The influence of maternal gestational weight gain on adverse perinatal outcomes by Qingshan Yan, Qingshan Yan, Wenya Cai, Wenya Cai, Yong Guo

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the impact of maternal gestational weight gain (GWG) on adverse outcomes for mothers and infants.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted, collecting relevant information on 9,058 singleton pregnancies and newborns from prenatal check-ups and deliveries at Guangdong Women and Children Hospital from 2017 to 2022. …”
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Home management of malaria among caregivers of under-five children in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria by Liasu Adeagbo Ahmed, Olubankole Akinboboye, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, David Akintayo Oguntuase

“…Our study aimed to assess home management of fever among mothers and other caregivers of underfive children attending Federal Medical Centre in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria. …”
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The Effect of Continuity of Midwifery Care (CoMC) Based on EDUGARLIN Application and Booklet on Postpartum Fitness Quality by Junengsih Junengsih, Rosita Syarifah, Ani Kusumastuti, Herlyssa Herlyssa, Elly Dwi Wahyuni, Yulia Ulfah Fatimah, Lia Nurcahyani, Fahmi Hafid

“…During this recovery period, mothers often experience several physiological and physical changes that cause discomfort. …”
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Child diarrhea in Cambodia: A descriptive analysis of temporal and geospatial trends and logistic regression-based examination of factors associated with diarrhea in children under... by Samnang Um, Channnarong Phan, Sok Sakha, Leng Dany

“…Conversely, children born to mothers who smoke had increased odds of diarrhea (AOR = 1.61; 95% CI: 1.25-2.08), had barrier access to healthcare services (AOR = 1.20; 95% CI: 1.07-1.35), or children aged 6-23 months. …”
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Beyond averages: dissecting urban-rural disparities in skilled antenatal care utilization in Bangladesh - a conway-maxwell-poisson regression analysis by Md. Muddasir Hossain Akib, Farzana Afroz, Bikash Pal

“…The information regarding the last birth of mothers who delivered within three years preceding the survey has been analyzed. …”
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The association between the dietary inflammatory index during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study and a meta-analysis by Nastaran Payandeh, Hossein Shahinfar, Ahmad Jayedi, Majid Mirmohammadkhani, Alireza Emadi, Sakineh Shab-Bidar

“…Results In the prospective cohort study (n = 635 pregnant mothers), the multivariable HRs of GDM for the third and fourth quartiles of DII were 2.98 (95%CI: 1.98, 6.46) and 2.72 (95%CI: 1.11, 6.63), respectively. …”
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Maternal knowledge, attitude and practice regarding commercial oral rehydration salt solution: experience from a diarrhoeal disease hospital in Bangladesh by Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Md Fuad Al Fidah, Sharika Nuzhat, Md Ridwan Islam, Shoeb Bin Islam, Md Mushfiqur Rahman, Sneha Paul, Mahfuz-Un Nesa, Devjani Chowdhury, Shayontan Fardin Nabi, Awni Mokhtar Sallam Ali Awn, Liaquat Ali Khan, Chowdhury Ali Kawser

“…Background Despite oral rehydration salt (ORS) solution being a life-saving medication, mothers of affected children often lack proper knowledge and exhibit improper practice of using ORS in sachets. …”
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Changes in the intestinal microbiota induced by the postnatal environment and their association with hypertension by Patrizia Dardi, Camille Perella Coutinho, Sarah de Oliveira, Simone Aparecida Teixeira, Renaide Rodrigues Ferreira Gacek, Eduardo Purgatto, Marco Aurélio Ramirez Vinolo, Marcelo Nicolás Muscará, Luciana Venturini Rossoni

“…Despite influencing the microbiota of both strains, cross-fostering did not fully replicate the microbiota composition of the naturally reared groups in the SHR nursed by Wistar mothers (SW), or in the Wistar rats breastfed by SHR mothers (WS). …”
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Maternal Care Behavior and Care for Children Under Two during the First 1000 Days of Life in Relation to Stunting Incidence in Simoro Village, Sigi Regency by Nur Rosmala, Jusman Rau Muh, Dwi Larasati Rahma, Bengan Laba Stefiani, H Muh Rusydi, Rahmawati, Jamaluddin, Thursina R Erina

“…The sample size in this study consists of 40 participants, including pregnant women and mothers of childrenunder two years old in Simoro Village, Sigi Regency. …”
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African American Womanhood: A Study of Women’s Life Writings (1861-1910s) by Élise Vallier

“…Drawing on their correspondence, diaries, and autobiographies, this article explores these women’s economic circumstances, their views on men, marriage, their roles as women, wives, and mothers, and the condition of being a woman of color between 1861 and the late 1910s—a period of dramatic change in the history of the United States, particularly regarding the question of women’s rights. …”
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Reproduction-Associated Hormones and Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis by Lily Wan, Rou-Jie Huang, Zhao-Hui Luo, Jiao-e Gong, Aihua Pan, Jim Manavis, Xiao-Xin Yan, Bo Xiao

“…Reproduction-associated hormones can affect adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN), thereby regulating mothers' behavior after delivery. In this review, we first briefly introduce the overall functional significance of AHN and the methods commonly used to explore this front. …”
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Tejido social de mujeres para la salud de la Comuna 1 Popular de Medellín by Sara María Cano-Bedoya, Eliana Martínez-Herrera, Isabel Cristina Posada-Zapata

“…To understand this, a qualitative research was carried out in contexts of inequality based on the experience of eight professional women, thirty-eight and sixty-two years old, mothers and heads of household, with historical and leadership responsibilities in their neighborhoods and microterritories of the Popular Commune 1. …”
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Women's Nutrition: Folate/Folic Acid by Caroline Dunn, Gail Kauwell

“… To decrease a baby’s chances of having certain types of births defects, mothers need to have already been consuming enough of the vitamin called folate, or folic acid, before they become pregnant. …”
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“Come back home early and read for us!” Enabling father-child shared reading in policy and practice by Kay Gallagher, Anna Marie Dillon, Sumaya Saqr, Claudine Habak, Yahia Alramamneh

“…Recommendations arising include providing guidance on the selection and provision of diverse, contemporary, culturally relevant picture books; holding nationwide reading workshops for both mothers and fathers; and increasing school-home liaison to encompass parents within the literacy development ecosystem in the UAE.…”
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Women's Nutrition: Folate/Folic Acid by Caroline Dunn, Gail Kauwell

“… To decrease a baby’s chances of having certain types of births defects, mothers need to have already been consuming enough of the vitamin called folate, or folic acid, before they become pregnant. …”
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Determinants of Preterm Birth among Women Who Gave Birth in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2018: Institutional Based Case Control Study by Abebayehu Melesew Mekuriyaw, Muhabaw Shumye Mihret, Ayenew Engida Yismaw

“…An institutional based case-control study was conducted from September 01 to December 01/2018. A total of 405 mothers (135 cases and 270 controls) were included in the study. …”
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Parental conflicts and resource sharing: Evolutionary trade-off by Ruby Dhar, Arun Kumar, Subhradip Karmakar

“…However, given that resources are finite, parents must determine the amount of their available resources to distribute among each child or prospective child as well as who will contribute what. Mothers and fathers possess distinct reproductive priorities. …”
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Determinants of Cesarean Section Deliveries in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018/19: A Case-Control Study by Areaya Gebreegziabher Hailu, Tsegaye Kebede Fanta, Fissaha Tekulu Welay, Natnael Etsay Assefa, Surafel Aregawi Hadera, Gebrekiros Aregawi Gebremeskel, Hagos Weldeslassie Gebremedhin, Guesh Gebreayezgi Asefa

“…A hospital-based unmatched case-control study was conducted to study 780 (260 cases and 520 controls) women who delivered in public hospitals of Addis Ababa from August 22 to September 20, 2019. The cases were all mothers who delivered through caesarean section, and controls were all mothers who delivered vaginally in the same time in the study area. …”
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Predictors of Neonatal Sepsis in Hospitals at Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia: Institution-Based Unmatched Case-Control Study, 2019 by Atkuregn Alemayehu, Mihiretu Alemayehu, Aseb Arba, Hanna Abebe, Abraham Goa, Kebreab Paulos, Mohammed Suleiman Obsa

“…The study used a pretested structured questionnaire for a face-to-face interview to collect data from index mothers. Besides, the review of the record was done using checklists. …”
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Adaptation Studies of the Aggression and Victimization Scales for Elementary School Children by Arzu KURNAZ, Emine Gül KAPÇI

“…Additionally overt and relational victimization mean scores were found to have negative correlation with parental education (relational victimization for both mothers and fathers r=-.16; overt victimization for mothers r=-.16 and fathers r=-.18) and family income (for overt and relational victimization and r=-.14 and r=-.15 respectively). …”
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