Sentences with phrase «maternal health and behavior»

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Living Goods says that it «aim [s] to reduce under - five mortality by focusing on an ICCM + approach, [which] includes quality diagnosis and treatments for pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, encouraging prevention and healthy behaviors, and improving maternal and newborn health, especially in the perinatal period.»

The scientific team asserted that such maternal behaviors predisposed the studied infants to sleep deprivation and correlated health problems.

Robin Kaplan:... you know, you bring... you both bring up a very good point, of this sense of relaxation and that's because breastfeeding stimulates the release of a hormone called Oxytocin and what that is, is not only does it you know, stimulate uterine contractions, which we'll talk about in Mother's Health and things like that, but it also promotes the development of maternal behavior and bonding.

Yet health and nutrition programs sometimes overlook the maternal dietary practices and behaviors that are critical to improving nutrition and shaping a child's future during the first 1,000 days.

Monthly meetings held with male dominated CBOs and Faith - based Organizations (FBOs) for health topic discussions and dissemination of behavior change communication (BCC) materials with community health workers (CHWs) a; home visits conducted by CHW for maternal and newborn health education entire familyb

Gender factors affect maternal and child health in many ways and often manifest in terms of gender inequality through control of resources, decision - making, and access to health information, which can affect behaviors that in turn affect the mother's and her child's health [1].

Additionally, BabyCenter is currently participating in a number of maternal health projects around the globe including text4baby in the United States, collaboration with the Grameen Foundation in rural Ghana, and a new mobile program in India in an effort to reach underserved women and empower them to take control over their own health by implementing positive behavior changes.

If you examine the research, as laid out in this document from the World Health Organization, skin - to - skin contact during the first hour after birth, along with full rooming - in, play a significant role in the establishment of breastfeeding and other maternal behaviors.

Study authors suggest that the joint consequences of these behaviors have implications for both maternal and fetal health.

These include a new «at - risk» code in Oregon that allows young children to receive Medicaid - covered mental health services before they have a full - blown mental health disorder; Medicaid coverage in Oregon and Michigan for evidence - based parenting programs that can help parents learn parenting practices that promote a positive parent - child relationship and address challenging child behavior; and extensive training and support for pediatricians in Minnesota who want to conduct maternal depression screening during well - child visits and respond appropriately when the screen indicates that the mother needs further evaluation and support.

The association of maternal obesity during gestation and chronic conditions in children is beginning to be explored, 37,38 and previous studies alluded to an increased rate of health problems generally in caregivers of children with disabilities.39, 40 Associations between male sex and poverty and behavior / learning problems are congruent with other studies.41 - 43 The association of minority race / ethnicity with asthma and obesity and the inverse relationship of minority race / ethnicity with other physical conditions and behavior / learning problems are consistent with previous studies.12,43 - 45

Research indicates that evidence - based home visiting programs should benefit the families through improvements in maternal and child health, parenting attitudes and behaviors, better cognitive and social - emotional outcomes for children, and a lower incidence of child abuse and maltreatment.

In addition, programs that alter parenting behaviors such as responsivity, sensitivity, and harshness, as well as those that improve the quality of the home environment and maternal mental health, will likely also be associated with positive effects on children's well - being.

See also Julien Teitler, «Father Involvement, Child Health, and Maternal Health Behavior,» Children and Youth Services Review 23, nos. 4/5 (2001): 403 — 26.

The association of maternal obesity during gestation and chronic conditions in children is beginning to be explored, 37,38 and previous studies alluded to an increased rate of health problems generally in caregivers of children with disabilities.39, 40 Associations between male sex and poverty and behavior / learning problems are congruent with other studies.41 - 43 The association of minority race / ethnicity with asthma and obesity and the inverse relationship of minority race / ethnicity with other physical conditions and behavior / learning problems are consistent with previous studies.12,43 - 45

Maternal Patterns of Marijuana Use and Early Sexual Behavior in Offspring of Teenage Mothers De Genna, Goldschmidt, & Cornelius (2015) Maternal and Child Health Journal, 19 (12) View Abstract Describes trajectories of marijuana use in teenage mothers and determines if these trajectories were associated with early sexual behavior in their ofBehavior in Offspring of Teenage Mothers De Genna, Goldschmidt, & Cornelius (2015) Maternal and Child Health Journal, 19 (12) View Abstract Describes trajectories of marijuana use in teenage mothers and determines if these trajectories were associated with early sexual behavior in their ofbehavior in their offspring.

Objective is to improve maternal health behaviors during and after pregnancy, improve birth outcomes, build maternal caretaking skills, improve the quality of mother - child interaction, prevent rapid repeat pregnancy, increase educational achievement, and build social competence.

Paternal involvement during pregnancy has been shown to reduce negative maternal health behaviors, risk of preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, and low birth weight.

Rooted in child social, emotional and behavioral development, Touchpoints seeks to improve parent - provider relationships, improve provider relationships with each other, enhance parent - infant relationships, moderate parental stress, normalize parent's perceptions of their child's behavior, increase well - child care adherence, improve infant developmental outcomes, improve maternal mental health indicators, and encourage longer breastfeeding.

Children of depressed mothers also are more likely to have insecure attachment with their mothers, experience high social withdrawal, have poor communication and language skills, perform poorly on cognitive tasks, and show more disruptive behaviors across developmental periods.2 Particularly among low - income families, financial difficulties and related resource scarcity increase the detrimental impacts of maternal depression on the children's adjustment, the mother's health status, and the family's functioning as a whole.3

Research indicates that evidence - based home visiting programs should benefit the families who participate in them through improvements in maternal and child health, parenting attitudes and behaviors, better cognitive and social - emotional outcomes for children, and a lower incidence of child abuse and maltreatment.

OBJECTIVES: To examine the prenatal and postnatal mechanisms by which maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) predict the early development of their offspring, specifically via biological (maternal health risk in pregnancy, infant health risk at birth) and psychosocial risk (maternal stress during and after pregnancy, as well as hostile behavior in early infancy).

Main outcome measures Maternal report of child externalising behaviour (child behavior checklist 1 1/2 -5 year old), parenting (parent behavior checklist), and maternal mental health (depression anxiety stress scales) at 18 and 24Maternal report of child externalising behaviour (child behavior checklist 1 1/2 -5 year old), parenting (parent behavior checklist), and maternal mental health (depression anxiety stress scales) at 18 and 24maternal mental health (depression anxiety stress scales) at 18 and 24 months.

RESULTS: Path analysis revealed that the association between maternal ACEs and infant development outcomes at 12 months operated through 2 indirect pathways: biological health risk (pregnancy health risk and infant health risk at birth) and psychosocial risk (maternal psychosocial risk in pregnancy and maternal hostile behavior in infancy).

In the home visits, the nurses promoted 3 aspects of maternal functioning: (1) positive health - related behaviors during pregnancy and the early years of the child's life, (2) competent care of their children, and (3) maternal personal development (family planning, educational achievement, and participation in the workforce).

Early Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers (EIP) Child Trends (2010) Explores the Early Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers as an intense home - visiting program by nurses extending through pregnancy and 1 year after delivery and is designed to improve the health of pregnant adolescents through promoting positive maternal behaviors.

This occurred even though these children's mothers showed almost none of the postnatal benefits observed for those visited during pregnancy and infancy (such as reduced welfare dependence, substance abuse, criminal behavior, and child abuse and neglect).8 The mechanisms through which these beneficial effects occurred will be examined in future reports, with a focus on the alteration of maternal prenatal health and the children's corresponding neuropsychological functioning, 22,23 as well as prenatal stress, given that stress during pregnancy affects the social and neuromotor development of nonhuman primates.24, 25

During home visits, the nurses promoted 3 aspects of maternal functioning: health - related behaviors during pregnancy and the early years of the child's life, the care parents provide to their children, and maternal life - course development (family planning, educational achievement, and participation in the work force).

Noting «postpartum depression is a serious condition linked to problems with marital relationships, mother / child bonding, breastfeeding continuity, infant behavior and development, and quality of life among new mothers,» Healthy People 2020 is proposing to add a new maternal and child health objective aimed at addressing this critical health issue.

Her areas of expertise include maternal mental health, trauma and recovery, EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and issues related to law enforcement personnel and their families.

If untreated, it can lead to a variety of negative health and developmental consequences for children, 15 including childhood behavior problems, cognitive delays, and physical health problems.16 Untreated maternal depression has also been associated with negative outcomes in employment and income for mothers, suggesting that the costs of maternal depression extend beyond the individual family to the broader economy.17

Behavior problems at five years of age and maternal mental health in autism and intellectual disability

A coding system was developed in which 7 codes represented cues based on the infant's behavior or health, 6 codes represented maternal beliefs, and 1 code represented advice from others (Table 1).

In partnership with the Navajo, White Mountain Apache, and San Carlos Tribes, the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health has conducted three successive randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the Family Spirit Program's impact on parenting and maternal and child health and behavior outHealth has conducted three successive randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the Family Spirit Program's impact on parenting and maternal and child health and behavior outhealth and behavior outcomes.

Children's internalizing and externalizing behaviors and maternal health problems.

One community - wide intervention in Durham, North Carolina reduced children's emergency medical care use by half, improved maternal health, and improved parenting behaviors.

Measures utilized include Maternal Emotional Style Questionnaire (MESQ), Parent Emotional Style Questionnaire (PESQ), Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale (DERS), General Health Questionnaire — 28 (GHQ), and the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory 6 (ECBI).

Maternal low parental warmth and harsh punishment independently contributed to the prediction of multiple mental health problems in their daughter, but mediation analyses showed that the contribution of parenting behaviors to the explanation of girls» mental health problems was small.

Child behavior, maternal mental health, and parenting stress outcomes were measured exclusively through parents» reports, which could be biased as a result of their participation in the program.

The study had moderate sample attrition, and a shorter follow - up period, for the other main outcome measures (child language and behavior, maternal mental health, and parenting stress): data on these outcomes were obtained for 74 % of the Child FIRST group and 75 % of the control group, at the one - year follow - up.

Results indicated that significant results favoring the experimental group in contrast to the control group were found on some measures in each of five domains including violent parenting behavior; parenting attitudes and practices; parenting support; mental health and coping; and maternal outcomes.

Several smaller studies have investigated the relationship of paternal and child mental health, and they have reported related findings among children of different ages than those in the study reported in this article.14, — , 21 One study found an association between paternal depression and excessive infant crying.45 Another study found that children aged 9 to 24 months with depressed fathers are more likely to show speech and language delays, 19,21 whereas another study reported that children aged 2 years with depressed fathers tended to be less compliant with parental guidance.17 Among children aged 4 to 6 years, paternal depression has been found to be associated with increases in problems with prosocial behaviors and peer problems.15 Only 1 other study we are aware of was population based; it was from England and investigated related issues among much younger children, 23 demonstrating that both maternal and paternal depressive symptoms predicted increased child mood and emotional problems at 6 and 24 months of age.

Conditional and Base - Rate Probabilities of Maternal Responses to Child Behaviors by Health Status

[jounal] Van den Bergh, B.R. / 1990 / The influence of maternal emotions during pregnancy on fetal and neonatal behavior / Journal of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health 5 (2): 119 ~ 130

Exploring causal pathways of child behavior and maternal mental health in families with a child with congenital heart disease: a longitudinal study.

All regression analyses included the following control variables: treatment status, race / ethnicity, child gender, maternal age and education, the number of adults and children in the home, early externalizing behavior, and birth health status.

Maternal depression has been shown to be associated with many adverse health outcomes among the offspring of depressed women, including preterm birth, low birth weight, newborn irritability, developmental delays, somatic complaints, sleep problems, child abuse, and psychiatric and neurobehavioral disorders.8 — 21 Although considered to be attributable in part to genetic factors, some of the behavioral problems observed among children of depressed women are thought to arise from the negative parenting behaviors that these women display.22 — 24 Such negative parenting behaviors include inconsistent discipline and control, unavailability, and emotional insensitivity.22 — 24

Our findings suggest that maternal mental health influences child sleep behavior at 18 months after birth, and not vice versa.

However, prior studies have predominantly focused on maternal reports of children's mental health problems and on parenting behavior, as a broad and unilateral concept.

Model of direct paths of maternal mother — child interaction behavior with maternal depressive symptoms and children's mental health problems.