BACKGROUND Home births in high risk pregnancies and unassisted childbirth seem to be increasing in the Netherlands. Until now there were no qualitative data on women's motivations for these choices in the Dutch maternity care system where integrated midwifery care and home birth are regular options in low risk pregnancies. We aimed to examine women's motivations for birthing outside the system ...

BACKGROUND Low birth weight (LBW) is a major public health problem in many developing countries, especially so in India. Although we do not know all the causes of LBW, maternal and environmental factors appear to be significant risk factors in its occurrence. OBJECTIVES To know the factors affecting the birth weight of a newborn and to estimate the prevalence of LBW. METHODS The present stu...

The human brain is very sensitive to environmental changes affecting its growth and development. Environmental changes influence neonatal behavior after birth, enabling continuity between prenatal and postnatal behavior, but postnatal adaptation could be considered as discontinuity. Thus there is the question of environmental discontinuity between intrauterine conditions characterized by existe...

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant (IMR) in Pacitan Regency, are still quite high. This is related to access, socio-cultural, educational, economic factors. To prevent more dangerous risks for pregnant women their fetuses, mothers' knowledge about early detection of pregnancy complications needs be increased by holding classes women. experience analyzes the effect women's class on mothers...