Pregnancy presents a critical period for any maternal and child health intervention that may impact the health of the newborn. With low antenatal care attendance by pregnant women in health facilities in Nigeria
For example, my mother is from the Meditteranean. Now I know that I’ll never grow red ripe tomatoes here for more than a week (if that), but oregano, thyme and rosemary are constant companions for me. True, these grow well in my garden (if not natively), but even if I were in...
I am a single mother, my baby’s father died, I remarried again and the second husband divorced me, so I am alone. All expenses are on me. I do not have much help from anyone else. My income is 1.25 USD per day. This is for family food and medicines. It is not enough. So wh...
I would submit that every single child and pregnant mother in the United States today has some underlying pre-existing health condition. Let’s please call this what it is. This is taking Darwin’s theory of “natural selection” and “survival of the fittest” and putting into hyper drive ...
Previous studies have not synthesized existing literature on the lived experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents (aged 10–19) in Africa. Such evidence synthesis is needed to inform policies, programs, and future research to improve the well-bein
Life says for me to let you know this, I am schizophrenic and so am I. I acquired schizophrenia in the first three months of my infancy. My mother got mentally ill shortly after I was born. The illness had been there in the family tree for generations. My grandmother and her sister ...
Women living remotely must travel for birth Heavily pregnant women living in remote and regional areas across Australia are being forced to pack their bags and head to hospital to wait for the birth of their babies, far away from family, culture, community, and connection. Women’s health expe...
Childbirth is a remarkable yet challenging process of transitioning from a pregnant woman to a mother, creating lifelong memories [1] and impacting a woman's physical and mental health, as well as her bond with her newborn [2]. A positive childbirth experience enhances women's well-being, in...
Several studies assessed the potential of using mHealth for family planning and maternal and child health services. One study reported that a high proportion of pregnant women in an antenatal care clinic had a mobile phone and were willing to receive an SMS text message-based mHealth intervention...