According to the Maternal Health Task Force at the Harvard Chan School Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health, perinatal depression is a major health concern, with a prevalence of around 10 to 20%. Currently, Janssen researchers, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina,...
The "candle" is a hollow cone or tube made of waxed cloth or cloth that has been soaked in paraffin. It's usually about ten inches long. The tapered end of the candle is inserted into the ear, and the other end is lit. The heat from the burning candle supposedly creates a negative ...
Unintended pregnancy can have significant, negative consequences for individual women, their families and society as a whole. An extensive body of research links births resulting from unintended or closely spaced pregnancies to adverse maternal and child healthGOD TO...
Although the U.S. spends more money than any other country on health care as well as on maternal care, it is more dangerous to give birth in the U.S. than in 49 other countries, including Kuwait, Bulgaria, and South Korea.[13] African American women are almost 4 times more likely to...
Although many enslaved women enjoyed the company of their children, many didn’t want to bring them into a world where they’d be mistreated. Infant and maternal mortality rates were high due to the harsh working conditions while pregnant and postpartum. Slaves would sneak cotton roots to chew...
Her maternal grandparents immigrated from Georgia and Arkansas to Oklahoma in the early 1900s. Wilma had five older brothers and sisters: Louis Donald “Don,” Frieda Marie, Robert Charles, Frances Kay, and John David. When she was three, her family moved into a house built by her father,...
She showed Norfolk some degree of personal affection, as she did all of her maternal relatives. But she recognized his ambition and their religious differences. As a duke, he was one of the wealthiest men in England and thus had great influence. Yet he was never a close advisor to the ...
Butler was born in Pasadena, California, in 1947. As a child, her nickname was Junior, or "Junie," possibly because her mother's name was also Octavia. Her father Laurice James Butler passed away when she was seven, so Octavia was raised primarily by her mother and her maternal grandmoth...
State of health in Ghana Key figures Burden of diseases Number of malaria cases in Odisha Age group with largest share of men with cardiovascular disease Share of population with diabetes Health by demographics Healthiest city State with the highest maternal mortality risk Age group with...
Spanking remains a controversial child rearing practice Studies show that corporal punishment can hinder intellectual development. In other words, there is a marked correlation between spanking and a lowered IQ.[5] Maternalstresscan affect fetal development, including an increased chance of cleft palate...