Mothers ’ Knowledge of Infants' Fever Management: A National Prospective Study
Conclusions for PracticePublic health policy for health professionals in hospitals and community clinics is essential to promote clinical interventions promoting mothers ’ knowledge of infant fever management. Efforts should focus at first time mothers, those with non-academic education, and those with a moderate or low household income. Public health policy enhancing communication with mothers regarding fever management in hospitals and community health settings, as well as accessible means of self-learning is warranted. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - March 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Skin-to-Skin Contact in the Third Stage of Labor and Postpartum Hemorrhage Prevention: A Scoping Review
DiscussionSkin-to-skin contact was considered an effective, low-cost, and safe strategy, with positive effects already established in the literature for infants and extremely favorable results in postpartum hemorrhage prevention cases, being highly recommended in assistance for the dyad. Open Science Framework Registry (https://osf.io/n3685). (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - March 3, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Development of a Data Visualization Tool to Evaluate the Impact of a Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nutrition Training Program on MCH Populations
ConclusionThe survey and storyboard are important tools that allow MCH Nutrition training programs to demonstrate their reach and to justify the impact of workforce development investments on MCH populations. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - March 2, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Group Prenatal Care vs. Traditional Prenatal Care: A Parity-Matched Comparison of Perinatal Outcomes in a Rural Community
ConclusionIn our rural population matched for contemporaneous delivery and parity, we found no difference in traditional perinatal outcome measures and that group care was positively associated with the key public health variables of not smoking and initiating breastfeeding. If future studies in other populations have similar findings, it may be wise to provide group care more widely to rural populations. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - March 2, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Violent Discipline in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: The Role of Child Gender and Disability Status in Cross-sectional Analysis
This study aimed to understand the use of violent discipline by caregivers in conflict-affected communities and how it varied by the child ’s gender and disability level.MethodsUsing cross-sectional data collected from 394 respondents (196 men and 198 women) in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, logistic generalized estimating equations stratified by gender assessed the association between past-three-month perpetration of violent discipline, caregiver demographics, conflict experiences, and disability attitudes, as well as child demographics of age, gender, disability level, and the interaction of gender and disab...
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - February 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
