News tagged with maternal and child health

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Millennium Villages project shows coordinated efforts can accelerate progress towards MDGs and beyond

The Millennium Villages Project aims to co-ordinate improvements across multiple sectors in health, agriculture, the environment, business, education, and infrastructure in villages in sub-Saharan Africa. New research published ...

Health created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

10 percent of total funding for children should be moved to preventive interventions within 5 years

A Comment linked to The Lancet Series on Adolescent Health calls for major investments in adolescent health, including moving 10% of total funding for children and adolescents towards preventive interventions in communities and sc ...

Health created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Countdown to 2015: Early breast feeding is the most equitable intervention, skilled birth attendance the least equitable

An article in this week's edition of the Lancet tracks progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, that promote maternal and child health. It finds that skilled birth attendant coverage was the least equitable interv ...

Health created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Characteristics of fathers with depressive symptoms

Voluminous research literature attests to the multiple negative consequences of maternal depression and depressive symptoms for the health and development of children. In contrast, there is a profound paucity of information ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For Latina moms, pediatrician's personality, empathy trump knowledge of Spanish, quick service

A small study of Latina women with young children led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center shows moms value a pediatrician's empathy and warmth far more than their ability to speak Spanish or other conveniences.

Health created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health care, home, school differ for children with special health care needs

The first federally funded report to compare children with special health care needs to children without reveals 14 percent to 19 percent of children in the United States have a special health care need and their insurance ...

Health created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

WHO links child mortality to economic crisis

The World Health Organisation warned on Saturday that only a stronger political commitment to child health could prevent a dangerous rise in mortality rates at a time of global economic turmoil.

Health created Nov 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flame retardants linked to lower-birth-weight babies

Exposure during pregnancy to flame retardant chemicals commonly found in the home is linked to lower birthweight babies, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public ...

Health created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study of health in Brazil highlights major progress

Major progress has been made in reducing the burden of infectious diseases in Brazil as part of a "remarkable" success story for health in the South American country, according to researchers on a series of papers published ...

Health created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Latinas victimized by domestic violence much likelier to experience postpartum depression

Latinas who endure violence at the hands of a partner during or within a year of pregnancy are five times more likely to suffer postpartum depression than women who have not experienced such violence, according to a new study ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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