Mothers and Babies 2004

Mothers, babies and friendly bacteria.

There have been a number of reports recently that mother's breast milk may be a source of benefi cial bacteria that colonise her infant's gastrointestinal tract. 1 – 16 The human gut is the home of a large community of bacteria which plays a part in a range of activities which contribute to our health. Occupying the colon, where their collective number of cells exceeds that of their host by a f...

Anxious mothers... anxious babies?

Many mothers of infants experience days of worry and weeks of work—an experience made so much harder by the presence of a crying infant. Up to 20% of mothers in developed countries report excessive crying in their infants. Although often thought of as a benign, self-limiting condition, infant crying—in particular, crying that lasts more than 3 h per day, for more than 3 days per week and for mo...

Mothers, Babies, Perception

Judith M. Willging. R.N., M.S.N. Psychiatric Clinical Specialist, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Toledo Outpatient Clinic, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Previous research findings suggest that there is a sensitive period immediately following the birth of a baby and that the contact between mother and baby is a significant variable in the development of the maternal caregiving activities. Based...

New South Wales mothers and babies 2003.

How mothers keep their babies warm.

Details of room temperature, clothing, and bedding used by night and by day and in winter and in summer were recorded for 649 babies aged 8 to 26 weeks. Room temperature at night was significantly related to outside temperature and duration of heating. Total insulation was significantly related to outside temperature and to minimum room temperature, but there was wide variation in insulation at...