Background: Environment influences infant feeding decisions of mothers, which have influence on growth, development, health and nutrition of infants and children. Objectives: To assess the maternal knowledge and
Fact 9: Pregnant women are particularly at risk of malaria Pregnant women are at high risk of dying from the complications of severe malaria. Malaria is also a cause of spontaneous abortion, premature delivery, stillbirth and severe maternal anae...
In a number of less developed countries, concerted efforts to improve maternal health have been successful in reducing the risk of maternal death associated with childbearing and in improving women’s survivorship to the end of their reproductive years to levels comparable to or higher than those of...
Despite advancements in healthcare, the life expectancy of the country lags the global average. Even though the fertility rate is declining in recent years, i.e., 2.01 children per woman, it remains higher than China (1.21) and the United States (1.67). This, in turn, drives population ...
It was the three of us in a local Mexican restaurant, plus my maternal grandmother Ida Burke. Granny examined me with a mildly disapproving look and pronounced her verdict. –Robin looks just like her father. I can understand some disappointment: my mother was a world-class beauty. Without ...
As his maternal relatives were Jews, more than 60 of them were killed in the Nazi concentration camps. Hundertwasser and his mother lived in the Viennese cellar during the Russian occupation and war.Hundertwasser married twice, first in 1958 with Herta Leitner that ended on divorce after two yea...
encircles the back and abdomen. Other colors include black, red and dun -- light-colored animals with dark legs and tail. Galloway cows are known for easy calving and exceptional maternal qualities. Galloways grow shaggy winter coats, so they're especially suitable for cold climates. The breed...
Maintaining a good zinc status may be critical for healthy pregnancy. According to a review published in theJournal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, zinc deficiency has been linked to numerous adverse effects on maternal health and pregnancy outcomes. That is because this trace mineral en...
CNN claims that “abortions performed later in pregnancy” are “often” because “of a fetal condition that can’t be treated or in cases of maternal health endangerment.” This is a common talking point of abortion proponents, but thedisclosures of abortion providersreveal just the opposite: ...
had a reassuring message that receiving the vaccine is safe. He said the recent announcement by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine endorsing vaccination for expectant moms was “an important recommendation.” Over the past several ...