Sentences with phrase «mothers caring for the sick children»

Stress: A 2004 study comparing the telomeres of a group of age - matched mothers with healthy children versus mothers who cared for children with a chronic illness (high chronic stress group) showed shorter, unhealthier telomeres in the mothers caring for the sick children.

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Just think of a meek and agreeable mother becoming fierce when a hospital bureaucrat gets in the way of care for her sick child, or an introvert moved to protest and organize by some injustice in the world.

Where mothers work, more than one father in four takes emergency time of to care for a sick child (Maume, 2008).

In related news: a survey of full - time working mothers and mommy bloggers conducted by a thermometer maker found that when their children got sick, 33 % of moms pretended to be sick so they could stay home with their child, 62 % of them called on parents or in - laws for child care, 57 % of them took unpaid leave to care for their child, and a distressing 34 % of them took the kid to school or day care anyway — where they could infect your child.

Perhaps hospitals should look at the big picture and take into account how much money would be saved in treating sick babies if mothers breastfed for longer, as well as how much money businesses would save as parents would take less time off to care for a sick child.

For example, about two - thirds of parents in these households say the mother does more when it comes to managing the children's schedules and activities (69 %) and caring for them when they're sick (67 For example, about two - thirds of parents in these households say the mother does more when it comes to managing the children's schedules and activities (69 %) and caring for them when they're sick (67 for them when they're sick (67 %).

Maternal health: the cost of buying formula, the time spent finding fuel and preparing infant milk feeds or caring for a sick child mean that a mother also benefits from breastfeeding.

As a result, mothers working in a company that supports breastfeeding will take fewer days off to care for a sick child.

«We're not 100 percent clear about why,» Woolf - King said, «but we think it has to do with, one, the first surgery typically occurs in the postpartum period when mothers are already at increased risk for mental health issues and, two, the care of the sick child can disproportionately fall on the mother.»

A 42 - year - old mother who was too sick to care for her children and was discharged to hospice is now back home with them and busy as ever.

A 42 - year - old mother who was too sick to care for her children and was discharged to...

Macdonald said the study compared childcare costs with women's incomes because mothers were more likely to take paid leave to care for children, more likely to work part - time due to childcare issues, and more likely to take days off work to care for sick children.

If a mother is very sick after childbirth and requires additional help or child care, the father may be required to help pay for these expenses if he does not have custody of the child.

Even when both parents are working, the responsibility of care for sick children usually falls on the mother.