Use of Antenatal Services in Kampung District, Cambodia by Ahmed A. Zafar, John E. Ehiri, Ebere C. Anyanwu

“…The results showed that first-time mothers (primigravidas) were more likely to use antenatal services than multiparous mothers (OR = 1.87; p = 0.001). …”
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Exclusive breastfeeding practices and factors affecting them in urban areas of Uttar Pradesh by Prakhar Sharma, Neha Bansal, Abha Kaul

“…Colostrum was given by 86% of mothers, and 40% introduced pre-lacteal feeds. Exclusive breastfeeding was practiced by 60% of mothers. …”
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Peran Parenting Self-Efficacy dan Optimisme terhadap Psychological Well-Being Ibu yang Memiliki Anak Intellectual Disability by Nuri Ersy Pasyola, Asti Meiza Abdullah, Diah Puspasari

“…Parenting and educating Intellectual Disability (ID) children creates certain pressures, especially for mothers. Many mothers experienced stress and have feelings of uncertainty about their ability to care for which lead to pessimism. …”
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Women’s experiences of ceasing to breastfeed: Australian qualitative study by Jennifer Elizabeth Ayton, Leigh Tesch, Emily Hansen

“…Objective To investigate mothers’ infant feeding experiences (breastfeeding/formula milk feeding) with the aim of understanding how women experience cessation of exclusive breastfeeding.Design Multimethod, qualitative study; questionnaire, focus groups and interviews.Setting Northern and Southern Tasmania, Australia.Participants 127 mothers of childbearing age from a broad sociodemographic context completed a questionnaire and participated in 22 focus groups or 19 interviews across Tasmania, 2011–2013.Results Mothers view breastfeeding as ‘natural’ and ‘best’ and formula milk as ‘wrong’ and ‘unnatural’. …”
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Effect of age of Awassi ewes crossed with Naimi rams on some growth characteristics and litter size by Dalaf Ali Hussein

“…At lambing, the lambs whose mothers were at the age of 5 years outperformed the rest of the age groups of their mothers, and at one month, the lambs whose mothers were at the age of 3 years outperformed (p ≤0.05) the rest of the age groups of their mothers. …”
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Exploring Asian maternal experiences and mHealth needs for postpartum mental health care by Siti Sabrina Kamarudin, Idayu Badilla Idris, Norfazilah Ahmad, Shalisah Sharip

“…Methods We carried out in-depth interviews with six mothers, which were transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed. …”
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Gender Inequalities in Employment of Parents Caring for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in China: Cross-Sectional Study by Yanan Zhao, Huiyun Fan, Yanan Luo, Rong Zhang, Xiaoying Zheng

“…ResultsThe employment rate of mothers with children and adolescents with ASD was 37.3% (1874/5018), while 96.7% (4823/4988) of fathers were employed. …”
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Effects of pregnancy-induced hypertension on early-onset neonatal thrombocytopenia by Meiling Ye, Cailing Zhou, Lu Li, Lizhen Wang, Meixian Zhang

“…Results The incidence of early-onset thrombocytopenia was significantly higher in neonates born to mothers with preeclampsia than in those born to mothers with gestational hypertension or healthy mothers. …”
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Do Maternal Quality of Life and Breastfeeding Difficulties Influence the Continuation of Exclusive Breastfeeding? by Forough Mortazavi, Seyed Abbas Mousavi, Reza Chaman, Ahmad Khosravi

“…Only 11.8% of women continued EBF at six months. Mothers who continued EBF at 2 and 4 months postpartum had better QOL in late pregnancy than mothers who discontinued it (P<0.05). …”
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Malnutrition among under-5 children and its determinants in the southwestern coastal region of Bangladesh: A community-based study by Shahinur Akter, Nishana Afrin Nishu

“…Findings revealed that mothers’ age, prior experience of under-5 mortality, mothers’ working status and age of the children were significant determinants of stunting prevalence among children under-5. …”
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Translation and Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for Eritrea: A Screening Tool for Postpartum Depression in Primary Health Care Facilities by Gebregziabher NK, Netsereab TB, Alazar FA, Fessaha YG, Sium AH, Ghebrehiwet NK

“…The EPDS was translated into a local language and tested among new mothers in Asmara, Eritrea. Following the translation, they tested the scale’s reliability and validity by administering it to a group of new mothers in primary healthcare settings in Asmara, Eritrea. …”
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Maternal Fructose Intake Induces Insulin Resistance and Oxidative Stress in Male, but Not Female, Offspring by Lourdes Rodríguez, Paola Otero, María I. Panadero, Silvia Rodrigo, Juan J. Álvarez-Millán, Carlos Bocos

“…Interestingly, plasma AOPP and uricemia (oxidative stress markers) were augmented in male rats from fructose-fed mothers compared to the animals from control or glucose-fed mothers. …”
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Impact of diet on vitamin D status in a Sri Lanka-based sample of pregnant women by Kaneshapillai Anusha, Liyanage Guwani, Hettiaratchi Usha, Gunasekera Dulanie

“…A significant proportion of mothers (45%) consumed < 600 IU of vitamin D per day. …”
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Mengoptimalkan pengetahuan tim pemberdayaan kesejahteraan keluarga (PKK) dalam produksi kue tradisional di era modern: studi kasus di Malang by Gumoyo Mumpuni Ningsih, Harun Rasyid

“…The population in this study was PKK mothers from RT 03/RW 02 in Tlogo Mas Village, Malang. …”
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Study on Innovative Practices to Promote Girls’ Retention and Transition to Secondary and Higher Learning Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Ayiga, Natal, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Akello, Jacqueline

“…Only 14.8% of teenage mothers under the age of 15 years returned to school, compared to 42.3% and 42.1% of teenage mothers who become 3 pregnant at the age of 15-17 years and 18 years or older respectively. …”
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Face à l’École : les oscillations de mères de familles populaires by Chloé Riban

“…In the schools studied in this ethnographic study, mothers are usually the ones who respond to these requests, by participating in school events and helping with homeworks. …”
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Maternal Satisfaction and Its Associated Factors towards Spinal Anesthesia for Caesarean Section: A Cross-Sectional Study in Two Eritrean Hospitals by Idris Mohammed Idris, Ghidey Gebreyohanns Weldegiorgis, Eyasu Habte Tesfamariam

“…Objective. Satisfaction of mothers during caesarean section is an important indicator for measuring quality of obstetric anesthesia. …”
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Cultural Adaptation of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Maternal and Child mHealth Intervention: Protocol for a Co-Design and Adaptation Research Study by Sana Ishaque, Ola Ela, Chris Rissel, Karla Canuto, Kerry Hall, Niranjan Bidargaddi, Annette Briley, Claire T Roberts, Sarah Jane Perkes, Anna Dowling, Billie Bonevski

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to adapt an existing co-designed mobile health (mHealth) intervention app with health professionals and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander mothers living in South Australia. MethodsPotential participants include Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander pregnant women and mothers of children aged 0-5 years, non-Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women who are mothers of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander babies, and health professionals who predominantly care for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander mothers and babies. …”
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Prevalence of Stunting among Children Aged 6–23 Months in Kemba Woreda, Southern Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study by Eskezyiaw Agedew, Tefera Chane

“…Community based cross-sectional study was carried out among 562 mothers who have children from 6 to 23 months in 2014/15 in Kemba district. …”
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Affective and social pain modulation in children-Experimental evidence using picture viewing. by Katrin Hillmer, Judith Kappesser, Christiane Hermann

“…<h4>Results</h4>Viewing mothers' faces or positive scenes reduced subjective pain intensity and corrugator activity in response to pain. …”
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