Exclusive Breastfeeding and Its Determinants in Yaoundé, Cameroon: A Retrospective Survival Analysis by Gloria Akah Ndum Okwen, Esron Daniel Karimuribo, Helena Aminiel Ngowi, Edith Nig Fombang

“…The average time for nursing mothers to practice EBF was 3.61 ± 0.010 months. This study found that more than 90% of mothers were aware of the importance of compliance with EBF but only 38% practiced EBF and 62% of mothers could not adhere to EBF recommendations. …”
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Risk factors for wasting in toddlers in East Nusa Tenggara by Shagti Indhira, Khomsan Ali, Dewi Mira, Latifah Melly

“…Statistically significant differences were observed for birth length (p=0.040), early initiation of breastfeeding (p<0.001), the first drink given at birth (p=0.035), number of family members (p=0.041), mother's education (p=0.023), and mother's knowledge about nutrition and health (p=0.020) between wasting and non- wasting toddlers. …”
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Risk Factors of Obesity among Children Under 5 Years in Hilla City by Awatif Abd AL-khalik, Ali Hussein Al-Hafidh, Suha Attia Kadhum

“…While children whose mothers have low professionals are a likely at less risk for obesity than children who their mother have high professionals (B= -2.065-; P. value< 0.001; OR= 0.127; 95% C.I 0.055-0.291). …”
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A systematic review of the clinical practice guidelines for the assessment, management and treatment of eating disorders during the perinatal period by Chantelle Ecob, Debbie M. Smith, Zoe Tsivos, Noora Hossain, Sarah Peters

“…Abstract Background Eating disorders during the perinatal period can pose significant risks to both the mother and the baby. Clinical practice guidelines include statements of expected practice intending to improve effectiveness and quality of care within health care services. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest... by Teklay Gebrecherkos, Getu Girmay, Mulualem Lemma, Markos Negash

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a serious public health concern worldwide. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the major mode in endemic areas, including Ethiopia, where little is known about pregnant women’s knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards HBV infection and MTCT. …”
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Voices and visions: Navigating the landscape of sexual, reproductive, and maternal health and rights in Latin America and the Caribbean: A stakeholder mapping and analysis by Sofia Pirsch, Denise Zavala, Mabel Berrueta, María Belizán, Juan Pedro Alonso, Sandra Formia, Jamile Ballivian, Miluska Ramirez-Rodríguez, Maisa Havela, Gabriela Perrota, Analía López, Cintia Cejas, Adolfo Rubinstein

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Anemia among Children 6–59 Months Old in Haiti by Mohamed Ag Ayoya, Ismael Ngnie-Teta, Marie Nancy Séraphin, Aissa Mamadoultaibou, Ellen Boldon, Jean Ernst Saint-Fleur, Leslie Koo, Samuel Bernard

“…Predictors of child anemia in this region include child’s age, stunting, and mother’s anemia. Interventions and strategies aimed at addressing effectively anemia in this population must therefore target mothers and children under two years of age.…”
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The Effects of Caffeine on Lactation by Ashley Orynich, Linda Bobroff

“…“Human milk is the preferred food for infants, with exceptional physiological benefits not only for the baby but for the mother as well. Mothers need to be aware, though, that many substances that they consume are excreted in breast milk and can profoundly affect the composition and adequacy of her breast milk. …”
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Quando il sacro diventa business: gli ikat del Borneo by Tiziana Ciavardini

“…The only way available to preserve the art of weaving ikat is in the preservation of oral history: from mother to daughter down the art of ikat was always a device to communicate our identity. …”
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Ken Bugul’s Language: Its Formation and Characteristics by Edyta Sacharewicz

“…This Senegalese writer, like most French-speaking authors, has had to define her own written language, which becomes a mixture of French, the language of the coloniser, and Wolof, her mother tongue. The author of this article also draws attention to three experiences in Bugul’s personal life that have influenced her literary language, called by Christian Ahihou “la langue bugulienne”. …”
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease, the Oral Contraceptive Pill and Pregnancy by Robert N Allan

“…IBD and pregnancy, including the impact on the fetus and the mother with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, is considered. …”
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Wernicke Encephalopathy Related to Hyperemesis Gravidarum: A Retrospective Study of 12 Cases by Kaouthar Abouelbaqua, Houssam Rebahi, Nisrine Louhab, Najib Kissani, Ahmed Rhassane El Adib

“…Conclusion: In HG, thiamin rapidly depletes which can lead to WE with adverse outcomes for the mother and fetus. Therefore, physicians must be vigilant in detecting early signs of WE to promptly provide a high dose of thiamin with targeted multimodal therapies as this could be lifesaving.…”
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Miliary Tuberculosis Presenting as Puerperial Fever by A. Agarwal

“…Here, we report a case of miliary tuberculosis in a nonimmunocompromised mother presenting as fever of unknown origin in immediate puerperium. …”
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Urethral mucosa prolapse in a post-partum patient by Godwin, Turyasingura

“…A 23 year old Ugandan, Black, Mukiga, mother of two presented to us one year after delivery with severe lower abdominal pain, failure to pass urine, slight vaginal bleeding and a mass protruding from her vagina. …”
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Gender differences in efficiency of the telemedicine care of heart failure patients. The results from the TeleEduCare-HF study by Agata Bielecka-Dąbrowa, Dariusz Trzmielak, Agata Sakowicz, Kamil Janikowski, Maciej Banach

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Na sala de edição: “Mãe judia, 1964”, de Moacyr Scliar by Nicola Gavioli

“…This article explores how the short story “Jewish mother, 1964” by Moacyr Scliar, under the guise of a coming-of-age story and a monologue of a mentally ill patient, sheds light on violent practices that, without leaving visible marks on the body, have incurred serious and longstanding wounds within Brazilian society. …”
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Jacques Gilard: dos ponencias feministas by Helena Araújo

“…His second lecture, about Marvel Moreno’s mother’s diaries, would show their great importance «for the understanding of the genesis and the contents of her daughter’s literary works».…”
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The Effects of Caffeine on Lactation by Ashley Orynich, Linda Bobroff

“…“Human milk is the preferred food for infants, with exceptional physiological benefits not only for the baby but for the mother as well. Mothers need to be aware, though, that many substances that they consume are excreted in breast milk and can profoundly affect the composition and adequacy of her breast milk. …”
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La Ville-de-Montereau by Muriel Berthou Crestey

“…The Éducation sentimentale begins with a scene of people boarding a paddle-steamer, as Frédéric Moreau is going to meet his mother at Nogent-sur-Seine. La Ville-de-Montereau is the first proper noun of the incipit. …”
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Franciscan Library and Museum with Pinacotheca in Ljubljana by Jan Dominik Bogataj

“… The Franciscan Museum and Pinacotheca of the Franciscan Friary in the center of Ljubljana represent, together with the renovated library, a newly conceived cultural and art-historical section of the Friary as the mother house of the Slovenian Franciscan Province of the Holy Cross. …”
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