BACKGROUND Exposure to prenatal stress is associated with later adverse health and adjustment outcomes. This is generally presumed to arise through early environmentally mediated programming effects on the foetus. However, associations could arise through factors that influence mothers' characteristics and behaviour during pregnancy which are inherited by offspring. METHOD A 'prenatal cross-f...

Background & aim: Mother-infant bonding and interactions after childbirth are shaped by maternal-fetal attachment during pregnancy. Although many studies have shown the positive correlation between maternal-fetal attachment and mother-infant attachment behaviors, some controversial studies have shown otherwise. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the correlation between maternal-fetal attac...

Introduction Haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count (HELLP syndrome) is a high-risk condition of pregnancy with potentially fatal outcomes for mother and baby. It is typically identified by the presence of haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low blood platelets (Curtin & Weinstein 1999). These symptoms put the mother at risk for complications such as liver Background: Haem...

This paper presents the demo version of FIVE (Framework for an Integrated Voice Environment). Main characteristics, some implementation details and a demonstrate plan are considered.

BACKGROUND Separate care for a new mother and infant may affect the duration of breastfeeding, breastfeeding behaviour and may have an adverse effect on neonatal and maternal outcomes. OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of mother-infant separation versus rooming-in on the duration of breastfeeding (exclusive and total duration of breastfeeding). SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Pregnanc...

OBJECTIVE To estimate factors associated with double burden of nutritional outcomes in the mother-child dyad at the household level (child stunting and/or maternal overweight). DESIGN Cross-sectional study using the Brazilian Demographic and Health Survey. Nutritional outcomes were: mother with normal weight and child with normal height; overweight mother and child with normal height; mother ...

ents and also specifically for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in relation to pregnancy and childbirth. In this report we review the consequences that have been demonstrated for children following in utero exposure of these drugs. We focus mainly on the groups of drugs that are known to be potentially genotoxic (NRTIs). The risk of cancer-development is the concern that...

Background: Attachment between mother and fetus plays an important role in maternal identity, birth outcomes, growth, development of a newborn. In addition, domestic violence, especially pregnancy, has been regarded as health priority many societies. Objectives: The study aimed to assess the relationship violence pregnancy attachment. Methods: This descriptive correlational was conducted on 200...

Immediate skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her newborn has been associated with successful breastfeeding outcomes. One of the challenges nurses face in promoting skin-to-skin occurs in the operating room during a cesarean delivery. Utilizing an interprofessional approach for this quality improvement project, we successfully implemented skin-to-skin contact for all eligible mother/infan...

The current study tests a novel latent construct reflecting psychological absence and examines its relations with maternal depression, mother-toddler interactions, and toddlers' social-emotional outcomes in a low-income sample (N = 2,632). Structural equation modeling confirmed a psychological absence construct and revealed that psychological absence, measured at the child's 36-month birthday-r...