Introduction: Breastfeeding is the responsibility of a woman who has baby. The decision Indonesian Ministry Health assign exclusive breastfeeding was given for 6 months and continues until 2 years old. Until now in Indonesia there are still many women have not to their babies. failure give caused by several factors, one which husband's support mother's attitude. Objective: To determine relation...

BACKGROUND The rate of mothers undergoing cesarean section in the absence of medical indication is increasing in the world. Women attitude have an essential role in the request or selecting a birth mode. This study aimed to develop a scale for measuring attitude toward birth method selection. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted in two qualitative and quantitative parts. Data collect...

conclusions this study showed the superiority of direct method of presentation in changing pregnant women’s knowledge and behavior about oral health care. background during pregnancy, physiological changes occur in body, which resulting results in oral health problems such as caries, tooth mobility, and pregnancy gingivitis. inflammatory mediators might seriously affect the fetus and placenta. ...

the prenatal period is the best time for health interventions. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different methods of anticipatory guidance presentation on the change of knowledge and attitude of pregnant women regarding oral healthcare in the mother, infant and toddler.in this quasi-experimental study, 90 pregnant women attended one health center in zahedan, iran; they were ...

midwives may play an important role in oral health promotion of pregnant women, whom they are in close contact with. our aim was to evaluate an educational intervention on the oral health attitude and practices among the junior midwifery students of tehran university of medical sciences in 2010.the junior midwifery students were divided into intervention (n=29) and control (n=33) groups. the in...

abstract background and purpose: maternal request for cesarean section is a major influential factor in the rising trend of this childbirth mode. lack of knowledge and negative attitudes toward natural delivery are the main causes of this issue. this study aimed to review the strategies to increase the knowledge and change the attitudes and request of iranian pregnant women for caesarean sectio...