The Expectant Mother's Handbook

Handbook for Wives and Mothers in India

a tropical country. Dr. Mildred Staley is well known as the Physician in charge of the Lady Aitchison Hospital for Women in Lahore and has many years' experience in India. The book is written chiefly for the lay public, i.e., for wives and mothers. It is divided into four parts: the first deals with general and personal hygiene and describes some common Indian diseases. The description of an In...

Handbook for Wives and Mothers in India

Infant-feeding attitudes of expectant mothers in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland (NI) has one of the lowest rates of breast-feeding initiation and duration in both the UK and the industrialized world. This study therefore aimed to explore the relationship between infant-feeding attitudes and feeding intention and outcome in expectant mothers within NI. Expectant mothers (n = 200) were recruited from hospital antenatal booking clinics. Each completed a demog...

Pictorial representation of attachment: measuring the parent-fetus relationship in expectant mothers and fathers

BACKGROUND Over the past decades, attachment research has predominantly focused on the attachment relationship that infants develop with their parents or that adults had with their own parents. Far less is known about the development of feelings of attachment in parents towards their children. The present study examined a) whether a simple non-verbal (i.e., pictorial) measure of attachment (Pic...

A Tool For Analysing The Information Behaviour Of Expectant And New Mothers

In recent years, there has been an increase in the variety and availability of information resources in nearly every area of life. Unfortunately, variety and availability don’t always signal quality. With health information, it’s important not only to have quality information resources but also to ensure resources meet the needs of their audience. Expectant and new mothers have become active co...