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Aug 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-20-3439
Daniel AbomaCorresponding author
Background Pregnancy and parturition are events of considerable significance in the life cycle of women. Though it is supposed that the quality of care during labor, birth, and postpartum period plays a great role for adverse outcomes of birth, various reports claimed that cesarean delivery carries…
Jul 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2328-0182.japst-20-3472
Kayamkani Abedulla KhanCorresponding author
Introduction An adequate nutrition pattern is of major importance for one’s health and well-being, especially during pregnancy when a woman undergoes major biological, physical, psychological and social transformations. Macronutrient and micronutrient deficiencies predispose the fetus to preterm bir…
Jul 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2721
Raider Habulembe MugodeCorresponding author
Introduction In the past several decades, Zambia has suffered high levels of under nutrition particularly stunting among children below 5 years of age. Although appropriate complementary feeding practices are reported to reduce child deaths by 6%, they have not received the adequate attention from p…
May 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2644-0105.jbfb-19-2752
Yeon K. BaiCorresponding author
The proportion of mothers in the workforce has increased over the past 40 years. Examination of factors associated with a working/student mother’s milk expression is needed to provide effective lactation support. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of maternal assets in the relationshi…
Apr 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2643-6655.jcap-19-2737
Franziska Köhler-DaunerCorresponding author
Background Mothers with a history of childhood maltreatment (CM) are likely to transmit their own experiences to the next generation. This is highly influenced by the quality of maternal behavior that enables to buffer infant’s hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis response to stress. From a tra…
Apr 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2644-0105.jbfb-19-2681
Cynthia L. BlancoCorresponding author
This study compared the effect of container material type on macronutrient changes in human breast milk (HBM) during frozen storage. HBM was collected from breastfeeding mothers and baseline macronutrients were analyzed and recorded. The HBM was aliquoted into milk storage containers of five commonl…
Mar 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-19-2617
Natsuko K WoodCorresponding author
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a home-based educational skill building program to support exclusive breastfeeding for mothers in the early postpartum period. Specific aims were to: (1) evaluate the effectiveness of the study’s recruitment strategy, comparing t…
Jul 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4518.jsdr-16-1413
Tetsuo HaradaCorresponding author
Purpose: An intervention program was performed to improve meal habit, sleep habit and academic marks at school. This program was called “Super Meal Educational Program” which was supported by Japanese Ministry of Arts, Sports, Sciences and Education. Effects of the intervention were evaluated by com…
Feb 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2374-9431.jbd-17-1429
Yasmin AktarCorresponding author
Objectives: To observe pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) under treatment. Methods: Pregnant mothers (N=191) diagnosed with GDM (n=91, age: 27.44±4.91yr; body mass index, BMI: 26.88±4.16 kg/m2; mean±SD) on the basis of WHO 2013 criteria were compared with non-GDM (n=100, age:…
Feb 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-15-848
Anja WittkowskiCorresponding author
Postpartum depression is a common mood disorder following childbirth. Depression occurring at this crucial stage in a child’s life is known to have far reaching and potentially damaging consequences for the mother, the baby and her family. Whilst a number of risk factors have been identified in the…
Oct 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-9273.jbtm-16-1173
Francine C. JellesmaCorresponding author
Many schoolchildren experience somatic complaints such as headaches, abdominal pain and fatigue. The aim of the current research is to test the full model of previously found associations between negative affect and somatic complaints in parents and children. Participants were 199 children (aged 8-1…
Mar 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-137X.ji-15-834
Rajeev Z KompithraCorresponding author
The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in India delivers vaccines under its policy, through government hospitals, health centers and outreach clinics. However, the national average full immunization coverage is stagnating at about 70%. The days and times of clinics are not always convenient for…
Feb 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-16-924
Nimmathota ArlappaCorresponding author
Objectives: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among the rural pre-school children in India is continues to be a major nutritional problem of public health significance, even after the implementation of national vitamin A prophylaxis programme for more than four decades. The aim of the study was to assess t…
May 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2644-0105.jbfb-14-547
Gianluca Di LuigiCorresponding author
Background: Scientific research is constantly expanding our knowledge of nutritional needs in pregnancy and lactation. In June 2014 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued draft-revised advice encouraging pregnant women, those who might become preg…
Jun 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-12-74
Sphiwe MadibaCorresponding author
HIV infected children who started antiretroviral therapy (ART) in public health facilities in South Africa have survived to older age and disclosure has become an essential part of their care. Available data on HIV disclosure to children were collected much earlier in the provision of ART in South A…