The purpose of the present study was to investigate the links between infants’ sleep and their parents’ sleep and to assess the links between infant/parent sleep and parenting stress. Furthermore, we explored whether the links between sleep and parenting stress are moderated by maternal leave status. Participants were 50 families with an infant between the ages of 4–5 months. Half of the mother...

One of the most alarming features of modern obstetrics is the relentless increase in c-section rates. Medical, institutional, legal, psychological and socio-demographic factors play a contributing role. Although c-sections can be lifesaving, c-section rates above the WHO recommended 15% raises global concern.India is also not excluded from this trend. It is time to realize that c-sections not o...

AIM Uncovering the influences of parents' behaviour on their children's physical activity provides an insight into the lifestyle of families and development of effective family-based interventions. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between parents' behaviour (step count (SC) and screen time (ST)) and children's SC on weekdays and at weekends. METHODS The participants (38...

Findings are presented from an assessment of the impact of potable water supply, mother's literacy, toilet type, socioeconomic status, family size, housing, hygienic practices, and malnutrition upon the frequency of diarrheal episodes among children of low socioeconomic status living in the urban slums of East Delhi, India. The mothers of 450 consecutive children with acute diarrhea attending ...

The amount of maternal licking received by newborn rats affects their adult stress reactivity and maternal behavior. Mouse studies in which litters were cross-fostered between strains that exhibit high vs. low amounts of maternal behavior also suggest that rearing conditions affect adult outcomes. The current study is the first to compare within a single mouse strain (C57BL/6J) behavioral respo...

The aim of this trial study was to assess the preventive efficacy of immunoglobulin with a high titer of anti-CMV antibody for mother-to-fetus cytomegalovirus (CMV) transmission among pregnant women with primary/acute CMV infection. The primary CMV infection in mothers was diagnosed by a positive test for CMV IgM and/or low IgG avidity. Intact type immunoglobulin with a high titer of anti-CMV a...

Using national longitudinal survey data from the Fragile Families & Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS), this study builds on existing knowledge about housing insecurity, female caregivers, and well-being. The analyzed relationship between cost burdens (HCB) depression among a sample (N = 399) of predominantly (67.6%) Black non-Hispanic mothers other primary caregivers. A generalized estimating equat...

Introduction: Early initiation of breastfeeding within one hour birth decreases infant morbidity and mortality, it helps promote exclusive breastfeeding. Despite the benefits early breastfeeding, practice is far from adequate. We aim to identify barriers among postnatal mothers.
 Method: A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out ward Manipal Teaching Hospital 1 June 30 August 2017...

During a prospective study of 3500 consecutive births from November 1985 to January 1987 at three hospitals, 40 babies were found to have neural tube defects, an extremely high incidence (11.4/1000 births). The defects comprised anencephaly (n = 18), meningomyelocele (n = 11), Arnold-Chiari deformity (n = 3), encephalocele (n = 3), iniencephaly (n = 2), and one each of occipital meningocele, sp...

A consecutive series of 95 3 to 4 year old and 43 7 to 11 year old children attending surgical, and medical outpatient clinics was studied, using questionnaires that measured behavioural deviance and had adequate reliability and validity for screening populations of children. A control group was also studied in the 7 to 11 year old sample. Depressive symptoms in the mothers of the children were...