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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Prenatal health"”.
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"As Long as It's Healthy...": Prenatal Health, Disability and Biopower
… thirty years have seen widespread adoption of prenatal testing technologies used to detect potential disabilities in fetuses (Lupton, 2011; Rapp, 2011; Tremain, 2006; Weir, 1996). The increased routinization of prenatal testing and the discourse of responsible motherhood coupled with discourses …
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The effect of nutrition knowledge and attitude on dietary practices of pregnant women
… attitude towards the importance of nutrition in prenatal health care on the dietary practices of 100 pregnant women in southeastern and southwestern Virginia. Women were of both high and low socioeconomic status. To assess knowledge and attitude, a questionnaire was developed. Validity and …
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Lived Experience: East African Somali Speaking Women Accessing the U.S. Healthcare System
Access to prenatal healthcare for East African Somali Speaking Women (EASSW) who are immigrants to the U.S. has been dependent on the availability of a systematic healthcare treatment model. The purpose of this study was to explore EASSW's lived experiences in accessing prenatal healthcare services …
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Pregnancy intendedness among a low income population
… evaluation. Questions focused on demographics, prenatal health behaviors and psychosocial factors. Results. Unintended pregnancy resulting in birth was most commonly found among non-White, poorly educated and those living in poverty. The support of the family or friends was not found to be …
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Smoking Cessation and Breastfeeding Promotion Education for Prenatal Providers in West Virginia
Background: West Virginia has the highest prenatal smoking cessation rate in the United States and is among the states with the lowest breastfeeding rate in the nation. West Virginia also faces health disparities and limited prenatal health resources, especially in at-risk areas. In an effort to …
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Designing prenatal m-Health interventions through transmigrants reflection on their pregnancy ecology
… understand the challenges affecting the women’s prenatal wellbeing practices, and to conceive a set of recommendations and opportunities for mHealth technology design to assist with prenatal preventative care and management. The study uses the theoretical concept of pregnancy ecology to identify …
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Trauma, Coping, & the Couple Relationship : An Investigation of Pregnant Couples' Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Health
… impact maternal obstetric physical and mental health, fetal prenatal health, and maternal postnatal outcomes. The research study revealed that maternal and partner pregnancy stress, trauma, and relationship report are related, and discussed patterns of moderation and indirect effects between …
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Maternal Fat Intake during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Initiation
Introduction: Breast milk provides health benefits for both mother and child. Prominent reasons for not initiating breastfeeding include lactation problems and perceived insufficient milk supply. Animal studies have shown that a high fat diet is associated with negative changes in the lactation …
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Determinants of Prenatal Care and Supplement Use: The Case of Honduras
Context: Literature suggests that prenatal care and prenatal supplement use improves pregnancy outcomes. However, we do not know the factors associated with prenatal care and supplement use in Honduras.Objective: To identify characteristics of Honduran women who are the least and most likely to use …
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Process and Outcome Disparities in NICUs: A Grounded-Theory Study
… units (NICUs) that may be impacting neonatal health outcomes, as perceived by NICU registered nurses (RNs).</p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> NICUs are one of healthcare’s most demanding environments. Persistent neonatal outcome disparities exist in birthweight, mortality, and care quality. …
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Health decisions for others : an extension of the Health Belief Model
The Health Belief Model (HBM) is a widely-used theory to understand why individuals engage in certain health behaviors. With its focus on perceived benefits and barriers as major contributors to behavior change, the HBM is also noted as a valuable framework in health communication research and …
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FATHER INVOLVEMENT IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES: EVIDENCE ON PREDICTORS OF INVOLVEMENT FROM TWO LARGE SCALE MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH DATASETS
… of using existing, large-scale maternal-child health datasets to generate insights into the processes that contribute to father involvement. Two large scale maternal-child health data sets on low-income families were examined to improve our understanding of the nature of father involvement at …
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Contributing factors to child stunting in Guatemala: A systems analysis focused on enteric disease transmission and mycotoxin exposure
… that has been linked to both acute and chronic health problems. Data from Guatemala suggests for children under five years of age, 49% are classified as stunted. This dissertation tests the following hypotheses, among children in Guatemala 1) environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is correlated …
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Exploring Experiences & Expectations of Prenatal Healthcare and Genetic Counseling/Testing In Immigrant Latinas
… the relationship between acculturation, prenatal care, genetic testing experiences, and expectations for their prenatal care in an immigrant Latino population. A total of 20 Spanish-speaking, pregnant Latinas from various Latin American countries were interviewed after completing a …
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Prenatal Conditions and the Timing of Pregnancies
… is based on predictable variation in the prenatal environment. Such predictable variation can be avoided by mothers timing their pregnancies; however, this point has received little attention. In this dissertation, I study the timing of pregnancies to avoid foreseeable threats to fetal …
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Evaluation of the level of awareness of congenital toxoplasmosis and associated practices among pregnant women and health workers in Tanzania's Temeke District
… of awareness and practices of pregnant women and health workers in regard to toxoplasmosis has not been established. A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the awareness and practices towards congenital toxoplasmosis among 371 pregnant women and 22 health workers from six healthcare …