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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Infant care"”.
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Behavioural mechanisms underlying infant care in male and female Mongolian gerbils
The induction of parental behaviour in naive animals has been studied in several species. Male and female adult Mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus were singly exposed to protected pups (PP exposures). Exposures lasted for ten minutes, and were carried out each day. Behaviour patterns shown by …
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Infant care, nutritional development and lactation in chimpanzees at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda
… maternal milk to nutritional independence (i.e. infant nutritional development), and obtaining accurate data on the timing of infant feeding transitions are needed to ultimately understand species-specific life history components. I quantitatively documented infant nutritional development, …
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Behavior and Ecology of Wild Slow Lorises (Nycticebus coucang): Social Organization, Infant Care System, and Diet
… this thesis I describe the social organization, infant care system, and diet of the slow loris Nycticebus coucang, a nocturnal arboreal prosimian primate, in the Malaysian rainforest. Data collected are locational data obtained during 1,000 h of radio-tracking slow lorises, behavioral data from …
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Preparation of Health Education Materials in the Field of Maternal and Infant Care for Use in Taiwan
… one effective method of improving maternal and infant health on the Island of Taiwan.</p> <p>To establish the need for new health education pamphlets to be used as a supplement to the health education program in the area of maternal and infant care in Taiwan, a survey of pamphlets already …
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Adaptação transcultural da self-efficacy in infant care scale para o Brasil e validação de conteúdo da versão brasileira
… desta dissertação foi adaptar a Self-efficacy in Infant Care Scale (SICS) para a realidade cultural do Brasil. Pesquisa metodológica desenvolvida em duas fases: tradução e adaptação transcultural; e validação de conteúdo. Foram elaborados dois artigos, o primeiro: “Cuidados domiciliares para a …
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A comparision of the level of knowledge regarding infant care and development among adolescent girls, adolescent mothers, and young adult mothers
… study was to compare the knowledge regarding infant care and development as measured by a researcher developed instrument of adolescent girls, adolescent mothers, and young adult mothers. A total sample of 158 subjects, selected by quota sampling, completed the 49 item inventory measuring …
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The environmental niche of Aboriginal infants, possible implications for sudden infant death syndrome
The recorded rates of Sudden infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) are highest among Aboriginal infants. In non-Aboriginal communities, the rate of SIDS has decreased after interventions into infant care practices, such as sleeping infants in the supine position. Prior to intervention, it is necessary to …
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A critical realist exploration of the mother’s subjective experience of her relationship with her baby. The importance of recognising and supporting reciprocity in infant care and the barriers to achieving this
Research emphasises the importance of the mother-infant relationship for infants’ well-being. To benefit interventions, the current research, using a critical realist lens, investigates an area that research has neglected, which is the subjective experience of the mother-infant relationship, …
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Testosterone and behavior in female marmosets
… male testosterone is negatively associated with infant care. The relationship between mating effort and infant care may represent a trade-off with testosterone serving as one hormonal mediator of these behaviors. Because females also exhibit mating competition and must balance mating investment …
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Primiparae's Identification of Critical Incidents During First Postpartum Month and their Evaluations of Subsequent Nursing Intervention
… study was to investigate (1) what physical care critical incidents primiparae experience while providing mother-infant care during the first postpartum month and (2) what evaluations mothers give to nursing intervention applied to such critical incidents.</p> <p>Six mothers who met the …
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Education Needs of New Mothers: A Comparison of Prenatal and Postnatal Women's Perceptions
… A for items under each component).<br> I. Infant Care Education:<br> a. Type of feeding<br> b. Bathing your baby<br> c. Diapering<br> d. Infant behavior/characteristics<br> e. Safety of baby<br> f. Jaundice<br> g. Circumcision<br> II. Mother's Care Education;<br> a. Breast care<br> b. …
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Toward a reconceptualization of paternal involvement in infancy: The role of maternal gatekeeping
… of the determinants of paternal involvement in infant care have produced equivocal findings due to the failure to consider maternal attitudes with respect to father involvement in child care. This study of paternal involvement employed a two-pronged strategy: (a) a large sample survey of 330 …
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Improving the care of preterm infants: before, during, and after, stabilisation in the delivery room
Introduction Up to 10% of infants require stabilisation during transition to extrauterine life. Enhanced monitoring of cardiorespiratory parameters during this time may improve stabilisation outcomes. In addition, technology may facilitate improved preparation for delivery room stabilisation as …
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Child Care Supply and Demand: Parental Choice at the Area and Family Levels
"To better understand the child care options available to families in East Central Illinois, this study assessed a new measure of parental choice of child care using---supply-demand congruence (SDC)---which compared the number of child care slots requested by parents with the number of vacant slots …
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Maternal Effort, Food Quality, and Cortisol Variation During Lactation in Propithecus coquereli in Northwestern Madagascar
The duration and quality of the infant care mothers provide is paramount to investigating life history theory. Maternal care is the principal determinant of infant survival and future reproductive success. Lactation is the most energetically expensive activity for mammals, in turn causing lactating …
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Preemie Care: A Co-designed Digital Tool to Improve Communication Between Health Personnel and Parents of Preterm Infants
… providers is essential in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) settings to ensure both parties collaborate in infant care. However, in most NICUs, the interaction between parents and NICU staff is strained, thus hindering communication. These communication challenges are due to language, …
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The information and support needs of primary caregivers of premature and/or medically complex infants upon discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit.
… To determine the perceptions of primary caregivers of premature and/or medically complex infants regarding information received prior to discharge from hospital and information and support needs four weeks after discharge from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Design. …
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Midwives, infant and maternal health in Monmouthshire, 1900-1938
… the health of expectant and nursing mothers and infants in working-class districts of Wales, particularly mothers and infants residing in the county of Monmouthshire during the 1920s and 1930s. <br/><br/>The thesis covers the period 1900-1938 and considers the implementation of various Acts of …
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As Evaluation of Methods Employed in the Detection of Pathogenic Escherichia Coli
… made during the past years in sanitation and infant care, diarrheal disease, including epidemic diarrhea of the newborn, still contributes to a large extent to the morbidity in this age group. Investigations have proven that infantile diarrhea is not a monoetiological disease. In some …
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Impact of midwives practices initiation on postpartum haemorrhage reduction in public hospitals in Gaza strip, Palestine
… the 36.5 death per 100000 births. Poor health care leads to acute and chronic clinical and psychological morbidity. Therefore, there is growing agreement among public health professionals that midwifery has an important contribution to provide a safe delivery and excellent mother and new-born …
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