child was in the child protection system.15 Disruption to a child's living arrangements, including separation from parents and siblings, can result in psychological and emotional distress.16 17 A recent systematic review and meta - analysis of 40 studies that investigated child outcomes when either parent was incarcerated found a significant association with antisocial behaviour (pooled OR = 1.6, 95 % CI 1.4 to 1.9) and poor educational performance (pooled OR = 1.4, 95 % CI 1.1 to 1.8).18 Other research indicates that children of incarcerated mothers are at risk of increased criminal involvement, mental health issues, physical health problems, behavioural problems, 19 child protection contact20 and poorer educational outcmothers are at risk of increased criminal involvement, mental health issues, physical health problems, behavioural problems, 19 child protection contact20 and poorer educational outcomes.21

In the Infant Health and Development program, mothers in the intervention group engaged in higher - quality interactions with their infants, though the effects were small.82 In New Zealand, Early Start documented higher positive parenting attitudes, a greater prevalence of nonpunitive attitudes, and more favorable overall parenting scores for families in the treatment group.83 In Queensland, mothers in the intervention group were rated as significantly higher in emotional and verbal responsivity.84

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

Healthy Women, Healthy Futures aims to improve the physical, emotional, social, dental, and vision health of low - income, at - risk mothers before they become pregnant again, as a strategy to reduce rates of LBW and infant mortality.

Research has long shown a connection between father involvement and child wellbeing in the domains of academic achievement, emotional health, and employment stability.3 However, CFRP's findings suggest the impact of a father's absence may begin much earlier, with roughly 1 in 10 children born to unaccompanied mothers exhibiting health complications just three months after birth.

Social and emotional problems in young children can be traced to mothers» prenatal health, 1,2 parents» caregiving3, 4 and their life - course (such as the timing of subsequent pregnancies, employment, welfare dependence).5, 6 Home visiting programs that address these antecedent risks and protective factors may reduce social and emotional problems in children.

Children of mothers who are overprotective, overcritical or use harsh discipline tend to have poor emotion regulation skills and are more susceptible to emotional health difficulties.

The Effect of a Mother's Level of Attachment and Her Emotional Intelligence on a Child's Health during Its First Year of Life

Goals are to decrease abuse and neglect, reduce unintentional injuries, strengthen the parent - child relationship, improve utilization of diagnostic services, encourage good health practices, link families with primary care, promote an optimal environment for learning and emotional growth, encourage development and self - care of mothers, and begin the school readiness process.

The contributors to this issue of Zero to Three illustrate the diverse settings and situations that early childhood professionals confront in their work with young children and families: A busy morning in a pediatric clinic; the traumatic aftermath of domestic violence; guiltridden parents worried about the health of their infant; mothers with severe psychiatric disorders; reflective supervision in an early intervention program; and peer - group support for enhancing social and emotional development in child care settings.

Ajdukovic and Ajdukovic's (1993) study of the influence of maternal mental health on children's stress reactions and stress indexes emphasised the emotional and behavioural state of mothers as major mediators between children's traumatic experience and psychological functioning.

Dr. Tronick is the Director of UMass Boston's Infant - Parent Mental Health Program, where he conducts research on how mothers» depression and other stressful behaviors affect the emotional development and health of infants and chiHealth Program, where he conducts research on how mothers» depression and other stressful behaviors affect the emotional development and health of infants and chihealth of infants and children.

54.8 % of mothers and 61.7 % of fathers living with their children have excellent or very good physical or emotional health, compared to 56.7 % and 62 % nationally.

Recognizing the opportunity to use the MIECHV program to help improve new mothers» mental health, many states are building on promising approaches to address postpartum depression directly through home visiting programs in effective, innovative ways.27 In 2014, 68 percent of state MIECHV - funded programs increased screenings for maternal depressive symptoms and improved referral rates among pregnant women or women enrolled in home visiting programs.28 Additionally, 70 percent of state programs reported improvements to parents» emotional well - being by successfully lowering reported parental stress and reducing rates of depressive symptoms among participating families.29 For example, Moving Beyond Depression is a program that uses in - home cognitive behavioral therapy to ameliorate, not just screen for, maternal depression.

Interventions that identify this health risk early and help women access adequate treatment can help alleviate the harmful impacts of postpartum depression.23 In Rosa's case, her home visitor Diana quickly recognized the young mother's feelings of helplessness at being separated from her vulnerable premature daughter and provided the resources Rosa needed to take care of her own emotional needs.

The widespread absence of attention to the mother - child relationship in the treatment of depression in women with young children is another striking example of the gap between science and practice that could be reduced by targeted pediatric advocacy.97 Extensive research has demonstrated the extent to which maternal depression compromises the contingent reciprocity between a mother and her young child that is essential for healthy cognitive, linguistic, social, and emotional development.98 Despite that well - documented observation, the treatment of depression in women with young children is typically viewed as an adult mental health service and rarely includes an explicit focus on the mother - child relationship.

It recommends specific steps that early childhood program and public health administrators can take to address the unmet mental health needs of mothers ultimately promoting the social and emotional health, school readiness, and future functioning of very young children.

One basic assumption of infant mental health practice is that to the extent mothers are well supported and emotionally healthy, their infants will receive the essential nurturing and emotional sustenance they need for healthy development.

For example, high levels of parent - child conflict were strongly associated with behavioural and emotional difficulties, whereas joint mother - child activities and parental rules appeared more important for health behaviours.

It is possible that some of the associations found could be due in part to reverse causation: for example, social, emotional and behavioural difficulties or a long - standing health problem could lead to conflict in the mother - child relationship.

Also, children whose mother developed health problems during the observation period were at risk of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and having multiple negative outcomes.

The findings that we report in this paper look at maternal mental health at different points and assess whether the mother's mental health is associated with the cognitive development of her child when he or she is almost three years old, and emotional, behavioural and social development when the child is almost four.

Emotional availability in a sample of mothers with a history of abuse, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry: Interdisciplinary perspectives on mental health and social justice, 77, 624 - 628.