Sentences with phrase «positive impacts on maternal»

Studies of high intensity EBHV programs focused on at - risk families have found that these programs have positive impacts on maternal care, as demonstrated by increased maternal responsiveness, warmth / sensitivity toward the child, and maintaining focus on the child; subsequently improving the cognitive and social behavioral functioning of the child (Guttentag et al., 2014; Black et al., 2007).

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It has a positive impact on childhood obesity, infections and allergies, is linked to a lower likelihood of mothers getting ovarian or breast cancers later in life and to a more positive maternal - child relationship.

The evidence is irrefutable, whether you look at the positive impact on poverty alleviation, child and maternal health, HIV prevention, later age of marriage, income, productivity, civic engagement.

Studies conducted on different populations have generally demonstrated that parenting support programmes encourage positive parenting practices, strengthen parent — child relationships and promote the mental health of parents.11 — 17 Previous studies have linked parenting support programmes with an improvement of parents» sense of competence, 18 19 which, in turn, has an impact on parents» mental health.20 According to Bandura's theory on self - efficacy, stronger self - efficacy in child rearing leads to better satisfaction in parenting and decreased stress and depression.21 Some studies have found a positive relationship between parents» sense of competence and parenting behaviour22 and that increased maternal self - efficacy is associated with decreased depressive symptoms in postpartum mothers.23 To date, it is unclear whether parenting support programmes are effective in improving the mental health of parents directly or via increased self - efficacy and satisfaction in the parenting role.

Participants thought the following should be offered to maternal drug users throughout their pregnancy: knowledge about services, accessible services, counselling, relapse prevention, support to stop drug use, positive reinforcement, compassion and understanding and information about the impact of drug use on infants, and the impact of substance use on mothering (e.g. information on breastfeeding while taking methadone).

For example, Cicchetti et al. 19,20 examined the impact of providing a prolonged psychotherapy (average 57 weeks) to depressed mothers which focused on promoting positive maternal attachment representations and mother - infant interactions.

The results of this evaluation of the Early Start service showed that, despite clear benefits of the program for parenting - and child - related outcomes, as described in our earlier article, 1 there was no evidence to suggest that the program had a positive impact on a wide range of family - related outcomes, including maternal health, family functioning, family economic circumstances, and susceptibility to family stress.

These programs have been critical in improving maternal and child health outcomes in the early years, leaving long - lasting, positive impacts on parenting skills; children's cognitive, language, and social - emotional development; and school readiness.