BACKGROUND Parents are responsible not only for the genetic structure of their children, but also for passing onto them their behaviours and attitudes toward life. The aim of this study was to analyse the connection between school-age children's obesity and that of their parents as well as between child obesity and parents' educational level, as a proxy indicator of the socio-economic status (S...

OBJECTIVE To analyse trends in maternal nutritional status in Bangladesh over a 12-year period and to examine the associations between nutritional status and socio-economic variables. DESIGN Maternal nutritional status indicators were height, weight and BMI. Socio-economic variables used were region, residency, education and occupation of the mothers and their husbands, house type, and posses...

To investigate the effect of maternal fatness on the mortality of infants born preterm up to the corrected age of 18 months 795 mother-infant pairs were studied. Maternal fatness was defined by Quetelet's index (weight/(height] and all infants weighed less than 1850 g at birth. In 771 mother-infant pairs maternal age, complications of pregnancy, mode of delivery, parity, social class, and the b...

The aim of the study was to establish a relationship between mothers' and daughters' bone status. Forty-eight postmenopausal women and their 48 premenopausal daughters were evaluated. The analysis was made for the whole group and for two subgroups: 27 healthy mothers and their 27 daughters; and 21 fractured mothers and their 21 daughters. The subgroups were matched for age and years since menop...

BACKGROUND Undernutrition among mothers and children is currently a major public health and development concern in Bangladesh. In literature relating to nutritional determinants, of particular interest is the geography, as regions with poor nutrition tend to pull down the overall nutritional status of the country. As such, reducing the regional gap can alone reduce overall undernutrition signif...

For the overall personality development of children, receiving care and attention from their parents is crucial. Mothers play a crucial role in child's upbringing nutritional status. Employed women face many challenges society, including multitasking. They are obliged to balance job with household responsibilities childcare. This study analyzed impact mother’s employment status on children unde...

Introduction: Low birth weight (LBW) is one of the pernicious outcomes pregnancy. To recognize factors contributing to LBW therefore vital significance. But due attention had not been paid address issue. This study was carried out candle light on maternal demographic and health services a newborn baby. Objective: depict pattern babies born at CMH Dhaka ascertain selected (age, height) utilizati...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a hospital-based educational program to increase child safety restraint knowledge and use among birthing mothers. METHODS A prospective experimental and control study was performed in the Obstetrics department of hospitals. A total of 216 new birthing mothers from two hospitals (114 from intervention hospital and 102 from comparison hospital) were recruited and enrolled ...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to examine the association of maternal and paternal height with pregnancy length, and with the risk of pre- and post-term birth. In addition we aimed to study whether cardiovascular risk factors could explain possible associations. METHODS Parents who participated in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT 2; 1995-1997) were linked to offspring data fr...

Analysis of 5,989 couples, for whom fathers' and mothers' heights and weights were recorded, showed that paternal height had a significant influence (p less than 0.0007) on birth-weight while paternal body mass index (Quetelets Index) had no significant effect (p greater than 0.05). Depending upon mother's height, the average effect of father's height (ranging from 165 cm to 184 cm) on birth-we...