BACKGROUND It has been estimated that 430,000 children under 15 years of age were newly infected with HIV in 2008, and more than 71% are living in sub-Saharan Africa. In the absence of intervention to prevent mother-to-child transmission, 30-45% of infants born to HIV-positive mothers in developing countries become infected during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding. The aim of this study was...

On Oct 21–22, 2013, stakeholders in newborn health convened in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss how to accelerate the implementation of kangaroo mother care (KMC) globally. Focused attention on newborn deaths, which now account for 44% of under-5 mortality, is required to accelerate progress toward Millennium Development Goal 4 (to reduce child mortality by twothirds) and beyond. KMC has been prove...

a study was undertaken to investigate the role of placenta in transferring drugs containing bromine to the infant. 20 pregnant subjects were given bromine as kbr (500 mg/50 kg weight) 10h before the delivery the bromine content of the serum in the mother and the child was estimated by neutron.. 13 lrradlated at 2xlo activation analysis. samples were -2 -1 n em 5 for a period of one hour. a ge (...

how to cite this article: firoozeh sajedi f, ahmadi doulabi m, vameghi r, mazaheri ma, akbarzadeh baghban ar. relationship of mothers’ psychological status with development of kindergarten children. iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):61-72.   abstract objective given the importance of children’s development and the role of psychological status of mothers in this regard, this study investig...

BACKGROUND Improvement of additional immunization rate is indicated as an important factor for effective immunization of diseases. In this study, the relationship between retention of mother and child health handbook and additional immunization rate of Japanese encephalitis and tetanus was examined. METHODS A survey via questionnaire was performed against parents of students of middle schools...

background: women during the postpartum period experience many physiological, psychological, and social changes. quality of life (qol) is a sense of well-being and arises from satisfaction or dissatisfaction with various aspects of life including health, employment, socioeconomic state, psychological-emotional state, and family. moreover, qol is an important criteria for assessing healthcare sy...

OBJECTIVE To assess the infant feeding components of prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programmes. METHODS Assessments were performed across Botswana, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda. 29 districts offering PMTCT were selected by stratified random sampling with rural and urban strata. All health facilities in the selected PMTCT district were assessed. The facility level manager a...