Sentences with phrase «mothers in the intervention group»

Mothers in the intervention group (77 %) reported enjoying breastfeeding more than mothers in the control group (69 %) whose partner did not receive the antenatal education session intervention.

However, a higher percentage of mothers in the intervention group exclusively breastfed their babies until the age of 6 months, compared to the control group, that is, 107/194 (55.2 %) against 69/178 (38.8 %) with a statistically very significant difference of p = 0.002, which proved that the educational booklet has a positive impact on the duration of EB.

The analysis of Table 3, representing the distribution of breastfeeding women followed according to the practice of EB over time in the two groups, showed that the continuation of EB until the age of 6 months was significantly high among mothers in the intervention group compared to the control group (55.2 % against 38.8 %, p = 0.002).

A higher percentage of mothers in the intervention group exclusively breastfed their babies up to the age of six months compared to the control group, 55.2 % against 38.8 % (p = 0.002).

Mothers in the intervention group will be taught the DCIC system and also settling techniques that they can use with their baby.

In addition to all of the valid points made by other breastfeeding supporters, what was noteworthy to me was that the mothers in the intervention group were taught to supplement their newborns with biologically appropriate feeding volumes consistent with the recommendations of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.

Earlier papers from this same research sample found lower rates of depression and better sleep among the mothers in the intervention group.

This difference was attributable to overseas - born mothers in the intervention group feeding for significantly longer than overseas - born mothers in the comparison group.

Children of the psychosocially distressed and non-distressed mothers in the intervention group, and the non-distressed comparison group mothers, were not significantly different to the general population norm of 100 (SD 15).20 The mean score for children of the antenatally psychosocially distressed mothers in the comparison group, however, was statistically different to the population norm (t = 3.522, p = 0.003, power 94 %, ES (d) = 0.92), with 47.4 % of these children being delayed (ie, Mental Developmental Index < 85).

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

One evaluation conducted in Queensland, Australia, reported moderate reductions in depressive symptoms for mothers in the intervention group at the six - week follow - up.89 A subsequent follow - up, however, suggested that these benefits were not long lasting, as the depression effects had diminished by one year.90 Similarly, Healthy Families San Diego identified reductions in depression symptoms among program mothers during the first two years, but these effects, too, had diminished by year three.91 In Healthy Families New York, mothers at one site (that was supervised by a clinical psychologist) had lower rates of depression at one year (23 percent treatment vs. 38 percent controls).92 The Infant Health and Development program also demonstrated decreases in depressive symptoms after one year of home visiting, as well as at the conclusion of the program at three years.93 Among Early Head Start families, maternal depressive symptoms remained stable for the program group during the study and immediately after it ended, but decreased just before their children entered kindergarten.94 No program effects were found for maternal depression in the Nurse - Family Partnership, Hawaii Healthy Start, Healthy Families Alaska, or Early Start programs.

Mothers in the intervention group had increased reporting of borderline or clinical behavioral concerns (18.1 % vs 14.8 %; P =.01; OR: 1.35; 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.10 — 1.64)(Table 3); these results were comparable to results at 30 to 33 months (Table 4).

Mothers in the intervention group had increased reporting of aggressive behavior and problems sleeping compared with control mothers, and comparable perceptions of anxious or depressed behaviors in their children.

No differences were observed between adolescent mothers in the intervention group with low program exposure and those in the control group.

Mothers in the intervention group had significantly higher parent knowledge scores at 2 and 6 months postpartum as compared to their controls.

Ninety - three per cent of mothers in the intervention group attended the first individual visit, 67 % attended the group session at child age 12 months, and 56 % attended the group session at child age 15 months; 11 thus 49 % of intervention mothers completed all three intervention sessions.

When infants were 3 months of age, we conducted a food frequency questionnaire to test the hypothesis that the adolescent mothers in the intervention group would be more likely to adhere to feeding guidelines of limiting their infants» intake to breast milk, formula, or water for the first 4 to 6 months of life, compared with mothers in the control group.

Mothers in the intervention group had higher self - efficacy and provided a better environment for learning and were also more likely to use parenting services.

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• A brief, inexpensive US intervention (one prenatal session, in separate gender groups focusing on psychosocial issues related to becoming first - time parents) was associated with reduced distress in some mothers at six weeks postpartum.

• A brief, inexpensive US prenatal intervention (consisting of one prenatal session with parents in separate gender groups focusing on psychosocial issues of first - time parenthood) was associated with mothers» reporting greater satisfaction with the sharing of home and baby tasks post partum (Matthey et al, 2004).

The program to encourage breastfeeding seemed to work - by three months out, 43 percent of mothers who gave birth at intervention hospitals were still exclusively breastfeeding, compared to six percent of women in the comparison group.

«Kenneth C Johnson and Betty - Anne Daviss's Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America, BMJ 2005; 330:1416 (18 June), found that the outcomes of planned homebirths for low risk mothers were the same as the outcomes of planned hospital births for low risk mothers, with a significantly lower incident of interventions in the homebirth group.»

For discontinuing any breastfeeding before 12 months, small socioeconomic gradients in the control group were widened in the intervention group (RR = 1.04 and 1.16, respectively, for mothers with secondary education or less).

Despite the widened socioeconomic inequalities by the intervention in rates of prolonged exclusive and any breastfeeding, breastfeeding rates were even higher among mothers with the lowest education (secondary school or less) in the intervention group than they were among mothers who completed university in the control group.

Verbal IQ deficits among children of mothers with lower education compared with those who completed university were somewhat smaller in the intervention group than in the control group: 5.2 (95 % CI: 3.1, 7.3) vs 6.5 (95 % CI: 5.6, 7.4) points deficit among mothers with partial university education and 10.7 (95 % CI: 8.4, 12.9) vs 11.7 (95 % CI: 10.2, 13.2) points among those with secondary education or less.

No socioeconomic inequalities were observed in the control group, whereas a small gradient was seen in the intervention group (RD = 0.06, 95 % CI: 0.03, 0.09 for mothers with partial university education; RD = 0.10, 95 % CI: 0.06, 0.14 for mothers with no more than secondary education).

The corresponding risk differences were larger in the intervention group: 0.11 (95 % CI: 0.08, 0.15) for mothers with partial university and 0.10 (95 % CI: 0.06, 0.14) for mothers with secondary education or less.

Absolute inequality measures reflect not only inequalities across socioeconomic subgroups but also public health importance of the outcome in consideration, and they could provide different, even contradictory, patterns of inequalities from relative measures in a given outcome.21, 22 However, measuring absolute inequality is often neglected in health inequalities research.23 Relative risks (RRs) and absolute risk differences (RDs) of discontinuing breastfeeding among mothers with lower education compared with mothers with complete university education (reference category) were separately estimated in the intervention and in the control group and then compared between the two groups.

In the intervention group, mothers who had not completed university were also more likely to wean their infants before 12 months than mothers who had, but no dose - response gradient was observed.

Interventions to improve breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity and duration are based on extensive evidence from both observational and intervention studies of short - and long - term health benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants.13 — 15 Nevertheless, to our knowledge none of previous studies has systematically examined whether the increases in breastfeeding resulting from such interventions have equally benefited all socioecoInterventions to improve breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity and duration are based on extensive evidence from both observational and intervention studies of short - and long - term health benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants.13 — 15 Nevertheless, to our knowledge none of previous studies has systematically examined whether the increases in breastfeeding resulting from such interventions have equally benefited all socioecointerventions have equally benefited all socioeconomic groups.

In the intervention group, however, mothers with partial university education showed a 12 % (95 % CI: 1.04, 1.20) higher relative risk of discontinuing exclusive breastfeeding before 3 months relative to mothers with completed university education (Figure 1a).

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The analysis of the socio - demographic, prenatal and natal parameters of mothers and newborns in the intervention group and control group (Table 1) did not reveal any statistically significant differences in terms of age, living area, education level, mother's profession, number of children, medical follow - up, number of prenatal visits, Apgar score and birth weight.

Sociodemographic, prenatal and natal parameters of mothers and newborns in the overall population and in the control and intervention groups.

Mothers remained in the intervention group once they were randomized whether or not they made a prenatal pediatric visit».

«If the infant belonged to the intervention group, the researcher was called and stayed with the mother in the labor room»

On the other hand, Table 2 summarizes the distribution of parameters in relation to mothers» breastfeeding knowledge and practices in the control group and intervention group.

Similarly, an intervention in Turkey found that EBF prevalence was highest in a group where both mothers and fathers received breastfeeding education, compared to a group where only mothers received it [22].

The proportion of their own mother's milk during the first 10 days of life was high in both groups (89.1 percent of the total average intake during the intervention period for the donor milk group and 84.5 percent for the formula group).

Of the 53 enrolled in the intervention group, 5 did not receive the allocated intervention; 3 subjects changed their mind after enrollment but before receiving the intervention, 1 mother had positive postpartum drug test results and was therefore not eligible to breastfeed, and 1 infant died, leaving a total of 48 women in the intervention group.

Among breastfeeding mothers, 45 % of those in the intervention group had not planned to breastfeed, but changed their minds and decided to breastfeed compared with 14 % of controls (P < 0.05).

After a research assistant enrolled the mother, she opened the sealed envelope to determine whether the subject would be in the intervention or control group.

In the intervention group, after each breastfeeding the mothers were instructed to feed their babies by syringe a tiny amount of formula supplement: 10 mL, or about one - third of an ounce.

This study is a randomized clinical trial (RCT) with 50 mother / infant pairs in the intervention arm, 50 in one control group and 25 in a third control group.

The study groups were similar in most respects, and also the frequency of perinatal hospital practices that are likely to influence breastfeeding, such as early mother — newborn contact and rooming - in, was identical between intervention and control groups (Table 2).

Quote: «The researchers responsible for the breastfeeding evaluations did not participate in the intervention and were blinded to the group to which the mother infant pairs had been assigned.»

We were unable to reach the remaining mothers (11 in the MI group [42 %] and 4 in the AC group [15 %]-RRB- in person or by phone to conduct the remaining assessments and interventions / control sessions.

The political leaders are extolling and highlighting your examples, the urban dwellers are chanting your praises, the rural dwellers can not stop talking about your messianic interventions in their lives, the civil servants can not thank you enough, nor can mothers, children, traditional rulers and indeed every group or stratum of the state.

The proportion of their own mother's milk during the first 10 days of life was high in both groups (89.1 percent of the total average intake during the intervention period for the donor milk group and 84.5 percent for the formula group).

Nevertheless, based on our findings stratified by population groups, for interventions targeting parents, those would be more effective when targeted at mothers, minority groups, and as early as possible in childhood.