Oral Health Education and Promotion in Maternal and Child Health: a Position Paper

1990 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 390-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Jean Frazier ◽  
Alice M. Horowitz
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
And Child Health ◽  
Health Education And Promotion

mHealth in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Programs around the World

2019 ◽  
pp. 55-63
Author(s):  
Briana Britton ◽  
Laura Pugliese ◽  
Stan Kachnowski
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
Biometric Data ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Access And Quality ◽  
Child Health Programs ◽  
And Child Health

The incorporation of mobile devices into the delivery of healthcare, known as mHealth, is changing the way care is delivered in the 21st century. The impact of mHealth is particularly salient in low and middle income countries (LMICs), where mHealth poses the opportunity to increase access and quality of healthcare in systems where supportive infrastructure is otherwise lacking. This approach is well-suited to target issues of maternal and child health, permitting an increase in health education, communication, monitoring, and care to what are often vulnerable and hard-to-access populations. Employing mHealth tactics that target such populations can improve the overall access and quality of maternal and child health in the developing world - a priority for the United Nations as reflected in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While the field of mHealth is new and still developing, many programs and thought-leaders have already successfully applied mHealth strategies in interventions to improve maternal and child health through health education, preventive care, emergency response, biometric data collection, and training healthcare workers.

scholarly journals Utilization of Maternal and Child Health Services among Women Admitted In Maternity Ward of A Hospital of Siddharthanagar Municipality

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
pp. 71-75
Author(s):  
Binita Khatri ◽  
Saraj Grurung ◽  
Anuja Kachapati
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Vitamin K ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Birth Preparedness ◽  
Maternity Ward ◽  
Danger Signs ◽  
And Child Health

INTRODUCTION Maternal and child mortality is a global issue which could be prevented by the utilization of maternal and child health (MCH) services. The main objective of this study was to find out the utilization of MCH services among women admitted in maternity ward of a hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to find out the utilization of MCH services among 150 women admitted in maternity ward of a hospital. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample and semi- structured interview schedule was used to collect the data and collected data was analyzed with SPSS version 16. RESULTS The study showed that 100% of the women had utilized antenatal services, 98.67% delivered their baby in health centres and utilized postnatal services. During pregnancy, women got health education on danger signs (66.67%), avoidance of sexual intercourse (54%), and birth preparedness (44%). Cent percent of the children utilized at least one child health services, 80% were breastfed within hour of birth, and 93.24% of women were not aware of administration of vitamin K to their newborn. Ethnicity, religion, education, occupation, age at marriage, gravida, parity, history of abortion or child death and number of live children of women, education and occupation of spouses were significantly associated (p<0.05) with utilization of maternal health services. CONCLUSION It is recommended that nurses and health personnel should provide health education focusing on birth preparedness, danger signs of mother and baby, and should inform about administration of vitamin K to mother.  

Family-centred oral health promotion through Victorian child-health services: a pilot

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adina Y Heilbrunn-Lang ◽  
Lauren M Carpenter ◽  
Andrea M de Silva ◽  
Lisa K Meyenn ◽  
Gillian Lang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Oral Health Promotion ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
And Child Health

Abstract Maternal and Child Health Services (MCHS) provide ideal settings for oral disease prevention. In Victoria (Australia), child mouth-checks (Lift-the-Lip) and oral health promotion (OHP) occur during MCHS child visits. This study trialled Tooth-Packs (OHP resources, toothbrushes, toothpastes) distribution within MCHS to (i) assess the impacts of Tooth-Packs distribution on child and family oral health (OH) behaviours and knowledge, including Maternal and Child Health Nurses (MCHN) child referral practices to dental services, and (ii) determine the feasibility and acceptability of incorporating Tooth-Packs distribution into MCHN OHP practices. A mixed-methods evaluation design was employed. MCHN from four high-needs Victorian Local Government Areas distributed Tooth-Packs to families of children attending 18-month and/or 24-month MCHS visits (baseline). Families completed a questionnaire on OH and dietary practices at baseline and 30-month follow-up. Tooth-Packs distribution, Lift-the-lip mouth-checks and child OH referrals were conducted. Guided discussions with MCHN examined intervention feasibility. Overall, 1585 families received Tooth-Packs. Lift-the-lip was conducted on 1493 children (94.1%). Early childhood caries were identified in 142 children (9.5%) and these children were referred to dental services. Baseline to follow-up behavioural improvements (n = 230) included: increased odds of children having ever seen an OH professional (OR 28.0; 95% CI 7.40–236.88; p &lt; 0.001), parent assisted toothbrushing twice/day (OR 1.76; 95% CI 1.05–3.00; p = 0.030) and toothpaste use &gt;once/day (OR 2.82; 95% CI 1.59–5.24; p &lt; 0.001). MCHN recommendations included distribution of Tooth-Packs to at-risk children &lt;12-months of age. MCHS provide an ideal setting to enable timely family-centred OHP intervention and adoption of good OH behaviours at an early age.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Pendidikan Kesehatan Tentang Deteksi Dini Perkembangan Anak Usia Balita Terhadap Peningkatan Pengetahuan dan Ketrampilan Ibu Dalam Melakukan Deteksi Dini Perkembangan Anak di Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat Sikumana, Kota Kupang

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Agustina Agustina ◽  
Mariana Oni Betan
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
And Child Health

Early childhood is the "golden period" of child development, the window of opportunity and the critical period. This period is a sensitive period, a period of rapid and important growth and development. If there is a drift of growth and not detected early then it will affect the growth of the next flower (Siswanto, 2010). Based on data from East Nusa Tenggara Health Profile (2010), early detection in children under five in Kupang City was 1,506 children (9.3%) of 16,121 children under five. Research Ina A., 2014, in Kota Kupang, found 19 respondents experiencing development deviations. Existing phenomenon in the field rarely found early detection activities of child development in Maternal and Child Health Services. Assessment of progress with KPSP is easy to do as long as you know how. This study aims to analyze the influence of health education on early detection of the child under five development of children towards improving mother's knowledge and skill in early detection of child development, at Maternal and Child Health Services, health center of Sikumana, Kupang City ". This type of research is experimental with one group design pre-test and post-test design. The sample size was 44 people, ie 22 treatment and 22 no treatment. Random sampling. The results of this study indicate that there is an effect of health education on early detection of the development of children under five on improving mother's knowledge and skills in early detection of child development, in Maternal and Child Health Services Sikumana Health Center, Kupang City "with p = 0,000, for knowledge and p = 0,000 for skills.

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