Mother Strain Research Articles

Positive impacts on child development of a home visiting program in Santiago del Estero, Argentina (2022–2023)

The present paper evaluates the impact of a home visiting program aimed at training mothers in aspects of stimulation of their 0–3-year-old children in contexts of social vulnerability in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. This program was carried out by the Asociación Civil Haciendo Camino (ACHC) with mothers participating in the program who were trained and supervised by health professionals within the framework of a comprehensive intervention. The evaluation was conducted through a difference-in-differences (DiD) method between a treatment group and a control group and two measurements over time with a six-month lapse of intervention. The measurements were made with the tool Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-3), which assesses five areas of child development. In addition, sociodemographic, socioeconomic and parenting aspects were surveyed to estimate heterogeneous effects. The results of the present study indicate that the program achieved positive and significant effects in three areas of child development (communication, fine motor skills and problem solving), and positive but not significant effects in two other areas (gross motor skills and personal-social development). Among the positive heterogeneous effects, the increase in the child’s age and the mother’s age in different dimensions of development under the effects of the reference program stand out. These results add evidence on the relevance of early childhood stimulation programs in contexts of social vulnerability.

Efficacy of Counseling Program to train Mothers on Dental Care to Improve Oral and Dental Health for their Children with Autism

Efficacy of Counseling Program to train Mothers on Dental Care to Improve Oral and Dental Health for their Children with Autism

Enhancing the Thermal Stability and Enzyme Activity of Ketopantoate Hydroxymethyltransferase through Interface Modification Engineering.

Ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase (KPHMT) plays a pivotal role in d-pantothenic acid biosynthesis. Most KPHMTs are homodecamers with low thermal stability, posing challenges for protein engineering and limiting output enhancement. Previously, a high-enzyme activity KPHMT mutant (K25A/E189S) from Corynebacterium glutamicum was screened as mother strain (M0). Building upon this strain, our study focused on interface engineering modifications, employing a multifaceted approach including integrating folding-free energy calculation, B-factor analysis, and conserved site analysis. Preliminary screening led to the selection of five mutants in the interface─E106S, E98T, E98N, S247I, and S247D─showing improved thermal stability, culminating in the double-site mutant M8 (M0-E98N/S247D). M8 exhibited a T1/2 value of 288.79 min at 50 °C, showing a 3.29-fold increase compared to M0. Meanwhile, the Tm value of M8 was elevated from 53.2 to 59.6 °C. Investigations of structural and molecular dynamics simulations revealed alterations in surface electrostatic charge distribution and the formation of increased hydrogen bonds between subunits, contributing to enhanced thermal stability. This investigation corroborates the efficacy of interface engineering modifications in bolstering KPHMT stability while showing its potential for positively impacting industrial d-pantothenic acid synthesis.

Effectiveness of a Telephone Counseling Intervention in Reducing Passive Smoking Among Children.

Legislative smoking bans that prohibit smoking in public places have successfully reduced passive smoking in public areas. However, smokers only partially adhere to smoking restrictions in their homes. Young children are particularly vulnerable to exposure to tobacco smoke because they spend more time at home. In this study, we designed an intervention program based on an empowerment theory to reduce passive smoking among children. The priority participants were nonsmoking mothers living with smokers who smoke in the presence of children. The aim of this randomized control trial study was to examine the effectiveness of this intervention in reducing children's exposure to tobacco smoke at home. The intervention group received tailored educational brochures and two follow-up counseling telephone calls at 2 and 8 weeks, which provided resources to support the mothers to increase their knowledge, skill, and self-confidence in promoting behavior shaping of smokers. The control group received only tailored educational brochures. We found the intervention group demonstrated a higher rate of maternal actions to reduce their children's exposure to smoke and a higher rate than the control group of attempts to avoid smoking in the presence of children at the 16-week follow-up. These results suggest that the intervention helped reduce passive smoking among children. These findings highlight the need to empower and train mothers to help them develop rules for smoking at home. These interventions could be applied in the home of children who live with smokers who are unable or unwilling to quit smoking.

The effectiveness of training mothers with regard to pediculosis preventive behavior among school students: A Protection Motivation Theory study.

Lice infestation is considered as a reemerging problem as well as a health challenge. Based on Protection Motivation Theory, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of training mothers in regard to pediculosis preventive behavior among school students. In a critical trial, 180 mothers of primary school daughters were assessed in two study groups in the Iranian city of Qom in 2021. They received training intervention in a course of four ninety-minute sessions during four weeks. After six months, the post-test questionnaire and the checklist were completed by them. The data were gathered using a valid and reliable questionnaire. Finally, data analysis was performed using SPSS 20. After the training intervention, a significant difference was observed within the intervention group in scores of the prevention motivation constructs (P<0.001). Besides, there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the preventive behavior of the mothers and daughters in the intervention group before the training intervention and six months after it (P<0.001). However, no significant difference was seen before and after the intervention in the control group (P>0.05). Additionally, no significant differences were observed between the intervention and control groups (P<0.001) in terms of comparing the mean score differences of all the constructs of protection motivation theory, the mothers' behavior and the daughters' behavior checklist. The results indicate the effectiveness of training mothers based on Protection Motivation Theory in regard to pediculosis. Therefore, it seems that in developing training programs, utilizing this theory could prove useful to bring about changes in the individuals' behavior regarding the prevention of pediculosis.

The Effectiveness of Training Mothers with regard to Pediculosis Preventive Behavior among School Students; A Protection Motivation Theory Study

ABSTRACT Background &amp; objectives: Today, lice infestation is considered as a reemerging problem as well as a health challenge. Based on Protection Motivation Theory, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of training mothers in regard to pediculosis preventive behavior among students. Methods: In a critical trial, 180 mothers of primary school daughters were assessed in two study groups in the Iranian city of Qom in 2021. They received training intervention in the course of four ninety-minute sessions during four weeks. After six months, the post-test questionnaire and the checklist were completed by them. The data were gathered using a valid and reliable questionnaire. Finally, the data analysis was performed using SPSS 20. Results: After the training intervention, a significant difference was observed within the intervention group in scores of the prevention motivation constructs (P&lt;0/001). Besides, there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the preventive behavior of the mothers and daughters in the intervention group before the training intervention and six months after it (P&lt;0/001). However, no significant difference was seen before and after the intervention in the control group (P&gt;0/05). Additionally, no significant differences were observed between the intervention and control groups (P&lt;0/001) in terms of comparing the mean score differences of all the constructs of protection motivation theory, the mothers’ behavior and the daughters’ behavior checklist. Interpretation &amp; conclusion: The results indicate the effectiveness of training mothers based on Protection Motivation Theory in regard to pediculosis. Therefore, it seems that in developing training programs, utilizing this theory could prove useful to bring about changes in the individuals’ behavior regarding the prevention of pediculosis.

ASSESSMENT OF MOTHERS' KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN BASRA CITY

Background: Vitamin D is an important vitamin inside the human body. Vitamin D deficiency is common especially in women of childbearing age mostly because of a lack of knowledge regarding the impact of vitamin D and how to avoid being deficient in it. Vitamin D deficiency leads to many diseases that negatively affect the general health and maternal health. Objectives: The main aims of our study were twofold. Firstly, we assess the knowledge and attitude of mothers about vitamin D. Secondly, a link relationship between knowledge and socio-demographic characteristics. Material and methods: Descriptive Cross-Sectional research were carried out through the period of 18th November 2022 to 15th April 2023. The study included a random sample of (200) mothers from Basrah city, including all mothers who answered the questionnaire. A questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection to assess mothers' knowledge The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and statistical inferential to find the difference between the socio-demographics variables of mothers and their knowledge and attitudes. Data were analyzed through the use of the SPSS application version 26. Results: The results of the study show that (98.5 %) of people have heard of vitamin D before, (and 36.5%) of the mothers had learned about vitamin D from the media. When it came to vitamin D sources (sun, food, and supplements), moms gave the greatest response (43%) to the choice listed above. Moreover, about (52%) of mothers did not know the correct answer about the daily recommendation of vitamin D for children. Additionally, almost (79%) of moms agreed that taking vitamin D supplements through pregnancy is a good idea, (85.5%) thought that vitamin D supplements are essential for children, and about (79%) of moms believe that their child should get a test to determine the amount of vitamin D in their blood. Conclusion: The mothers in the study had good knowledge and attitudes about vitamin D and its supplementation. Recommendations: Education and training mothers who visit health centers during pregnancy and after birth that focus on the importance of vitamin D, Conducting study more comprehensive about the practice of mothers regarding vitamin D..

Pemanfaatan Pijat Oksitosin dengan Minyak Sereh pada Ibu Menyusui di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Tangkit

Breastfeeding is a way of feeding given directly by mothers to their children, but often breastfeeding mothers lack understanding and lack of information, so often mothers get wrong information about the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding itself, about how to launch breast milk production. The purpose of this community service is to increase the knowledge and skills of mothers in the utilization of oxytocin massage with lemongrass oil in breastfeeding mothers. This community service activity was carried out for 20 breastfeeding mothers in the working area of the Tangkit Health Center, Sungai Gelam Jambi. The method used was face-to-face education and leaflets. The knowledge of breastfeeding mothers was assessed using a questionnaire. Monitoring and evaluation of activities with a one group pretest and post test design approach. The results level of mother's knowledge before being given education were not good with a percentage of &gt;50%. Furthermore, after being given education, the mother's level of knowledge increased with an average percentage of &lt;51.7% to 90.4%, the knowledge component about the citronella oil oxytocin massage technique was still quite low with a percentage of 49.8%. The conclusion is that there is increased knowledge about the benefits of oxytocin massage with lemongrass oil for breastfeeding mothers. It is hoped that it can provide assistance to train mothers' skills in carrying out oxytocin massage with lemongrass oil

Effect of mindfulness-based neurodevelopmental care on infant outcomes in NICU

Background/purposeNeurodevelopmental care leads to improved neonatal outcomes in the intensive care unit (NICU). This study aimed to determine the effect of training mothers regarding mindfulness-based neurodevelopmental care on neonatal outcomes of preterm infants admitted to the NICU. MethodsThis interventional study was conducted on three groups: I. Mindfulness-Based Neurodevelopmental Care (MBDCG) (n = 34), II. Neurodevelopmental Care (DCG) (n = 39) and III. Control (CG): (n = 50). Sampling was convenient and subjects were randomly assigned to one of 3 groups. The groups were compared in terms of weight gain, length of hospital stay, the continuation of breastfeeding and mother stress, and mother-infant bonding at the time of discharge. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance, Chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis test, and covariance test. ResultsWeight gain (P = 0.003), the continuation of breastfeeding (P = 0.044), mother stress (P = 0.001), and mother-infant bonding (P = 0.001) were significantly different among the groups. However, the length of stay, transition from tube feeding to oral feeding, and time to start independent oral feeding were not significantly different among the groups. ConclusionMother training in mindfulness-based neurodevelopmental care has positive effects on the outcomes in the NICUs. It is suggested that mother training in mindfulness be added to neurodevelopmental care programs.

Time to recovery and its predictors among under five children in outpatient therapeutic feeding programme in Borena zone, Southern Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the time to recovery and its predictors among 6–59 months aged children treated at an outpatient therapeutic feeding programme in Borena zone.DesignA retrospective cohort study.SettingFacility...

PELATIHAN MENGHADAPI PERSOALAN DIRI BERBICARA DI DEPAN UMUM IBU-IBU PENGURUS PENGAJIAN DESA KADILANGU, KECAMATAN BAKI, KABUPATEN SUKOHARJO

Abstract&#x0D; This community service activity aims to provide guidance to female recitation administrators to practice publis speaking, provide knowledge on how to develop public speaking abilities and skills, speaking skills everyone can appear in public. Ready to carry out so that this training can grow the courage of mothers to be able to appear in public, provide confidence that can affect the success and fluency of public speaking, and train mothers in controlling anxiety, stage fright before speaking in front general. The method used in this training activity includes 3 stages: the preparation stage, the implementation stage, and report preparation stage.&#x0D; The evaluation results in this training provide an opportunity for mothers to practice speaking in front of participants, even though some are still nervous, trembling, and speaking skills can also broaden your network. When you speak in public well, people can be amazed and want to talk to you. This can be a good opportunity to build new relationships to open up various opportunities. For example building a business together and collaborating on certain projects.&#x0D; &#x0D; Keywords: Training, self-problems and speaking

HEALTHY TOUCH AND INFANT MASSAGE: TWO MAIN FACTORS IN INFANTS DAILY CARE AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT

&lt;p&gt;Infant massage is a scientifically proven practice that promotes the physical and mental health of the infant. The term infant massage refers to the application of touch to the infant by the parent or caregiver during the first year of life with specific massages. Through the following literature review, the benefits of infant massage for the infant, the family and the wider society are noted and commented on. The benefits of its application to the infant are recorded in four different areas. These refer to the concept of the infant's interaction with the parent/caregiver, stimulation, relief and relaxation respectively, of the premature and full-term infant. As far as parents are concerned, infant massage seems to enhance their own parenting practices, as well as their self-confidence and sense of security, while reducing symptoms of postnatal depression. In addition, through healthy touch and massage, benefits are documented in reliable adaptive changes in the community. These include a reduction in abuse, violence, and crime, as well as a reduction in the expenditure of government health care funds. Research evidence supports that the implementation of infant massage can show a reduction in the cost of spending in Infant Health Units of premature and non-premature infants. Healthy touch and physical contact through massage during infant massage by trained mothers or trained staff when the mother is unavailable can significantly enhance the faster development and psychosomatic health of infants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Article visualizations:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="/-counters-/soc/0071/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Impact of a home-based nutritional intervention program on nutritional status of preschool children: a cluster randomized controlled trial

BackgroundUndernutrition in under-five children remains a worldwide health issue and is considered one of the leading causes of increased morbidity and mortality. This study aims to assess the impact of home-based nutritional intervention on the nutritional status of preschool children living in rural areas of South India.MethodsA single-blinded cluster randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact of the intervention, with weight gain as the primary outcome. A cluster of 12 villages was randomized to intervention or control arms. A total of 253 underweight preschool children from 12 clusters (villages) were randomized to intervention (n = 127) and control arm (n = 126). The intervention was composed of a health-teaching program and a demonstration of nutritious food preparation in addition to the regular services provided at the Anganwadi centers. The control arm received only standard routine care provided in the Anganwadi centre. The anthropometric assessment was carried out at the baseline and every month for a year.ResultA significant increase in the mean weight kilograms was noted in the intervention group (11.9 ± 0.98 to 13.78 ± 0.89) compared to the control group (11.8 ± 1.03 to 12.96 ± 0.88). In the intervention group, at the baseline, 41.5% were moderately malnourished (> − 2SD—3SD), which decreased to 24% at the end of the year. Similarly, severe malnutrition decreased from 8.69 to 3.16%, while 20.5% of malnourished children achieved normal nutritional status. In the control group, undernourished children demonstrated minimal changes in nutritional status. Analysis of repeated measures of ANOVA results between the intervention and control groups on weight measurements (F (1, 251) = 15.42, p .001) and height measurements (F (2, 1258) = 1.540, p .001) revealed statistical significance.ConclusionThe nutritional status of preschool children is found to be improved by home-based intervention, which includes training mothers or caregivers in planning and preparing healthy nutritious diets, providing timely care, and gaining an understanding and knowledge of the nutritional status along with regular home-based diet preparation.Trial registrationctri@gov.in CTRI/2017/03/008273 [Registered on: 31/03/2017].

The effectiveness of training mothers with Barclay's behavioral approach on the dimensions of parenting and anxiety of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Background and Aim: Not only is it important to investigate the components and factors affecting it in order to help prevent and treat this disorder in children, but it is also necessary to investigate the effectiveness of effective treatments in reducing the symptoms of this disorder. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of teaching mothers with Barclay's behavioral approach on the dimensions of parenting and anxiety of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Methods: The research method was quasiexperimental with pre-test and post-test design with experimental and control groups. The research population was all children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder who referred to the specialized children's psychiatric clinic in Gorgan city in the first ten months of 2022. The research sample was 24 people who were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly assigned to three groups of experimental (n=12) and control (n=12). The experimental group received Barclay Behavioral Maternal Education in 12 sessions of 90 minutes. The research instruments were the Alabama Form Parent Parenting Questionnaire (1991), and Spence Form Parent Child Scale (2001). Data were analyzed by analysis of covariance using SPSS-22 software. Results: The results showed that parent training with Barclay's approach improved parenting dimensions (parental participation, positive parenting, instability in discipline, weakness in monitoring and physical punishment) in mothers and reduced anxiety in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (P&lt;0.05). Conclusion: According to the research findings, the use of Barclay's parenting training can be used as an effective method to improve the parenting dimensions of mothers and the anxiety of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by modifying the parenting pattern of parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Impact of child nutrition training for mothers on the nutritional status of children: a propensity score matching approach

Background: Since mothers are the primary caregivers of children under five, their nutritional status depends on their mothers' capacity to feed and nurture them properly. However, mothers' poor child-feeding practices can also lead to child malnutrition. Mothers' nutritional education and childcare habits can improve children's health through child nutrition training. This study examines how child nutrition training for mother affects children's nutritional status in the impoverished Northern Bangladesh.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, total of 300 mothers have been interviewed and data on demographic, socioeconomic, and child-specific related issues are gathered using simple random sampling from the study areas. The data comprise both treatment and control groups. Propensity score matching (PSM) method is applied to examine impact of child nutrition training for mothers on nutritional status of children in terms of stunting, wasting, and underweight.Results: Empirical results of PSM revealed that the children whose mothers have received trainings have lower prevalence of stunting (0.357 SD), wasting (0.646 SD), and underweight (0.935 SD) as suggested by the average treatment effect on the treated.Conclusions: In summary, this study found positive impact of child nutrition training programs. Therefore, it suggests that the government and NGOs should formulate better and expanded programs focusing on training mothers for the betterment of children’s nutritional status.

Maternal knowledge, coping strategies, and metabolic control of children with type 1 diabetes

BackgroundTrends of type 1 diabetes have increased among Egyptian children in the past two decades. Managing a child with type 1 diabetes is a great challenge for parents especially when the child is not developmentally able to manage the disease independently. This study aimed to determine level of diabetes-specific knowledge among diabetic children’s mothers, measure maternal diabetes-related stress, identify diabetes-related maternal coping strategies, and to examine the effect of maternal diabetes-specific knowledge, maternal diabetes-related stress, and their adopted coping strategy on glycemic control of their children. A cross-sectional study was conducted in outpatient clinic for diabetic children at a university hospital in Cairo, Egypt. One hundred and four mothers of diabetic children were recruited. Diabetes-specific knowledge was measured by Modified Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire. Diabetes-related stress and coping strategies were measured by the Ways of Coping Questionnaire. Glycosylated hemoglobin level was obtained from medical records.Results61.5% of mothers had good diabetes-specific knowledge; however, 45.2% had high levels of diabetes-related stress. The most common adopted maternal coping strategy was acceptance of child’s illness (71.6%). Glycosylated hemoglobin level in diabetic children was negatively correlated with positive and wishful thinking (p = 0.042 and p = 0.010 respectively) and acceptance of illness (p = 0.002), while positively correlated with cognitive restructuring (p = 0.007).ConclusionsHealth education to train mothers to adopt positive coping strategies might maintain a better glycemic control in diabetic children in similar settings.

Evaluation of the impact of maternal training on knowledge of danger signs in sick newborns and health seeking behaviors among mothers in Enugu, South-East Nigeria: A pre-and-post interventional study

The signs/symptoms of serious illness can be subtle in the first few weeks of life, so close monitoring is essential. The World Health Organization has identified nine “danger signs” that are closely associated with morbidity and mortality if not identified early and treated appropriately. This project was undertaken to assess mothers’ knowledge of these danger signs as well as their health seeking behavior before and after newborn danger sign training. From March to September 2021, this community-based interventional study was conducted among women in two rural communities in Enugu State. An interviewer administered questionnaire was used to assess participants’ knowledge of danger signs and care seeking behaviors before and after training on the danger signs of newborns using videos from the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI). Three months apart, pre- and post-training data were collected for analysis and comparison using SPSS version 20.0 (Chicago IL). The study enrolled a total of 197 women. Only the number of newborns nursed in the past significantly predicted knowledge of danger signs in the sick newborn (p=0.032) among the socio-demographic indices examined. Prior to training, 47% of respondents could not recall any danger signs offhand, compared to 1.5% after training (p=0.001). Knowledge of up to three danger signs significantly increased after training (p=0.001), as did participants who admitted seeking medical help within 24 hours of noticing any danger signs in their newborn (p=0.043). Our study found that training mothers had a significant impact on their knowledge of danger signs in sick newborns as well as their healthcare seeking behavior. As a result, training and retraining of mothers and/or caregivers may aid in improving newborn care and lowering overall infant mortality.

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine27th Annual International MeetingBaltimore, MarylandSeptember 15–18, 2022

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine27^th Annual International MeetingBaltimore, MarylandSeptember 15–18, 2022

Penyuluhan dan Pelatihan Ramuan Untuk Meningkatkan Daya Tahan Tubuh

Background: Indonesia ranks 14th with COVID-19 cases in the world. The immune system could be a bulwark against COVID-19. Exercise, balanced nutrition, and herbal deformity is way to maintain and improve the work of the immune system. The immune system could be increase with a potential of ginger, turmeric, lime, and galangal. This training aims to train mothers of family empowerment and welfare in RT 02/RW 09 Danguran Village about traditional ingredients to increase endurance. Methods: Training on immune-enhancing ingredients to mothers of family empowerment and welfare by Pharmacy students from the Health Polytechnic of the Ministry of Health of Surakarta on Friday 11 February 2022 at RT 02/RW 09, Danguran Village, South Klaten, and a T-test was carried out with the result of pretest and post test. Results: The pre-test result was 84.23% and the post-test was 95.38% with the t-test result was 0.02. These results indicate a significant change in knowledge between before and after being given training because t-count &lt;0.05. Conclusion: There is an increase in the knowledge of mothers of family empowerment and welfare RT 02/ RW 09 Danguran Village about traditional ingredients to increase endurance.

Acupressure For Induction And Augmentation Of Labour

This article reports on a case of the successful use of acupressure for induction and augmentation of labour for a post-maturity in a home birth setting. Induction of labour is increasing worldwide, and with its holistic approach to care, it offers a potential opportunity to reduce the medicalisation of childbirth and enhance childbearing women’s and people’s choice about the place of birth, even when a pregnancy goes beyond the estimated date of birth. Practising acupressure could allow midwives to provide more options to mothers, fathers and parents, enabling them to experience a safer and more natural childbirth or to feel more in control during their pregnancy and birth. Acupressure, as a complementary therapy, may offer midwives a chance to expand their role as autonomous practitioners, particularly when training mothers to perform this themselves and retain their own autonomy. However, midwives must only use such approaches when properly trained and in line with the regulation of their country or state, and in line with the rules and protocols of their employer. In the UK, midwives must only practise in accordance with the Nursing &amp; Midwifery Council Code of Conduct (2018),1 and must ensure that they are competent and safe to offer complementary therapies within their roles.