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May 14, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Louisiana is also the first state in the country to modify the birth certificate to allow for easier, real-time collection of birth outcome data on every premature baby delivered. The information we need to monitor for continuous improvement is now ...
June 3, 2010 | Program Result
The interdisciplinary Committee on Depression, Parenting Practices, and the Healthy Development of Children examined the incidence and treatment of parental depression, especially among underserved populations.
March 24, 2010 | Program Result
The Developing Families Center in Washington, D.C., provides health and social support services to young women and their families in the city's low-income, Black neighborhoods.
October 4, 2011 | Program Result
Beginning in 2002, the MTCT-Plus Initiative established family-based HIV care and treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand, linking HIV care and treatment of mothers to existing programs that prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Engaging Latina teens in a photography project empowered them to address barriers to physical activity in their Connecticut community.
October 6, 2009 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame conducted two pilot studies on the use of cell phones to gather detailed information about predictors of early child neglect among adolescent and adult mothers.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The short period when a woman is hospitalized to give birth is a critical opportunity to reach both mothers and fathers with tobacco control programs. According to this study, it is feasible and welcome to identify tobacco-using parents in a postpartum obstetric unit, enroll them in a study and link them to quitline support.
August 26, 2008 | Program Result
The architects of the Nurse-Family Partnership grounded the program's strategy and content in research and theory.
April 28, 2010 | Program Result
The Perinatal Treatment Services, located in Seattle, is a residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment program for pregnant and parenting women.
May 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The current article presented findings from a qualitative study of parents' decision-making process about vaccinating their children. A sample of 33 postpartum mothers was interviewed face-to-face using in-depth, open-ended questions. Mothers also w ...