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.
There is also, however, significant benefits that have to do with the actual
physical health of the mother and baby!
Not exact matches
I've always been under the impression that the «conservative» view
of abortion is that it should NOT be allowed EXCEPT in cases
of rape, incest, or when competent medical authorities determine that the
health and safety
of the
mother and / or child is at serious risk (but not justifying the abortion
of a child simply for having a mental or
physical disability).
Other more serious effects
of divorce can include the deterioration
of physical and mental
health, as described by
mother -
of two Laurelle, «I lost all
of my hair, I broke out into really bad eczema.
I watched several more testimonials last night, and partly because I am fairly far removed from the scene, and discuss the matter from a female point
of view, a wife, a
mother, a grand -
mother, an aunt, a god -
mother, also the point
of view
of health and hygiene, which is huge,
physical, scientific, and mental.
This unsubstantiated finding is that «increased breastfeeding duration has had no effect on overall
physical or pscychological
health outcomes
of either children or
mothers.»
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 focus is generally on intelligence,
physical health, etc.
of the baby (and sometimes the
mother) as opposed to inconveniences.
Interventions are known to increase the chances
of harm to the
physical and psychological
health of mothers and babies.
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.
Problems during pregnancy may include
physical and mental conditions that affect the
health of the
mother or the baby.
Research that began in the 1920s clearly shows that breastfeeding reduces the risk
of myriad
physical and mental
health conditions for both baby and
mother — both through protective antibodies and enzymes, and the oxytocin and prolactin «love» hormones secreted with each breastfeeding interaction.
We know from the UK Birthplace study that, with fully trained MWs cooperating within the
health system, tight risk - out and 40 % transfer rate, the babies
of first - time
mothers still die at 3X the rate
of similar hospital births (quite aside from hypoxic and
physical injury).
The group also focuses on how to improve the relationship between
mother and baby and how to improve the
physical and mental
health of mother and baby.
These practices are important, in their own right, for the
physical and psychological
health of the
mothers themselves.
Her most recent books include: Psychology
of Trauma 101 (2014), The Science
of Mother - Infant Sleep (2013), Depression in New
Mothers, 2nd Edition (2010), The Psychoneuroimmunology
of Chronic Disease (2010), Trauma &
Physical Health (2009), and How to Write for a General Audience (2007).
Aside from fatal
health risks, newborns may also show delayed mental and
physical development if born from
mothers drinking high amounts
of alcohol while pregnant.
While father absence has been associated with a host
of negative children's outcomes, including increased risk
of dropping out
of school and lower educational attainment, poorer
physical and mental
health, and behavioural problems,36 - 40 higher levels
of involvement by nonresident fathers may assuage the negative effects
of father absence on children's outcomes.41, 42 Quality
of the parents» relationship before divorce, or
of the pre-divorce father / child relationship, can also be an important factor: children fare worse following divorce when pre-divorce relationships were good and fare better when pre-divorce relationships were poor, 43,44 suggesting children are sometimes better off without a father if the father's relationship to the child or the
mother was not good.
Mental
health doesn't sound that important, compared with the
physical safety
of mother and child, but when you consider the affects
of post natal depression, psychosis and PTSD, as well as bonding issues, you start to see that the effects
of poor psychological / mental
health support in traditional maternal hospitals is a major factor pushing women towards less safe birthing options.
Of course, many
mothers come to realize that what is recommended by
health organizations may not be a fit for them or their baby, either due to personal preferences, lifestyle limitations, and / or
physical concerns (such as poor milk production).
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.
Recalling the positive impact
of breastfeeding on the
physical and emotional
health of the
mother, including its important contribution to child - spacing;
Lucas Hartmann (Founder
of Inceptance.com) was personally inspired to create this pendant for those who help others find relief from pelvic pain and pelvic floor dysfunction; his
mother is a women's
health physical therapist.
The American Society for Horticultural Science reviewed dozens
of scientific studies and found that bringing a bit
of Mother Nature indoors in the form
of houseplants helps us feel more positive, combats tension and stress, and may even improve our
physical health.
As Jamie comes to terms with the loss
of his dad, and the degeneration
of his
mother's mental and
physical health, he also must understand his own sexual confusion, contend with challenges at his often brutal workplace on the northern oil fields, and not lose himself along the way while he's at it.
Rather worryingly, the latest NHS
health survey also found that nine in 10
mothers and eight in 10 fathers
of an overweight child described them as being about the right weight, and excluding school - based activities, 22 %
of children aged five to 15 met the
physical activity guidelines
of being at least moderately active for at least 60 minutes every day.
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).
This code recommended in 1962 that abortion be permitted under the following circumstances: if the
mother's
physical or mental
health will be impaired; if the child will be born with serious mental or
physical defects; or if the pregnancy is the result
of rape or incest.
The cr?che that may take the child from two months to two or three years
of age is so much a matter
of physical health and care, both
of mother and child, that it has been discussed in the former chapter on
health.
The main reason for this is because
of the
health and
physical complications that will occur and could endanger both the
mother and the puppies should the smaller Pomeranian female try to carry puppies that are sired by a larger male Husky.
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 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 outc
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 outc
mothers are at risk
of increased criminal involvement, mental
health issues,
physical health problems, behavioural problems, 19 child protection contact20 and poorer educational outcomes.21
To be eligible for participation,
mothers were required to be English speaking, to have a working telephone, and to have a child who was free
of any chronic
health condition that clearly affected
physical activity (eg, cerebral palsy).
Felitti and colleagues1 first described ACEs and defined it as exposure to psychological,
physical or sexual abuse, and household dysfunction including substance abuse (problem drinking / alcoholic and / or street drugs), mental illness, a
mother treated violently and criminal behaviour in the household.1 Along with the initial ACE study, other studies have characterised ACEs as neglect, parental separation, loss
of family members or friends, long - term financial adversity and witness to violence.2 3 From the original cohort
of 9508 American adults, more than half
of respondents (52 %) experienced at least one adverse childhood event.1 Since the original cohort, ACE exposures have been investigated globally revealing comparable prevalence to the original cohort.4 5 More recently in 2014, a survey
of 4000 American children found that 60.8 %
of children had at least one form
of direct experience
of violence, crime or abuse.6 The ACE study precipitated interest in the
health conditions
of adults maltreated as children as it revealed links to chronic diseases such as obesity, autoimmune diseases, heart, lung and liver diseases, and cancer in adulthood.1 Since then, further evidence has revealed relationships between ACEs and
physical and mental
health outcomes, such as increased risk
of substance abuse, suicide and premature mortality.4 7
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.
Five programs showed favorable effects in some aspect
of child maltreatment reduction: (1) Child FIRST showed a favorable effect on family involvement with child protective services53; (2) Early Start on 2 measures, including the percentage who went to the hospital for accident, injury, or accidental poisoning, and parents» report
of severe or very severe
physical assault25, 26; (3) EHS had a favorable effect on
physical punishment at 36 months66; (4) HFA showed 14 favorable impacts on measures
of parenting behaviors, such as corporal punishment, self - reported serious
physical abuse, and aggression, 30,50,67 — 69 and 1 measure
of the biological
mother as a confirmed subject
of sexual abuse report by the child's seventh birthday50; and (5) NFP had favorable effects on 7 measures, including
health care encounters for injuries or ingestions and substantiated abuse or neglect 15 years after program enrollment.34, 35,42,70,71 One program, Healthy Steps, showed no effect on 1 measure in this domain.65
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.
(However, children
of active - duty
mothers had more problems with peer - relationships, handling learning demands, expressing feelings and poorer indicators
of physical health than children
of active - duty fathers.)
Children
of depressed
mothers are two to three times more likely to develop a mood disorder, and are at increased risk for impaired functioning across multiple domains, including cognitive, social and academic functioning, and poor
physical health.
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
Lone
mothers at higher risk
of a sustained job loss include younger
mothers,
mothers with more than one child and
mothers with poorer
physical health.
Genetic predispositions could affect both a
mother's parenting behaviour and the propensity
of her child to suffer poor
physical and mental
health.
The objectives
of this study were to (1) describe the psychological functioning,
physical and mental
health, family communication, and parenting support
of mothers of a child with autism compared with other
mothers on a population basis and (2) assess the independent relationship between having a child with autism and these outcomes, controlling for the child's social skills and demographic background.
How much information on the
physical and mental
health of the adoptive parents is shared with the birth
mother?
While father absence has been associated with a host
of negative children's outcomes, including increased risk
of dropping out
of school and lower educational attainment, poorer
physical and mental
health, and behavioural problems,36 - 40 higher levels
of involvement by nonresident fathers may assuage the negative effects
of father absence on children's outcomes.41, 42 Quality
of the parents» relationship before divorce, or
of the pre-divorce father / child relationship, can also be an important factor: children fare worse following divorce when pre-divorce relationships were good and fare better when pre-divorce relationships were poor, 43,44 suggesting children are sometimes better off without a father if the father's relationship to the child or the
mother was not good.
Results
of this study shed light on the relationship between parenthood and weight status, dietary intake, and
physical activity in both
mothers and fathers and indicate that
mothers may be at greater risk for overweight and other negative
health behaviors than fathers.
This was not the case with participants who had high levels
of self - reported
physical health; those who reported better
health had lower levels
of depressive symptoms even when their
mother experienced more problems.
Participants who indicated that their
mothers had more life problems demonstrated lower levels
of depressive symptoms when they had high self - reported
physical health.
We hypothesized that having low
physical health would be associated with an exacerbation
of depressive symptoms within the context
of having a
mother with many life problems.
For
mothers, these include high levels
of physical ill
health, early mortality and impairment
of activities
of daily living [6, 7].