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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Mother and infant."”.
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Mother and infant communication: mothers' experiences and infants' preferences
… studies were conducted to explore the mother-infant communication process during the first four months of postnatal life. One study focused on mothers' experiences communicating with their infants. Forty-seven mothers were interviewed when their infants were 6 to 8 weeks of age; 42 of …
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Mother and Infant at Play: Reciprocity in Gazing Behavior
<p>Twenty mothers and their 3-month-old male infants were studied in an attempt to isolate and describe some of the motivational components that contribute to infant gaze. Infants were videotaped in two conditions: playing with mother and playing with a female stranger. The videotapes were then …
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Improving Nurse Proficiency: Breastfeeding and the Opioid-Dependent Mother and Infant Diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
<p>Management of the opioid-dependent mother-infant dyad is complex. Evidence suggests breastfeeding may decrease the severity of NAS symptoms, delay its onset, and decrease the need for pharmacologic treatment (Macmullen et al., 2014). Therefore, education of nursing staff on the benefits of …
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Mother-Infant Interactions in a Free-Ranging Population of Pigtail Macaques (Macaca nemestrina)
… of Southern pigtail macaques to better understand mother-infant relationships. I observed five to six mother-infant dyads from April 2016 to September 2016 in the Segari Melintang Forest Reserve, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia. I used focal sampling methods to score mother and infant behaviors from …
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A Pilot Clinical Trial of SunnysideFlex to Treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms During Pregnancy
… distress, which in turn is associated with both mother and infant adverse health outcomes. Although extensive literature exists on perinatal depression and anxiety, other perinatal mental health challenges that often co-occur with depression, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), have …
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"Poetic Surrealism in the Films of Bernardo Bertolucci: ""The Spider's Strategem"", ""The Conformist"" and ""Last Tango in Paris"""
… in The Spider's Stratagem, The Conformist and Last Tango in Paris as it developed out of a series of formal models that derive from surrealist painting, photography and film. Subliminally registered images that show the union of irreconcilable elements as they are reconstituted in a dream …
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Group Differences in Mother-Infant <i>Macaca fascicularis</i> Behavior, Parasite Load, and Body Condition within an Anthropogenically Altered Forest
… study aimed to establish preliminary health and behavioral data, as well as understand group variation for a large population of <em>Macaca fascicularis</em> individuals within an anthropogenically altered monkey forest. A parasitic analysis of 40 mother and infant individuals showed that …
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Prenatal and Postnatal Nutrition and Lactation Consulting: A Feasibility Study.
… was to evaluate the feasibility of a prenatal and postnatal nutrition and lactation consulting facility in either of two locations in the Tidewater region of Virginia, Virginia Beach or Williamsburg. Experts in nutrition and lactation, a registered dietitian and licensed lactation consultant, …
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Uniting maternity care with neonatal intensive care: Analysis advancing hospital experiences for families of newborns through design
<p>The landscape of childbirth has changed immensely over the last century. Medical intervention has surpassed the needs of mother and infant to be together when either requires medical attention. By bringing medical equipment for both into a single hospital room, separation between the two will be …
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A Clinical Investigation of the Use of Promazine Hydrochloride for Pre-Delivery Sedation
The search for the ideal method of analgesia and sedation during labor and delivery still continues for most obstetricians today, as it has in the past. The last few years have introduced several new drugs, among which are those derived from phenothiazine. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) has been used …
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A Comparative Analysis of Social Interactions Between Handicapped and Nonhandicapped Infants and Their Mothers
A growing body of literature indicates that infants who experience prenatal or birth complications may be at risk for developing maladaptive social interaction patterns. Although empirical evidence describing early development of interaction patterns between handicapped infants and their mothers is …
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Maternal experiences of preterm birth and neonatal intensive care
This study investigates the experiences of mothers of pretenn infants undergoing intensive care in 3 local NHS Trusts, utilising a pre-existing questionnaire (PSS; NTCU, Miles et aL, 1993) and a semi-structured interview based on some of the theories associated with stress, coping and adaptation to …
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Decreasing Postpartum Depression Using Process Oriented Art Therapy
… maternal mental health poses a human, social and economic burden on women and is a major public health risk. If new mothers develop PPD, they become 300 times more likely to suffer from PPD with future pregnancies and are twice as likely to acknowledge future depressive episodes over a …
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The formulation and refinement of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for early diagnosis of paediatric HIV infection and genetic analysis of variants involved in vertical transmission of HIV-1
… steadily increases. The majority of these infants are infected through mother-to-child transmission, with the frequency of vertical transmission varying between 12,9% and 65%. In order to implement appropriate management and possible treatment of these infected neonates, it is essential to …
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Associations among Health Literacy Levels and Health Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Pregestational and Gestational Diabetes in an Urban Setting
… is a problem for over 45% of American adults and is associated with a variety of adverse health outcomes. Low health literacy has been associated with poor prenatal care utilization and a higher likelihood of poorer glycemic control. Poor glycemic control can lead to poor birth outcomes for …
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A Study of the Mother-and-Child Drawing as an Indicator of Separation Anxiety in the Adolescent Population
<p>This study examines projective mother-and-child drawings executed by 11 adolescents experiencing separation anxiety, with histories of maternal deprivation; and 11 adolescents not experiencing symptoms of separation anxiety. An adaptation of the Formal Elements Art Therapy Rating Scale (Gantt, …
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Investigation of the underlying, modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for gestational diabetes among women living in Cape Town
… effects in pregnancy that affects both the mother and infant. These complications include preeclampsia, macrosomia, preterm birth and risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Understanding the risk factors for GDM is important in order to come up with intervention programs. This …
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A study of a group intervention for postnatal depression at a community health care centre
Untreated postnatal depression may have serious and long-lasting consequences for mother and infant. These range from feelings of inadequacy and worthlessness in the mother to social, emotional, cognitive and behavioural disturbances in her child. Postnatal depression is also associated with …
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Traditional postpartum care : alloparenting from an evolutionary perspective
… focuses on traditional postpartum care and its variation across different human populations using an evolutionary framework. Whereas traditional healthcare may have been geared towards ensuring mother and infant recovery by keeping them from contact with outsiders, postpartum care in …
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NICU Nurses’ Attitudes Regarding Preterm Infant Massage
When preterm infants are admitted in the NICU, mothers report experiencing uncertainty; powerlessness; loss of control; role alterations; fears to hold, feed, or touch the newborn; feelings of intrusion; and alienation in the NICU. Thus, preterm birth presents a risk for the early mother-infant …
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