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Objective: to determine the preponderance of ideas in adolescents about the relationship between maternal habits and the health of the fetus.Design: quantitative survey using a precoded questionnaire, the content of which was derived from the transcripts of interviews and the responses to open-form questionnaires.Setting: North West Region Health Authority area, UK.Participants: 674 adolescents in...
Women's experiences of pregnancy and childbirth in the countries of central and eastern Europe are explored in this paper.A capacity building intervention programme in St Petersburg, Russia, which attempts to reform practices within the city, is described. The difficulties inherent in integrating differing cultural approaches to childbirth are highlighted.
Objective: to examine reasons for the high rate of breast feeding among one UK ethnic group (Jews) and the low rate among Celtic (Scots and Irish) populations.Design: a manual literature search of ethnic variation in breast feeding rates in the UK was conducted over several years. A computerised search yielded 31 additional references. Seven of these were added.Analysis: positive Jewish attitudes...
Objective: to study the effects on breast feeding duration of mother-baby separation after birth, owing to full-term babies' care in a neonatal unit for a maximum of six days.Design: retrospective review of medical records and telephone interviews with mothers.Setting: a level II and III NICU in a University Hospital.Participants: 148 mother-baby pairs in a separated group and 3516 in a comparison...
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