B-Lymphocytes from a Population of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Unaffected Siblings Exhibit Hypersensitivity to Thimerosal by Martyn A. Sharpe, Taylor L. Gist, David S. Baskin

“…The role of thimerosal containing vaccines in the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been an area of intense debate, as has the presence of mercury dental amalgams and fish ingestion by pregnant mothers. We studied the effects of thimerosal on cell proliferation and mitochondrial function from B-lymphocytes taken from individuals with autism, their nonautistic twins, and their nontwin siblings. …”
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Teenage Motherhood and its Effect on the Social Welfare of The Victims: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Kwesiga, Siifa

“…Findings show teenage mothers were motivated by social support networks; social support was a motivating factor to carry on with the pregnancy and child raising. …”
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Design and Prototype of an Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System: A Case Study of Maternity Ward at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Muhwezi, Methodius

“…This project develops a Smart Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System for the maternity ward at KRRH, aimed at ensuring a safe environment for mothers and newborns. The purpose is to create an automated system that monitors air quality and temperature, ensuring optimal conditions in the maternity ward. …”
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Father’s Perceptions of their Role and Involvement in the Family: A Qualitative Study in a Colombian Sample / Percepciones del padre sobre su rol e involucramiento en la familia: u... by Sonia Carrillo, Milton E. Bermúdez, Liliana Suárez, María Camila Gutiérrez, Ximena Delgado

“…Results indicated important changes in the role of fathers and mothers in Colombian families. Fathers’ perceptions departed to some extent from the traditional pattern attributed to nuclear families, where men are considered as the only economic provider and authority figure in the family. …”
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Prenatal Characteristics of Infants with a Neuronal Migration Disorder: A National-Based Study by Estelle Naumburg, Bo Strömberg, Helle Kieler

“…Through copies of referrals for computer tomography or magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, the diagnosis was confirmed in 17 children. Median age of the mothers was 29 years. At the start of pregnancy, four out of 17 women smoked. …”
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Reproductive and Obstetric Factors Are Key Predictors of Maternal Anemia during Pregnancy in Ethiopia: Evidence from Demographic and Health Survey (2011) by Taddese Alemu, Melaku Umeta

“…Further evidence is expected to be generated concerning why pregnant mothers from the eastern part of the country and those with better access to radio disproportionately develop anemia more than their counterparts.…”
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Comments on “Comparing the productive vocabularies of Grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) and young children” by Irene M. Pepperberg

“…(Anim Cogn 27(45), 2024) have written an intriguing paper in which they compare the acquired human speech patterns of Grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) raised as companion animals to those of typically developing human toddlers (Homo sapiens) predominantly raised by stay-at-home mothers; birds and humans were ostensibly matched for vocabulary size. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Improving Health Care to People with HIV in Nicaragua by Edward Broughton, Danilo Nunez, Indira Moreno

“…The intervention included improving patient tracking, extending clinic hours, caring for children of HIV+ mothers, ensuring medication availability, promoting self-help groups and family involvement, and coordinating multidisciplinary care. …”
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The role of common dyadic coping as mediator between attachment styles and marital satisfaction in transition to parenthood by Mahira Syafana Kuswanto, Adriana Soekandar Ginanjar, Pingkan Cynthia Belinda Rumondor

“…Data were obtained through an online survey of Indonesian citizens aged ≥ 21 years, married, and having an only child aged zero to two years (N mothers = 90%, M age = 27.9, SD age = 2.8). The results of the mediation model analysis on Hayes' PROCESS macro showed that problem-focused common dyadic coping partially mediated the relationships between anxious attachment and marital satisfaction, and avoidant attachment and marital satisfaction. …”
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Analysis of Body Shapes and Physical Activity Dominant Patterns in a Coloring Books Collection by Vladimir Martínez Bello

“…It is a warning to parents and mothers, as well as publishing houses, libraries and government agencies to critically analyse underlying patterns on coloring books.…”
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Prevalence of caries and social classes in a group of children under 6 years old in southern Chile by Gloria Analia González Nieto

“…There were no significant differences regarding the profession of the family head, mothers´ educational levels, and income and housing conditions.…”
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Dominant Factors in Complementary Food Feeding in Babies and Toddlers by Amrina Octaviana, Roslina Roslina, Indah Trianingsih, Marlina Marlina, Nelly Indrasari

“…Sampling used a stratified random sample of 132 mothers with babies and toddlers aged 6–24 months. …”
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Perinatal characterization of multiple pregnancy in Cienfuegos city from 2001 to 2002 by Mariam Zam, Alberto Jorge Fernández, Gabriel Jiménez González, Alexis Díaz Brito, Cristóbal Torres González

“…The increment of the maternal weight was over 12 kg. and was associated with the higher weight of the newborn baby. 61 % of the mothers presented obstetric diseases. The most frequent were preterm labor, hypertension, and premature rupture of the membrane. …”
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Unplanned Student Pregnancy: Should the University Be There for Its Students? by E. Yu. Samuticheva

“…In addition, the author deriving the conclusions from polling the students is the first to have suggested the various means of interaction between the university and other non-profit organizations that can provide assistance to pregnant women or mothers in need.…”
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The physical activity and sedentary behavior among pregnant women in Macao: A cross-sectional study. by Ka Chon Mok, Ming Liu, Xin Wang

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Through a cross-sectional study design, a total of 306 expectant mothers were recruited via various social media platforms and completed a sociodemographic questionnaire alongside the Chinese version of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire.…”
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Social activities of non-governmental organizations in relation to families with children by R. M. Sadykov, N. L. Bolshakova, R. H. Khamadeeva

“…The paper defines the priority directions of activities of socially oriented NGOs in relation to families and children in the context of Russian realities: assistance to families in the development and upbringing of children, assistance in employment and adaptation of mothers, social support for families in need, etc. …”
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A Qualitative Study on Consumption Motivations in Turkish Marriage Rituals by Elif Boyraz, Çiğdem Aliçavuşoğlu

“…The sample, which was determined according to this method, consists of those who will get married in the next year (2022), those who have been married until five years ago and mothers-in-law. As a result of the thematic analysis, the categories were determined as; meeting, marriage proposal, asking for the girl’s hand in marriage - betroth- engagement, bundle, henna night, to fetch the bride, marriage and wedding, photo shooting, shopping, jewelry sharing, material effect, the effect of the pandemic and using social media in ritual consumption. …”
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Clean Eco-Friendly Cooking Energy as Sustainable Approach and Mitigation to Climate Change: A Case Study of Ankole, Western Uganda. by Kayamba, William Kariiti

“…The main objective was to investigate how traditional cooking fuels have become a health hazard to many mothers and children in Ankole, human activities and rural-urban migration, have caused hiking of prices for fuel for cooking; wetland drainage, bush clearing for farming, charcoal burning, brick making associated with social and economic developments have affected the environment. …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Unsafe Abortion Among Women Admitted on the Gynaecological Ward of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Opeto, Moses

“…Methods This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study among 227 mothers admitted with abortion-related conditions in the gynaecological ward of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. …”
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