OBJECTIVE To examine how family-based interventions in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may change parental knowledge and behaviors and decrease stress. METHODS Eighty-four high-risk mother-infant dyads were randomly assigned to two intervention and one control groups. Group 1 (n = 28) participated in a demonstration of infant reflexes, attention, motor skills, and sleep-wake states. G...

Introduction: Empowering parents give them the opportunity to show their ability and competence to meet the needs of their child with new approach if necessary. One important element to empower parents is the promotion of knowledge. This study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of training in order to improving the awareness of parents. Methods: In this descriptive study have been used sur...

Background: An assessment of the growth of Iranian children has shown that a large percentage of Iran’s children are afflicted with growth failure. Community participation is one of the principles emphasized by the World Health Organization as necessary for development of health services. The goal of this study is to evaluate the role of the presented model of mothers’ participation on mothers...

abstract aim and background: parenting styles are particular methods that parents use of them in nurturing of their children.the aim of this study was comparing parenting styles of mothers of pre-school children with and without intellectual disabilities. method and material: this is a causal-comparative research.the statistical population of this research includes the whole mothers of pre-scho...

conclusions based on the low level of knowledge and practice among the study population, the usual practice of focusing on a target group would be necessary. our findings indicated a serious lack of competence in dealing with this problem. results the findings indicated that knowledge of the majority of mothers (64.3%) regarding diarrhea and diet was moderate and only 3.7% had good knowledge. t...

Background: Dental carries is transmissible infectious disease and mother is the major primary source of infection for their children. Aims & Objective: To assess knowledge and practice of mothers of under-five children regarding dental caries. Material and Methods: 140 mothers having < 5 years old children selected through simple random sampling were interviewed using semi-structured schedule ...

BACKGROUND The practice of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is influenced by maternal knowledge and attitudes as well as socio-demographic and cultural factors. This study assessed knowledge, attitudes and practice of EBF among rural lactating mothers with infants aged 0-6 months. Factors associated to the practice of EBF were also investigated. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted a...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to describe the mothers' experience of having a prematurely born infant, with the focus on the birth itself and during the time immediately following the birth. STUDY DESIGN A qualitative design was chosen to achieve the aim of this study. METHODS Six mothers, whose infants were born prematurely and thereby needed care on a neonatal intensive care unit (...