Infant massage is a popular topic and has been studied in a variety of settings to promote infant growth, mother - baby bonding, and to improve
infant outcomes in general.
With maternal mortality on the rise and infant mortality ever decreasing, we can tell an emphasis in our healthcare system has been placed
on infant outcomes.
Maternal mental health did not only
affect infant outcome, but was itself influenced by infant adaptation.
Despite this emerging evidence, a recent review of the literature (47) identifies that mechanisms underlying maternal stress, depression and anxiety, and their effects
on infant outcomes are poorly understood.
Observational studies of prolonged (> 6 months) exclusive versus mixed breastfeeding, developing
countries Infant outcomes Growth In a small cross-sectional study conducted in India, a non-significant reduction of low weight - for - age (< 75 % of the reference mean) at six to 12 months of age was observed in the exclusively breastfed infants (RR 0.61, 95 % CI [0.26 to 1.43], p = 0.25; 1 study / 31 male infants).
The author examined the safety of CNM attended home deliveries compared with certified nurse midwife in - hospital deliveries in the United States as measured by the risk of
adverse infant outcomes among women with term, singleton, vaginal deliveries.
Observational studies of exclusive versus mixed breastfeeding for three to seven months, developed countries
Infant outcomes Growth Among infants breastfed exclusively for six to seven months, monthly weight gain between three and eight months was non-significantly reduced compared with mixed breastfed infants (MD -7.95 g / mo, 95 % CI -LSB--31.84 to 15.93], p = 0.51; 4 studies / 4388 infants).
It highlights relatively inexpensive interventions that can be integrated into their pathway through the neonatal unit and return home, enhancing parental coping and potentially
improving infant outcomes and reducing the infants length of stay at the neonatal unit.
Whatever the case may be, a 2012 study published in Women's Health Issues found no difference in
infant outcomes between a doctor - attended birth and a midwife - attended one.
Infant outcomes of certified nurse midwife attended home births: United States 2000 to 2004.
This is understandable; if planned home birth is associated with a greatly elevated risk of serious
negative infant outcomes, then most women and clinicians would be reluctant to attach as much importance to other benefits it might offer.
These societies, as I have focused on here on EP, shared many premises with what Dr. Sears termed Attachment Parenting and what Darcia Narvaez has studied with respect to moral development and infant outcomes [6].
«The coping mechanisms these mothers use critically impacts the family's adaptation to the illness, and most
likely infant outcomes as well.»
In addition, the researchers acknowledge that
infant outcomes other than death may differ between generalists and specialists, but additional outcomes were not examined in this study.
The CMQCC drives improvement in maternal and
infant outcomes through rapid - cycle data analytics and collaborative action.
But as we have so much fear around the unknowns of childbirth and we move away from our families, as birth has moved into hospitals bound to certain practices needed to keep their institutions running, and the disparities in maternal and
infant outcomes based on race become clear, doulas are more important than ever.
Researching issues as sensitive as illicit drug use during pregnancy and child protection risk is a challenge, but the use of de-identified population - level data allows us to investigate prevalence, maternal characteristics, and
infant outcomes while protecting the privacy of research subjects.
Observational studies of exclusive versus mixed breastfeeding for three to seven months, developing
countries Infant outcomes Growth Monthly weight gain between four and six months of age was non-significantly 10.10 g / mo lower in the exclusively breastfed infants compared with the mixed breastfed infants (95 % CI -LSB--27.68 to 7.48], p = 0.26; 4 studies / 1803 infants), and 6 g / mo lower between seven and nine months (95 % CI -LSB--54.15 to 42.15], p = 0.81; 1 study / 319 infants).
Countries that support natural childbirth and / or don't have all of the «lifesaving equipment and practices» that the USA does have much better maternal and
infant outcomes.
«In the countries with the best maternal and
infant outcomes - the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark - women and babies benefit from lifelong universal healthcare, but that care is markedly different: obstetricians attend only high - risk pregnancies.
Alcohol consumption by breastfeeding mothers: Frequency, correlates and
infant outcomes.
This program of research may impact policy decisions in support of physiologic birth — known to dramatically reduce health care costs and improve maternal -
infant outcomes.
This program of research may impact policy decisions in support of physiologic birth - known to dramatically reduce health care costs and improve maternal -
infant outcomes.
Preferred by healthcare providers, a collaborative model of maternity care improves maternal and
infant outcomes, is cost - effective, elevates client satisfaction, and is the safest way to provide care to pregnant and birthing women.
Parsons Bidewell, and Nagy (2006) studied the effect of eating in early labor on maternal and
infant outcomes in a prospective comparative trial of 176 low - risk nulliparous Australian women.
A recent study in the Netherlands, a country known for it's fantastic maternal and
infant outcomes, has proven that home birth is safe.
Her VBAC Fact Sheet was included in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Reducing Cesarean Section Rates While Maintaining Maternal and
Infant Outcomes, Breakthrough Series Guide.
In addition she studies the relationship between nursing practice and parent and
infant outcomes; nurse - patient interaction; the health care work environment and provider and patient outcomes; and system and culture change in health care.
The prevalence of oocyte (egg) donation for in vitro fertilization (IVF) has increased in the United States, but little information is available regarding maternal or
infant outcomes to improve counseling and clinical decision making, according to background information in the article.
The study, «Prescription Opioid Epidemic and
Infant Outcomes,» looked at three years of data from TennCare, Tennessee's Medicaid program, and assessed records for 112,029 pregnant mothers.
«Although signs suggest that obstetric interventions are being used too readily in developed countries, the lower rates we saw among First Nations mothers are of concern when coupled with the known increased risk of adverse perinatal and
infant outcomes,» writes Corinne Riddell, PhD candidate, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, with coauthors.
A 2000 study by Hannah et al. was the largest, randomized controlled trial to examine the type of deliver on mother and
infant outcomes.
Mahomed, K., Bhutta, Z., and Middleton, P. Zinc supplementation for improving pregnancy and
infant outcome.
Mori, R., Ota, E., Middleton, P., Tobe - Gai, R., Mahomed, K., and Bhutta, Z. A. Zinc supplementation for improving pregnancy and
infant outcome.
Infant outcome is the product of multiple factors.