The National Disability Insurance Scheme was introduced to provide a rights-based entitlement support for Australians with disability, replacing the previous welfare-based policy framework. However, there are indications this has not eventuated mothers intellectual growing reports of their reduced access parenting which they entitled under Convention on Rights Persons Disability. Despite NDIS p...

AbstractBackground: Infantile colic is a common complaint in the first few weeks of life. On the other hand, because of its unknown etiology, there is not a specific therapy for this complaint, but various therapeutic options for reducing pain and restlessness of these infants are recommended. Skin to skin contact by Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) increases in pain threshold and it seems to be a su...

Background Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is an easy and emotional care that can reduce the mortality and morbidity in premature infants, but often the relationship between mother and her newborn is delayed due to some barriers. The aim of this study was to investigate perceived benefits and barriers of mothers in this regard. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 121 mo...

background and purpose: fever is one of the most frequent disease symptoms and a common cause of emergency admissions in infants and children. considering the alarming nature of fever and pivotal role of mothers in the management of this symptom in children, this study aimed to evaluate the ability of fever management among mothers in sabzevar city, iran. materials and methods: this cross-secti...

results structural coefficients showed that the pattern of high scores in borderline personality features correlated with the pattern of high scores in alexithymia and child’s attitude toward mother. therefore, the results showed that combination of low borderline personality features can probably decrease the likelihood of alexithymia and child’s attitude toward mother. conclusions alexithymia...

background  the aim of this study was determine the effect of kangaroo mother care (kmc) immediately after delivery on mother-infant attachment 3-month after delivery. materials and methods: in this rct study, 72 mother-infant pairs were randomly divided in to kangaroo mother care and routine care groups.the intervention group received kangaroo mother care (kmc) in the first two hours post birt...

abstract background: nowadays, depression is one of the most prevalent mental diseases to which some individuals like mothers of mentally retarded children are more vulnerable due to their (children’s) special condition. therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the level of depression and its related factors in these mothers. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was conduc...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether intra- and intergenerational caregiving affect subjective well-being (SWB) of the caregivers longitudinally. METHODS Data were drawn from the German Ageing Survey (DEAS), which is a population-based longitudinal study of individuals living in Germany aged 40 and over. The waves in 2002, 2008 and 2011 were used (with 10,434 observations). SWB was examined in a broa...

Objectives: To investigate the effectiveness of resiliency training in improving the mother-child relationship between mothers and their children with mental retardation.  Methods: This study employed an experimental design (pre-test, post-test) with the control group. The statistical population consisted of 52 mothers and their educable and mentally retarded children (3-12 years old) who...