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, community-based programs could enable increased reach for health education about sickle ...
For candidates who applied in January and February 2021, no information by April 15, 2021 means that you have not been selected. You may apply again if you are still interested. 1. Who will be able to work in the World Health Organization’s Internship Program A. A student whose mother ...
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...
The health professionals suggested that a fetus could reinforce family bonds and support if it were hard-won, such as through vitro fertilization, or if its mother was of advanced maternal age. Given that a pregnant woman is most closely associated with a fetus, a fetus with birth defects ...
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...
Volunteers trained to support community mental health programs in Indonesia are known as ‘mental health cadres.’ These are lay people trained to provide basic support for people with mental illness in their local communities. The role of cadres in community mental health services is to provide he...
I’m a mother of two, and I navigated my two pregnancies in very different life circumstances. I think that was kind of the first time that it really highlighted to me how your pregnancy outcomes can be dictated, not so much by just having insurance or not, but also where you give bir...
systemic lupus erythematosus, hypertension and renal disease, a cesarean birth may be indicated leading to the a baby being born prematurely; however, even in such cases, achieving optimal control of the condition before pregnancy may lead to better long-term outcomes for the mother and newborn....
recommended for pregnant mothers because babies are born with healthy microbiomes from the start and it lays the foundation for good oral health for life. Xylitol has a very long term effect – 5 years after stopping use in a trial test, participants still had good oral health and less ...
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...