OBJECTIVE To find the association of maternal energy and protein intake with preterm birth. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Two hospitals at Lucknow in Northern India. PARTICIPANTS Cases (n=350) were defined as mothers (age 18-40 y) of singleton live preterm (<37 wks) neonates. Controls (n=350) were mothers who delivered a singleton neonate, consecutive to enrolled case, after completi...

OBJECTIVES Most women with schizophrenia have children. Schizophrenia has been identified as an independent predictor of poor parenting outcome following joint mother and baby psychiatric admission. We aimed to describe the characteristics of these women postnatally and to estimate the prevalence of, and identify independent predictors of, parenting outcomes. METHOD Clinical and psychosocial ...

OBJECTIVES Accompanying guardians (usually the mother) have a pivotal role in promoting recovery from childhood severe acute malnutrition on Nutritional Rehabilitation Units (NRUs). We describe the prevalence of maternal distress at an NRU in Malawi and identify factors associated with this. We tested the hypothesis that maternal distress during admission would be associated with reduced child ...

BACKGROUND While spirituality is well described in end-of-life care literature, research on its place in the delivery room remains largely limited to mother-oriented qualitative studies focusing on life-threatening situations (e.g., high-risk pregnancies). Our aim was to compare mothers' and fathers' spirituality during childbirth. METHODS A mixed methods questionnaire was developed from our ...

AIMS to describe a pattern of illness in "normal" infants, and to assess to what extent this may differ in infants who die suddenly and unexpectedly. METHODS All infants are on the CONI (Care of the Next Infant) scheme in which mothers record symptoms and signs of illness prospectively, on a daily basis from birth to approximately age 6 months. The symptoms of infants who die suddenly and une...

Globally, 53% of pregnant women experience unsuitable weight gain with WHO recommendations. This condition is associated poor perinatal outcomes. Study investigates pregnancy gain's impact on study design was observational a retrospective cohort approach. The sample size obtained based the difference formula two proportions, namely, 142 mothers giving birth. Consecutive sampling technique accor...

Objectives: This study evaluated the food and nutrient intake of Filipino breastfeeding mothers identified top sources nutrients in their diet.&#x0D; Methodology: utilized pooled data Food Nutrition Research Institute’s 2018-2019 Expanded National Survey (ENNS), covering a total 8,491 from 79 provinces highly urbanized cities (HUCs) Philippines. The ENNS employed two-stage sampling design to co...

The World Health Organization defines low birth weight (LBW) as a new born having a weight of less than 2,500 g at birth. Low birth weight is one of the major determinants of perinatal survival, infant morbidity and mortality as well as the risk of developmental disabilities and illnesses in future lives. WHO estimates that about 30 million low birth weight babies are born annually (23.4% of al...