Effects of the maternal and child health handbook and other home-based records on mothers’ non-health outcomes: a systematic review by Akira Shibanuma, Masamine Jimba, Rogie Royce Carandang, Jennifer Lisa Sakamoto, Ekaterina Yarotskaya, Milana Basargina, Mika Kondo Kunieda

“…Among the different types of home-based records, only the MCH handbook provided essential information about the mother–child relationship, and its use facilitated the mother–child bonding process. …”
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Understanding the experience of the mothers’ ability to take care of their preterm infants related to in-hospital and post-discharge: a qualitative content analysis by Saleheh Tajalli, Soroor Parvizy, Abbas Ebadi, Fateme Zamaniashtiani, Carole Kenner

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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mothers on Management of Malnutrition Among Children Under Five Years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema District. by Mwiine, Dickens Richard

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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mothers on Management of Malnutrion Among Children Under Five Years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema District. by Mwiine, Dickens Richard

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Determinants of postnatal care service utilization among mothers of Mangochi district, Malawi: a community-based cross- sectional study by Jonas, Sagawa, Allen, Kabagenyi, Godwin, Turyasingura, Saul Eric, Mwale

“…This study examined the determinants of PNC utilization among mothers in Mangochi District, Malawi. Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 600 mothers who gave birth in the past 2 years preceding January 1–31; 2016. …”
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A novel virulent core genome multilocus sequence type CT 11424 of Listeria monocytogenes isolate causing stillbirth in Bangladesh by Muntasir Alam, Md Saiful Islam, M. Ishrat Jahan, Arpita Shyama Deb, Afruna Rahman, Zahidul Islam, Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Kazi Munisul Islam, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Dilruba Ahmed, Shams El Arifeen, Emily S. Gurley, Mustafizur Rahman

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Maternal Anxiety: presence of risk to child development and retest of newborn hearing screenin by Fernanda Donato Mahl, Eliara Pinto Vieira Biaggio, Themis Maria Kessler

Subjects: “…hearing. anxiety. child language. mother-child relations. neonatal screening.…”
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Bacterial community assembly of specific pathogen-free neonatal mice by Elizabeth A. Kennedy, James S. Weagley, Andrew H. Kim, Avan Antia, Anna L. DeVeaux, Megan T. Baldridge

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Expression of SMADs in orthotopic human endometrium, ovarian endometriosis, and endometriotic lesions in a murine model by Yuri Kadota, Takeshi Kato, Kana Kasai, Takako Kawakita, Misaki Murayama, Akari Shinya, Hikari Sasada, Sachiko Katayama, Mari Nii, Shota Yamamoto, Hiroki Noguchi, Kou Tamura, Hidenori Aoki, Miyu Taniguchi, Tomotaka Nakagawa, Takashi Kaji, Masato Nishimura, Riyo Kinouchi, Kanako Yoshida, Takeshi Iwasa

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Body Composition Changes and Associations in Infants and Mothers During the First Year: Insights from a Pilot Study of the Baby-bod Project by Manoja P. Herath, Kiran D. K. Ahuja, Jeffrey M. Beckett, Sisitha Jayasinghe, Nuala M. Byrne, Andrew P. Hills

“…At birth and 3 months, %FM was significantly higher in infants born to OW/OB mothers compared to their lean counterparts. A significant positive association (β = 0.3; <i>p</i> = 0.040) was observed between maternal %FM and infant %FM at 1 year post-delivery after controlling for the mother’s prepregnancy BMI. …”
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Impact of lay health worker programmes on the health outcomes of mother-child pairs of HIV exposed children in Africa: A scoping review. by Kathrin Schmitz, Tariro Jayson Basera, Bonaventure Egbujie, Preethi Mistri, Nireshni Naidoo, Witness Mapanga, Jane Goudge, Majorie Mbule, Fiona Burtt, Esca Scheepers, Jude Igumbor

“…The critical constructs used for the literature search were "lay health worker", "community health worker", "peer mentor", "mentor mother," "Maternal and Child health worker", "HIV positive mothers", "HIV exposed infants" and PMTCT.…”
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Risk of neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective cohort study based on infected mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus by Jing Ni, Yongfei Zheng, Jiaqi Tian, Jiaqi Tian, Jiaqi Tian, Lin Zhang, Lin Zhang, Lin Zhang, Shuyin Duan

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Male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and its association with knowledge and residence in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mastewal Arefaynie, Yitayish Damtie, Bereket Kefale, Melaku Yalew, Bezawit Adane, Habtamu Shiferaw, Yesuf Ahemed, Abel Shiferaw, Tenaw Yimer, Hasab Tibebu

“…Different studies were conducted on male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, but there is inconsistency among the findings. …”
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Infants Delivered via Cesarean from Mothers with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes: A Propensity Score Analysis by Mariko Nakahara, Shunji Goto, Eiji Kato, Atsuo Itakura, Satoru Takeda

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Male Partners Involvement in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Services in Southern Central Ethiopia: In Case of Lemo District, Hadiya Zone by Degefa Tadele Belato, Abera Beyamo Mekiso, Bayu Begashaw

“…Male partners’ involvement is a vital issue to prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission from mother to child; because it is much expectable that women were more vulnerable and high risk group of population portion. …”
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Determinants of appropriate complementary feeding practices among mothers of children aged 6–23 months in Bokoji town, Oromia region, Ethiopia by Abdurehman Kalu Tololu, Bekele Teshome, Hiwot Zelalem Fessaha, Abdene Weya Kaso

“…Factors such as the education level of husband and mother, birth order, postnatal care visit, place of birth, and mothers’ knowledge of Infant and Youth Child feeding services were significantly associated with appropriate complementary feeding practice. …”
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Knowledge of Neonatal Danger Signs and Its Associated Factors among Mothers Attending Child Vaccination Centers at Sheko District in Southwest Ethiopia by Tewodros Yosef, Tadesse Nigussie, Adane Asefa

“…Early detection of neonatal illness is an important step towards improving newborn survival. If mothers know the appropriate manifestations of the causes of death in newborns (neonatal danger signs), it is possible to avert related mortality, because of the health-seeking behavior of mothers highly relies on their knowledge of neonatal danger signs. …”
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Breastfeeding empowerment and its relationship with health literacy and spousal support among breastfeeding mothers in Tabriz, Iran: a cross-sectional study by Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Mina Hosseinzadeh, Shaqayeq Targhaq, Zahra Mousavi

“…Additionally, working mothers had a significantly higher breastfeeding empowerment score compared with housewives (B=13.91; 95% CI 0.88 to 27.73; p=0.04), and currently, breastfeeding mothers had a significantly higher score compared with mothers who were not currently breastfeeding (B=72.26; 95% CI 60.42 to 84.10; p&lt;0.001).Conclusions The findings of this study underscore the critical role of perceived spousal support in enhancing breastfeeding empowerment among mothers. …”
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Knowledge and awareness of perinatal antiviral use in the prevention of mother-to-child hepatitis B virus transmission among maternal chronic hepatitis carriers by Jia Ming Low, Ting Ma, Guan-Huei Lee, Le Ye Lee

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Peer Review of “Mothers’ Knowledge of and Practices Toward Oral Hygiene of Children Aged 5-9 Years in Bangladesh: Cross-Sectional Study” by Md Hafizul Islam

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