Sentences with phrase «physical health of the mother»

There is also, however, significant benefits that have to do with the actual physical health of the mother and baby!

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.

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 outcMothers 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 outcmothers 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].