The infection was introduced into the maternity home by a Mrs. C., who had a bout of diarrhoea and vomiting four days before she was admitted on May 27, her membranes having ruptured prematurely. She was delivered in her own single room within an hour of admission, so was in effect isolated from the outset. As Mrs. C. reported neither her original attack nor the diarrhoea which was continuing h...

background & aim : although the literature provides evidence-based guidance for bathing infants, it is important to be aware of cultural differences what may arise when caring for infants with a diverse family background. the aim of this study was to examine the correlation between social support and state anxiety in mothers’ practices in newborn baby bathing. methods & materials : the descript...

The thermal insulation of clothing and wrapping (tog value), room temperature, and body temperature was measured for 3-4 month old infants sleeping in their home cots under conditions chosen freely by parents during a cold winter. We found that ambient temperature averaged 18.4 degrees C when infants were put down, but fell by an average of 4.4 degrees C during the night. Minimum room temperatu...

background & aim: one of the factors of affecting maternal anxiety is a history of fetal death or neonatal death. this anxiety affects fetal and maternal health. by consideration the impact of anxiety on fetal and maternal health and the lack of protective activities in this field, this study was done to determine the impact of adaptation with pregnancy educational package on anxiety and matern...

OBJECTIVE Our goal was to assess the impact of "Baby-Friendly" hospital practices and other maternity-care practices experienced by mothers on breastfeeding duration. METHODS This analysis of the Infant Feeding Practices Study II focused on mothers who initiated breastfeeding and intended prenatally to breastfeed for >2 months, with complete data on all variables (n = 1907). Predictor variabl...

Managing crisis thyroid in toxic multi nodular pregnancy is challenging. This case objective to highlight comprehensive treatment going safe mother & baby’s life. A woman, 43 years old 13th week of her third pregnancy, admitted emergency room with palpitating and vomiting as chief complaints. Her complaints had started since she stopped taking propylthiouracyl. She used take it diagnosed hy...

puting have seen spectacular improvements in the capabilities of machines. The first computer to run a program stored in its own memory, the Manchester University’s 1948 Baby machine, as shown in Figure 1, occupied a medium-sized room, used 3.5 kW of electrical power, and executed 700 instructions per second. The latest machine designed at the University of Manchester, the Amulet3i asynchronous...

Midwifery activity in the labour room coalesces around routine surveillance practices. When engaging in such practice, midwives have to cope with attempting to instil a sense of confidence in the mother's embodied ability to give birth to her baby spontaneously while concurrently attending to an array of risk-focused tests and measurements. Midwives are vigilant about the potential harm that ma...

Continuous recordings of rectal temperature were made from 40 normal infants, aged 3-4 months, at home during two days of normal activities. We found that the rectal temperature of a normal, healthy baby may vary from 36.0 degrees C at night to 37.8 degrees C during active periods of the day. During daytime sleep rectal temperature fell, but to a lesser extent, and for less time than during nig...

Despite common belief, Baby Boomers form a sizable population of gamers. Paying attention to how this generation experiences a game can help companies that target this group of users increase their market share. To address this need, this study examines Baby Boomers’ reaction to a new way of manipulating objects in a game, namely with their eyes. In particular, the study focuses on testing the ...