Faulty Traditional Practices in Infant Care

Cree infant care practices and sudden infant death syndrome.

OBJECTIVE To identify contemporary Cree infant care practices and any risk factors associated with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. METHODS A questionnaire conducted and recorded in the homes of 70 Cree women (83% of sample available) with infants under 12 months of age, living full time on a Cree reserve. Participatory observation was also used with mothers who agreed to demonstrate certain fea...

Sudden infant death syndrome: links with infant care practices.

OBJECTIVES To investigate infant care practices in a small ethnic minority population within Britain that might suggest possible factors contributing to the low incidence of the sudden infant death syndrome in Asian populations. DESIGN Ethnographic interviewing, a qualitative comparative method drawn from social anthropology. SETTING Central Cardiff. SUBJECTS Non-random sample of 60 mothe...

the effect of postpartum home care on maternal practices in infant care

the effect of postpartum home care on maternal practices in infant care     mirmolaei st [1] , amelvalizadeh m [2] , mahmoodi m [3] , tavakol z * [4]     received: 10 apr, 2012 accepted: 30may, 2012     abstract   background & aims: mothers are the firstattentive for infants, any factor may have impact on mother health, will affect wellbeing of infantandconsequently community health. the aim of...

Common Practices in Infant Feeding Common Practices in Infant Feeding

Newborn Care Practices among Mother-Infant Dyads in Urban Uganda

Background. Most information on newborn care practices in Uganda is from rural communities which may not be generalized to urban settings. Methods. A community based cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the capital city of Uganda from February to May 2012. Quantitative and qualitative data on the newborn care practices of eligible mothers were collected. Results. Over 99% of the m...