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Direct linkHengstermann, Mayarí; Díaz-Artiga, Anaité; Otzóy-Sucúc, Roberto; Laura Maria Ruiz-Aguilar, Ana; Thompson, Lisa M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Background: Household air pollution adversely affects human health and the environment, yet more than 40% of the world still depends on solid cooking fuels. The House Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) randomized controlled trial is assessing the health effects of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stove and 18-month supply of free fuel in…
Descriptors: Pollution, Fuels, Public Health, Information Dissemination
Limaye, Rupali J.; Malik, Fauzia; Frew, Paula M.; Randall, Laura A.; Ellingson, Mallory K.; O'Leary, Sean T.; Bednarczyk, Robert A.; Oloko, Oladeji; Salmon, Daniel A.; Omer, Saad B. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Immunization is one of the most effective ways to prevent infectious diseases. However, vaccination rates are suboptimal in the United States. Obstetric providers are critical in influencing vaccine decision making among pregnant women, as trust between a patient and provider may facilitate willingness to accept vaccination. Little is known about…
Descriptors: Patients, Decision Making, Immunization Programs, Physician Patient Relationship
Watson, Sophie; Costantini, Cristina; Clegg, Miriam E. – Child Care in Practice, 2020
Background: Feeding methods used during infancy may impact upon eating behaviors in toddlers and influence the likelihood of developing weight issues. The aim of this study was to compare eating behaviors and food neophobia (defined as the reluctance to eat, or the avoidance of, new foods) in toddlers between three different complementary feeding…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Eating Habits, Food, Eating Disorders
Rebekah Draper – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Background: Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is on the rise in the United States. Opioid-use disorder has increased among the population of women of childbearing age. Over the past two decades, the increased rate of opioid-use disorder has caused a five-fold increase in NAS. NAS affects three out of four babies who are exposed to chronic use of…
Descriptors: Neonates, Training, Knowledge Level, Attitudes
Ericsson, Stina; Bitar, Dima; Milani, Tommaso – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2022
This article concerns knowledge negotiations as an aspect of interactional power in three-way interaction between Arabic-speaking women, Swedish-speaking midwives and interpreters in Swedish antenatal care. The notion of epistemic stance is used to investigate how all three participants negotiate knowledge, and how this affects the ongoing…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Power Structure, Obstetrics, Knowledge Level
Corwith, Anne; Ali, Fatimah – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2022
On March 13, 2020, the government of South Sudan implemented emergency lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fears that the pandemic would reverse efforts by the government and civil society to keep girls in school were realized and reported incidences of teen pregnancy increased. Prior to the pandemic, early marriage and teen…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries, COVID-19
Download full textXue, Y.; Atkins-Burnett, S.; Vogel, C.; Cannon, J. – Administration for Children & Families, 2022
Early Head Start is a comprehensive, two-generation federal initiative for low-income pregnant women and families who have infants and toddlers ages 3 or younger. The Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) require center-based and family child care Early Head Start programs to "provide responsive care, effective teaching, and an…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Federal Programs, Social Services, Young Children
Aja Louise Murray; Diana Taut; Adriana Baban; Chad Lance Hemady; Susan Walker; Joseph Osafo; Siham Sikander; Mark Tomlinson; Stefani Du Toit; Marguerite Marlow; Catherine L. Ward; Asvini Fernando; Bernadette Madrid; Vo Van Thang; Hoang Dinh Tuyen; Michael Dunne; Claire Hughes; Pasco Fearon; Sara Valdebenito; Manuel Eisner – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2022
Objective: ADHD symptoms can adversely impact functioning in a range of domains relevant for maternal well-being and fetal development; however, there has been almost no research examining their impact during pregnancy. We aimed to address this gap. Method: We used data (n = 1,204) from a longitudinal birth cohort study spanning eight countries to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Prenatal Influences
Yüksel, Müge; Yildirim Kurtulus, Hacer; Uzun, Gülgün – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2023
It is important to examine women's experiences in the infertility process, as being a woman is perceived as a concept that overlaps with motherhood, and the woman herself is exposed to physical pain during the treatment. In this research, which was carried out with a phenomenological pattern, one of the qualitative methods, the experiences of…
Descriptors: Females, Pregnancy, Phenomenology, Marriage
Hampton, Sarah; Man, Joyce; Allison, Carrie; Aydin, Ezra; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Holt, Rosemary – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Pregnancy may pose a number of physical and healthcare-related challenges for autistic people, who experience differences in sensory processing and can face barriers to accessing healthcare. However, little research has explored autistic pregnancy experiences. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 autistic and 21 non-autistic women…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Mothers, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Barriers
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2023
This National Head Start Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for preschool-age children served by Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start. Data categories include: (1) Funded Enrollment; (2) Funded Enrollment by…
Descriptors: Young Children, Pregnancy, Enrollment, Financial Support
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2023
This National Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for children from birth to age five and pregnant women served by Head Start, Early Head Start, and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start.…
Descriptors: Social Services, Early Intervention, Federal Programs, Low Income Students
Price, Malcolm J.; Blake, Helen A.; Kenyon, Sara; White, Ian R.; Jackson, Dan; Kirkham, Jamie J.; Neilson, James P.; Deeks, Jonathan J.; Riley, Richard D. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2019
Background: Multivariate meta-analysis (MVMA) jointly synthesizes effects for multiple correlated outcomes. The MVMA model is potentially more difficult and time-consuming to apply than univariate models, so if its use makes little difference to parameter estimates, it could be argued that it is redundant. Methods: We assessed the applicability…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Medical Research, Correlation, Meta Analysis
How, Bethea; Smidt, Andy; Wilson, Nathan J; Barton, Rebecca; Valentin, Chelsea – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) allows early, accurate diagnosis of Down syndrome that has resulted in increased terminations. This qualitative study involved in-depth interviews of fathers of children with Down syndrome about their views on the availability of NIPT. Thematic network analysis revealed that although fathers appreciated an…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Fathers, Screening Tests, Prenatal Care
Nyagwegwe C. Wango; Jane F. A. Rarieya; Omari M. Abunga; Mary Oluga; Aqeela Datoo – Educational Research and Reviews, 2024
The study examined the strategies used by teacher educators in their teaching practices and gender integration in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The nature of the engagement of educational leaders and administrators in supporting teaching, learning and mainstreaming gender issues in teaching was also examined. A total of 165 sampled respondents were…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Cross Cultural Studies, Gender Issues, Public Officials
