scholarly journals A comparative study of adoloscents’ perceived stress and health outcomes among adolescent mothers and their infants in Lesotho

Curationis ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M. Yako
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Adolescent Mothers ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Pregnant Adolescents ◽  
First Time Mothers ◽  
First Time ◽  
Stress And Health

The purpose of this study was to compare perceived stress in general, stress due to pregnancy, and post partum complications between a group of unmarried adolescent first-time mothers and a group of married adolescent first-time mothers. Never-pregnant adolescents served as a comparison group on perceived stress. Health outcomes of infants of the two groups of adolescent mothers were also compared on birth weight, nutritional status (weight gain) and immunization status.

scholarly journals Does maternal grandmother's support improve maternal and child nutritional health outcomes? Evidence from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 376 (1827) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Vázquez-Vázquez ◽  
Mary S. Fewtrell ◽  
Hidekel Chan-García ◽  
Carolina Batún-Marrufo ◽  
Federico Dickinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
First Time Mothers ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
First Time

In humans, high levels of investment are required to raise offspring, because of the prolonged developmental period and short interbirth intervals. The costs borne by individual mothers may be mitigated by obtaining social support from others. This strategy could be particularly valuable for first-time mothers, who lack first-hand experience and whose offspring have higher mortality risk than later-born siblings. As raising children is potentially stressful, mothers may gain from others sharing their experience, providing knowledge/information and emotional support. Being genetically related to both mother and grandchild, maternal grandmothers may be especially well placed to provide such support, while also gaining fitness benefits. We tested the over-arching hypothesis that first-time mothers and their young children supported by the maternal grandmother would have lower levels of stress and better health outcomes, compared to mother–infant dyads lacking such grandmaternal support. A cohort of 90 mother–infant dyads (52 with grandmaternal support, 38 without) was recruited in Merida, Mexico. We assessed anthropometry and body composition in both mother and child, along with maternally perceived stress and child temperament, and documented maternal social relationships. No differences were found in perceived stress/temperament or anthropometry of either mothers or children, according to the presence/absence of grandmaternal support. However, a composite score of whether grandmothers provided advice on infant feeding was positively associated with child nutritional status. Mothers without grandmaternal support reported seeking more informational and emotional support from other female relatives for childcare, potentially compensating for limited/absent grandmaternal support. Our findings may help develop interventions to improve maternal and child health by targeting the dynamics of maternal social networks. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Multidisciplinary perspectives on social support and maternal–child health’.

Stress and Health Outcomes: Do Meaningful Work and Physical Activity Help?

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne H. Lease ◽  
Christina L. Ingram ◽  
Emily L. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Stress And Health

The negative effects of stress and burnout on mental and physical health are widely known, as are the beneficial effects of physical activity. While the organizational literature emphasizes the value of meaningful work for employers and employees alike, the stress-buffering role of meaningful work in combination with physical activity is not known. The present study examined the (a) mediating role of burnout in the relationships between perceived stress and health risk behaviors (i.e., poor diet, tobacco use, and alcohol use) and depressive symptoms and (b) moderating roles of meaningful work and physical activity on the relationships between perceived stress and health outcomes. Participants were 229 employed adults. Perceived stress predicted physical health risk behaviors and depressive symptoms, but the direct and indirect negative effects of stress were stronger when meaningful work scores were lower. Findings offer support for the development of interventions that include enhancing work meaningfulness.

scholarly journals The Accessibility and Understanding of Nutrition Advice in First Time Mothers

Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Caitlin Sisson ◽  
Maria Anna Choukri
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
First Time Mothers ◽  
Optimal Health ◽  
First Time

Background: Nutrition is vital to achieve optimal health outcomes for both mother and babyduring pregnancy [...]

scholarly journals Perfluoroalkyl acid levels in first-time mothers in relation to offspring weight gain and growth

2018 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 191-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Gyllenhammar ◽  
Barbro Diderholm ◽  
Jan Gustafsson ◽  
Urs Berger ◽  
Peter Ridefelt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
First Time Mothers ◽  
First Time ◽  
Perfluoroalkyl Acid

Neonatal Bathing and Massage Intervention with Fathers, Behavioural Effects 12 Weeks after Birth of the First Baby: The Sunraysia Australia Intervention Project

1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Scholz ◽  
Curtis A. Samuels
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Brief Intervention ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Eye Contact ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Behavioural Effects ◽  
First Time ◽  
Massage Intervention

A total of 32 first-time families from the Sunraysia district in Victoria, Australia participated in a study on the effects of a training programme (demonstration of baby massage and the Burleigh Relaxation Bath technique) with a particular emphasis on the father-infant relationship. The infants, whose parents received the training at 4-weeks post-partum, differed from comparison group infants on a constellation of behaviours at the 12 week home observation. Treatment group infants greeted their fathers with more eye contact, smiling, vocalising, reaching, and orienting responses and showed less avoidance behaviours. As well, in a 10 minute observation, the treatment group fathers showed greater involvement with their infants than comparison group fathers. The brief intervention at four weeks seems to have favourably affected the father-infant relationship in ways which would assist in the establishment of a positive bond between the first-time fathers and their infants.

Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index among Pregnant Adolescents: Gestational Weight Gain and Long-Term Post Partum Weight Retention

2008 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Pierre Joseph ◽  
Kodjo Bossou Hunkali ◽  
Bridget Wilson ◽  
Elisha Morgan ◽  
Meagan Cross ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Gestational Weight Gain ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Weight Retention ◽  
Pregnant Adolescents ◽  
Gestational Weight

scholarly journals Influence of an Intervention to Prevent Early Childhood Caries Initiated before Birth on Children’s Use of Dental Services up to 7 Years of Age

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamila Plutzer ◽  
Marc J.N.C Keirse
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
First Time Mothers ◽  
First Time ◽  
Childhood Caries

Background : In a previously reported randomised controlled trial, advising first time mothers on the prevention of early childhood caries from before their child was born, decreased the prevalence of early childhood caries at 20 months of age 5-fold. Objective: We examined the effect of the intervention on the frequency and nature of dental visits up to 7 years of age. Methods: Of 649 expectant mothers who participated in the trial, 277 completed a “Child Oral Health Survey” 7 years later. Their answers were compared with those of a comparison group of 277 mothers selected at random among those living in the same area with a first child born in the same year enrolled with the South Australian School Dental Services (SA SDS). Results: Only 1.5% of children had a dental visit before 12 months of age and only 4% before 2 years of age unless a dental problem had arisen. The age at the first visit did not differ among groups, but the reasons for the visit did as did the number of visits and the need for treatment under sedation or anaesthesia. In the trial group, 34% of first visits were for pain, 29% for injury, and 29% for concern with appearance. In the comparison group, pain was the main concern in 49%, injury in 9.5%, and appearance in 25% (p=0.019). Over time, children in the trial had an average of 2.2 visits compared with 3.1 in the comparison group. In the intervention group of the trial, no child had required treatment under sedation or general anaesthesia compared with 2.9% in the control group, and 6.5% in the comparison group. Only 15% of mothers reported that they had received any information on caries prevention from health care professionals other than dental care practitioners. Conclusion: Providing first-time mothers with guidance on the prevention of childhood caries decreased the use of dental services to deal with problems in preschool children.

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