Prolactin is associated with both maternal and paternal care and appears important in developing a bond between parent and infant. In contrast with oxytocin, another hormone important in infant care, there is scant information on the role of prolactin in maintaining adult heterosexual relationships. We present here the first results demonstrating a relationship between prolactin levels and sexu...

self-management has been a point of discussion among number of researchers. the teacher can manage discipline in the class by employing self-management strategies. furthermore, it can also help students in managing their behaviors for long periods of time. organizations need people who are more willing to work and adhere to the requirements on their own. they must understand how they can make b...

objective: diabetes is one of the most prevalent disorders in human. during recent years the rate of diabetes had been increased in the world and it will be increased by 122% from 1995 to 2025. the aim of this study was to determine the self-care of diabetic patients referred to rahmatabad health care center in yazd city, iran. materials and methods: this was a descriptive study done on 152 dia...

background ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) develops in mechanically ventilated patients 48 hours after putting the patients on the ventilator. vap is the second most common nosocomial infection in neonatal intensive care units (nicu). objectives the current study was conducted to determine the rate, microbiological characteristics and outcome of vap in neonates admitted in the nicu of sho...

background & aim: skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth plays a pivotal role in proper breastfeeding and mother-infant interaction. despite numerous benefits of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact, this health behavior is not performed by many midwives. this study aimed to evaluate the influential factors for mother-infant skin-to-skin contact based on the precede-proceed model from the p...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the stress experienced by parents in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the infant and parent characteristics that resulted in different stress responses, and the characteristics that were predictive of stress. METHOD The Parental Stress Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was used to measure the stress of 162 parents. A Parent/Infant Demographic sheet ...

Background: Prenatal care service is an important public health intervention in Ghana but its contribution to the adoption of healthy infant feeding behaviours remains unclear. This study was designed toassess the relationship between adequate prenatal care utilization and postpartum infant feeding behaviours. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design on a sample of 384 postpartum mothers who h...

Introduction With the increase in women's employment and change in attitudes towards father’s role in family, father involvement in infant care can indirectly influence the physical health and well being of infant and mother. Materials and Methods This randomized clinical trial was performed on 150 qualified pregnant women and husbands. During the 35-37 weeks of pregnancy, fathers in fathers’ t...

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 possess the...