Prenatal depression level prediction using ensemble based deep learning model by Abinaya Gopalakrishnan, Xujuan Zhou, Revathi Venkataraman, Raj Gururajan, Ka Ching Chan, Guohun Zhu, Niall Higgins

“…Prenatal depression during the delivery has to be monitored continuously without disturbing the mothers during the childbirth. Methods:: We explore the potential of employing EDA for Prenatal Depression prediction. …”
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Magnitude of Preterm Birth and Its Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study at Butajira Hospital, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region, Ethiopia by Ritbano Ahmed Abdo, Hassen Mosa Halil, Muhammed Abdu Muhammed, Mohammed Sultan Karebo

“…The concerned administrative body should implement health education programs and improve the quality of health care delivered to pregnant mothers to control these associated factors and, consequently, promote public health in the study area.…”
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Coping strategies of fathers and siblings of children with cancer: a literature review by Teresa Rea, Vincenza Sansone, Andrea Zibaldo, Anna Bellingrath, Assunta Guillari

“…Paediatric nurses, being promoters of the care of family and children diagnosed with cancer, need to deepen the experiences of siblings, fathers and mothers to offer better holistic child and family centred care. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of probable depression amongst pregnant and parenting young females: a comparison of adolescents and young adults in rural South Africa by K. P. Seakamela, R. G. Mashaba, C. B. Ntimana, M. O. Mbombi, J. Tlouyamma, J. Tlouyamma, P. Mphekgwana, R. Nemuramba, K. Mothapo, L. Muthelo, L. N. Mabila, I. Dhau, E. Maimela, E. Maimela

“…Therefore, we recommend that measures be put in place for early detection and treatment of depression and that social support be given to adolescent mothers.…”
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Dietary Diversity and Meal Frequency Practices among Infant and Young Children Aged 6–23 Months in Ethiopia: A Secondary Analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2011 by Melkam Aemro, Molla Mesele, Zelalem Birhanu, Azeb Atenafu

“…Number of children whose age less than five years was important predictor of dietary diversity (OR = 0.690). Mothers who had exposure to media were more likely to give adequate meal frequency to their children (OR = 0.707). …”
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Preschool abilities of children born preterm and low weight by Sasha A. Martínez-Espiet, Irene Sumaza Laborde, Leila Crespo Fernández, Maribel Campos Rivera, Frances Boulon Díaz

“…We also administered the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) development test to all 40 mothers. Statistical analysis was performed using student t test for independent groups. …”
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Determinants of the Incidence of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) in Children Under Five at the Getengan Community Health Center, Tana Toraja Regency by Zadrak Tombeg, Erni Yetti R, Anto J Hadi, Ahmad Safii Hasibuan, Suherman Rate, Fitri Rahma Handayani, Nayodi Permayasa

“…The sample of the study consisted of mothers who had toddlers aged 1-5 years and visited the Getengan Health Center about 320 toddlers. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Mentalization Based Treatment and Positive Psychology Intervention in Mistrust and Alienation among Homeless Women by Zahra Setoodeh, Moosa Javdan, Nooshin Taghinejad

“…In view of these findings, it is recommended that organizations supporting homeless women, particularly single mothers, contemplate the implementation of the Mentalization-Based Treatment strategy to augment their cognitive schemas and foster psychological well-being.…”
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Determinants Affecting Family Commitment and Capability in Preventing Stunting in Children Under Two Years by Taufiqurrahman Taufiqurrahman, Nur Hatijah, Ani Intiyati

“…Methods: The study employed an observational survey design involving 150 mothers of children aged 0–2 years in the Puskesmas (Community Health Center) areas of Surabaya. …”
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Association between Interleukin-10-1082 G/A and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α 308 G/A Gene Polymorphisms and Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Iranian Preterm Infants by Abolfazl Khoshdel, Soleiman Kheiri, Peyman Omidvari, Fahimeh Moradi, Majid Hamidi, Hossein Teimori

“…One-hundred and nineteen out of 238 infants had RDS (50%). The age of the mothers and gestational age ranged 17–45 (mean: 28.6±5.3) years and 24–34 (mean: 34.3±2.38) weeks, respectively. …”
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Complementary feeding and the early origins of obesity risk: a study protocol by Daniel D Reidpath, Ireneous N Soyiri, Naleena Devi Muniandy, Pascale A Allotey

“…For the qualitative strand, selected mothers will be interviewed to explore their infant feeding practices and factors that influence their practices and food choices in detail.Ethics and dissemination Ethical clearance for this study was sought through the Monash University Human Research and Ethics Committee (application number CF14/3850-2014002010). …”
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Mediation of anxiety and coping strategies between severe discipline and interparental conflict with parenting stress by Docal-Millán María del Carmen, Riveros-Munévar Fernando, Acuña-Arango Lina María, Campos-García Ángela Ximena, Cabrera-García Victoria Eugenia

“…A total of 1.373 fathers and mothers of Colombian children participated (Age M = 40.57; SD = 12.65). …”
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Common Bile Duct Dilatations in Asymptomatic Neonates: Incidence and Prognosis by Shun-Feng Lin, Hung-Chang Lee, Chun-Yan Yeung, Chuen-Bin Jiang, Wai-Tao Chan

“…Patients with initial CBD size ≥3 mm had significantly lower resolution rate and neonates whose mothers are older than 35 years took longer time to resolve. …”
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Sex-specific association between maternal childhood adversities and offspring’s weight gain in a Brazilian cohort by Vinicius Oliveira Santana, Aline Camargo Ramos, Hugo Cogo-Moreira, Célia Maria Araújo, Barbara Shibuya Alves, Lucas Ribeiro, Aline Lodi, Ana Carolina Coelho Milani, Ivaldo Silva, Cristiane S. Duarte, Jonathan Posner, Andrea Parolin Jackowski

“…This study included 352 full-term newborns from low-risk pregnancies and their mothers in low-income settings in Brazil. Anthropometric data (weight, length, head circumference) and other information (feeding type, offspring sex, family income) were collected at delivery (W0), discharge (W1), and up to 8 weeks postpartum (W2). …”
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SMAD4 Protein Expression Is Downregulated in Ileal Epithelial Cells from Patients with Crohn’s Disease with Significant Inverse Correlation to Disease Activity by Pia Klausen, John Gásdal Karstensen, Mehmet Coskun, Adrian Săftoiu, Peter Vilmann, Jack Bernard Cowland, Lene Buhl Riis

“…Background. Small mothers against decapentaplegic (SMAD)4 and SMAD7 are key regulatory components in the immunosuppressive transforming growth factor- (TGF-) β signaling pathway, which is defective in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). …”
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Chronic Functional Constipation and Encopresis in Children in Relationship with the Psychosocial Environment by Claudia Olaru, Smaranda Diaconescu, Laura Trandafir, Nicoleta Gimiga, Radian A. Olaru, Gabriela Stefanescu, Gabriela Ciubotariu, Marin Burlea, Magdalena Iorga

“…We identified a level of studies of 11.23±5.56 years in mothers, while fathers had an average number of 9.35±4.53 years of study. …”
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Maternal Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Predicting Factors in the Postpartum Period in Iran by Nazanin Rezaei, Arman Azadi, Razieh Zargousi, Zinab Sadoughi, Zahra Tavalaee, Maryam Rezayati

“…The aim of this study was to examine the mothers’ quality of life in postpartum period. In addition, it also sought to recognize the variables that predict their quality of life. …”
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Participant Experiences in the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young Study: Common Reasons for Withdrawing by Barbro Lernmark, Kristian Lynch, Judith Baxter, Roswith Roth, Tuula Simell, Laura Smith, Ulrica Swartling, Suzanne Bennett Johnson, TEDDY Study Group

“…PW was more common in the United States (n=1001; 37.8%) and among young mothers (p=0.001). The most frequent protocol characteristic was blood draw (55%) and the most common family reason was not having enough time (66%). …”
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Developmental lead exposure and aggression in male rats: Influences of maternal care and environmental enrichment by Shamaila Zafar, Courtney Williams, Jaehyun Joo, Blanca E. Himes, Jay S. Schneider

“…Long-Evans male rats with or without Pb exposure (perinatal or early postnatal) from low or high maternal care mothers (based on amounts of licking/grooming and arched-back nursing) were randomly assigned to live in enriched or non-enriched environments at weaning. …”
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ORAL HEALTH LITERACY OF CADRES ON MATERNAL ORAL HEALTH BEFORE AND DURING PREGNANCY by Ida Chairanna Mahirawatie, I Gusti Ayu Kusuma Astuti Ngurah Putri

“…One of the prevention efforts for these disorders is to provide assistance to mothers before and during pregnancy. This assistance can be done by empowering health cadres. …”
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