Assessing Determinants of Father’s Involvement with His Partner’s Pregnancy and His Child’s Well-being

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Cubbins ◽  
Deidre Sepavich ◽  
Steve Killpack ◽  
Carl V. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Survey Instrument ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
Pilot Testing ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Health And Well Being

Father’s involvement in his family typically has beneficial effects on maternal health during pregnancy and on his child’s health and well-being. The strength and pattern of these effects vary, however, and most studies consider only a few factors that contribute to father involvement. In this study, we describe development and pilot testing of the Father Resources Survey Instrument, which consists of twenty-nine questions measuring eleven dimensions and designed to assess psychological, social, and work-related resources associated with father’s involvement in his family. The final pilot test indicates that the Father Resources Instrument may help to understand a father’s involvement in his female partner’s pregnancy and the health and well-being of his child.

The complex relationship between physical activity and diabetes: an overview

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Palermi ◽  
Olimpia Iacono ◽  
Felice Sirico ◽  
Michele Modestino ◽  
Carlo Ruosi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Barriers To Exercise ◽  
Cardio Respiratory Fitness ◽  
Intensity Of Exercise ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Improve Health

Abstract Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a widespread condition, representing a challenging disease to manage. Exercise is being increasingly recommended as part of the therapeutic regimen for DM but the management of different forms of physical activity is difficult for individuals with diabetes, trainers, and physicians. Regular exercise can improve health and well-being, helping individuals to achieve their target lipid profile, body composition, cardio-respiratory fitness, and glycemic goals. People with diabetes tend to be as inactive as the general population, with a large percentage of individuals not achieving the minimum amount of recommended physical activity levels. Indeed, several barriers to exercise exist for persons with diabetes, including sports eligibility, multi-modality management of diabetic athletes, and inadequate knowledge about adequate type and intensity of exercise. The aim of the present review is to provide the current understanding of mechanisms, recommendations, and beneficial effects of different modalities of exercise for the treatment of DM.

Janani Suraksha Yojana

2021 ◽  
pp. 191-201
Author(s):  
Vijayetta Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Growth Parameter ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Janani Suraksha Yojana ◽  
Institutional Deliveries ◽  
Prime Concern ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Health And Well Being

Health of the mothers is of prime concern for growth of any country, and their level of empowerment can be significantly related to the place of delivery selected for birth of a child. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is an astute attempt towards safeguarding maternal health by Government of India under the flagship health programme, National Rural Health Mission, to promote institutional deliveries among the poor pregnant women. Safe deliveries at the institutions are an indicator of women empowerment and inclusive growth, which paves the way towards economic growth by securing the health and well-being of mothers in rural areas, thereby sustaining productive capacities of women. The chapter assesses the rise in proportion of institutional deliveries among JSY beneficiaries with increased awareness under JSY in Punjab, after carefully assessing the situation of maternal health prevailing in the world, India, and state of Punjab. Further, policy measures have been recommended to augment women's health and empowerment, an inclusive economic growth parameter of country's growth trajectory.

scholarly journals Effects of Breastfeeding on Maternal Health and Well-Being

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen M. Rasmussen ◽  
Michelle K. McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Birth Spacing ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Maternal Nutritional Status ◽  
Healthy Body Weight ◽  
Post Menopausal ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Healthy Body

Lactation occurs as part of a reproductive and may have different effects on maternal nutritional status, depending on its duration and intensity. Thus, its effect on maternal health will differ with cultural setting and level of development. Lactation helps women to maintain a healthy body weight. Among well-nour-shed women, it may help to prevent obesity. Among poorly pour/shed women, breastfeeding also leads to weight loss, but with adequate birth spacing brought about by lactational anovulation, maternal depletion can be avoided. Lactation is probably not responsible for osteoporosis. Current evidence suggests that breastfeeding helps to prevent pre-menopausal breast cancer and is not associated with post-menopausal disease Furthermore, breastfeeding may also help reduce ovarian cancer. Positive effects of breastfeeding occur at all levels of development and are most likely when biological, political, and sociocultural conditions interact to support its initiation and continuation.

scholarly journals ‘Life in the Travelling Circus’: A Study of Loneliness, Work Stress, and Money Issues in Touring Professional Golf

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Fry ◽  
Daniel Bloyce
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Decision Latitude ◽  
Personal Problems ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Effort Reward Imbalance ◽  
Reward Imbalance ◽  
Professional Golfers ◽  
Health And Well Being

This article examines the effects of globalization on the well-being of migrant professional athletes. Interviews with 20 touring professional golfers reveal that players experience many of the personal problems—such as loneliness, isolation, low decision latitude, low social support, and effort-reward imbalance—which have been identified as “strong predictors of mental ill-health” (Leka & Jain, 2010, p. 65). Feelings of loneliness and isolation developed as players were regularly apart from family and friends, and spent most of their time with other golfers whom they had somewhat superficial relationships with. These feelings coupled with, for many, uncertain income generated through golf added further to their work-related anxieties. Overall, results highlight the importance of considering how workplace anxieties and vulnerabilities impact on athlete migrants’ health and well-being.

scholarly journals Effects of early maternal employment on maternal health and well-being

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 285-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pinka Chatterji ◽  
Sara Markowitz ◽  
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Maternal Employment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health And Well Being

scholarly journals Beneficial Effects of Magnesium Supplementation

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renea L. Beckstrand ◽  
Jann S. Pickens
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Magnesium Deficiency ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Magnesium Supplementation ◽  
Normal Body ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Common Diseases ◽  
Health And Well Being

Magnesium is an essential mineral necessary for optimal cellular health and well-being. Many adults in the United States fail to get recommended amounts of magnesium from their diets. Even so, symptoms of magnesium deficiency are rarely seen; however, maintaining normal body stores could be preventative against common diseases.

scholarly journals The Importance of Work-Related Events and Changes in Psychological Distress and Life Satisfaction amongst Young Workers in Spain: A Gender Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (13) ◽  
pp. 4697
Author(s):  
David Cobos-Sanchiz ◽  
María-José Del-Pino-Espejo ◽  
Ligia Sánchez-Tovar ◽  
M. Pilar Matud
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Young People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Health And Well Being

A relentless stream of social, technological, and economic changes have impacted the workplace, affecting young people in particular. Such changes can be a major source of stress and can cause a threat to health and well-being. The aim of this paper is to understand the importance of work-related events and changes in the psychological distress and life satisfaction of young workers in Spain. A transversal study was carried out on a sample comprising 509 men and 396 women aged between 26 and 35 years old. The results showed that there were no differences between the men and women in the number of work-related events and changes experienced in the last 12 months, nor in terms of job satisfaction. The results from the multiple regression analysis showed that a greater number of work-related events and changes experienced during the last 12 months were associated with increased psychological distress and reduced life satisfaction amongst men, but this was not the case for women. Although job satisfaction was independent from the men and women’s psychological distress when self-esteem and social support was included in the regression equation, greater job satisfaction was associated with greater life satisfaction for both men and women. It concludes that work-related events and job satisfaction are important for the health and well-being of young people, even though a larger number of work-related events and changes is associated with increased psychological distress and reduced life satisfaction for men only.

scholarly journals Correlation between breastfeeding and maternal health status

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Zubaran ◽  
Katia Foresti
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Bivariate Regression ◽  
Health And Well Being

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relation between breastfeeding efficacy and health status in a sample of 88 mothers from Southern Brazil. METHODS: Research participants completed the Portuguese version of the General Health Questionnaire and the Personal Health Scale. Breastfeeding efficacy was evaluated using the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale. Correlations between breastfeeding and health status scores were examined using Pearson's correlation coefficient. RESULTS: The results of this study revealed significant correlations between the scores of the two general health and well-being questionnaires and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale. Bivariate regression analyses revealed that both health status instruments significantly predicted Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale scores. CONCLUSION: Breastfeeding efficacy is significantly related to maternal health status in Southern Brazil.

The Shame of Drinking Alcohol While Pregnant: The Production of Avoidance and Ill-Health

Affilia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 088610992098513
Author(s):  
Sibongile Matebese ◽  
Catriona Ida Macleod ◽  
Nontozamo Tsetse
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Low Resource Setting ◽  
Social Discourses ◽  
The Family ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Future Child ◽  
Health And Well Being

In this article, we examine the operation of shame in the alcohol use habits of pregnant women and the responses of their families and associated institutions. Using a narrative–discursive approach, we interviewed 13 women, living in a low-resource setting in South Africa, who had consumed alcohol while pregnant. Narratives showed how both the act of drinking and “inappropriately” timed pregnancy (early and out of wedlock) were judged to be unacceptable. Women who engaged in these activities were positioned as bad mothers or promiscuous. Their actions were seen as resulting in the suffering of others—the future child, the family, and even the community. These narratives were underpinned by cultural and religious discourses. Women managed the shame accruing to them through avoidance and concealment; families instructed women to self-exclude or distanced themselves from the women’s behavior; and institutions subtly or overtly excluded women. The shaming of these women, and the mechanisms by which such shame was managed, did little to decrease drinking or to increase maternal health and welfare. Overall, this article demonstrates how the shame of drinking alcohol during pregnancy produces avoidance behavior, concealment, and exclusion, which are not constructive in terms of maternal health and well-being. The implications for a feminist narrative approach to drinking during pregnancy are outlined: moving beyond a focus on individual behavior change to locating personal stories within the meta-narratives and social discourses that shape pregnant women’s lives.

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