The identification of antenatal depression is critical but poorly conducted. The aim of this study was to construct a simplified depression survey scale and to verify its efficacy as a pre-screening for antenatal depression. A total of 494 pregnant women in the third trimester of gestation who had received antenatal care at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital from July 2009 to June 2010 were included. Th...

the comparative study of the impact of antenatal training care infants to fathers and couple on the fathers' participations. objectives: increasing number of working mothers and changes in viewpoints on fathers’ roles in families has increased fathers’ participations. fathers’ participation is his broad, positive and active participation in different stages of children’s life. wives posses...

BACKGROUND Many pregnant women gain excess weight during pregnancy which increases the health risks to the mother and her baby. Interventions to prevent excess weight gain need to be given to the whole population to prevent excess weight gain. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a simple and brief intervention embedded withinroutine antenatal care to prevent excessive gesta...

The recent study by Jones et al. published in Woman and Birth concluded that, ‘‘Further training to ensure their competency in psychosocial assessment and management of women experiencing antenatal and postpartum depression.’’ However, the conclusion is not supported by their study because many of the findings in the study actually contradict the conclusion. In particular, it appears that this ...

OBJECTIVE To identify variations in current antenatal screening programmes across one region and compare results with a previous survey. DESIGN A cross section descriptive survey. SETTING All maternity units within the region of Northern Ireland. SAMPLE Eleven maternity units were invited and ten agreed to participate. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The number of written policies for individual ...

BACKGROUND Poor utilisation of facility-based antenatal and delivery care services in Kenya hampers reduction of maternal mortality. Studies suggest that the participation of men in antenatal and delivery care is associated with better health care seeking behaviour, yet many reproductive health programs do not facilitate their involvement. This qualitative study conducted in rural Western Kenya...

BACKGROUND The prevalence and detrimental health effects of intimate partner violence have resulted in international discussions and recommendations that health care professionals should screen women for intimate partner violence during general and antenatal health care visits. Due to the lack of discussion on routine or case-based inquiry for intimate partner violence during antenatal care in ...