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If you don’t ask moms about HIV, they won’t be tested.

AIDS Alert. 1999 Nov;14(11):124-7

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PMID: 11366979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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The development of an instrument to measure motivation for marathon running: the Motivations of Marathoners Scales (MOMS).

Res Q Exerc Sport. 1993 Jun;64(2):134-43

Authors: Masters KS, Ogles BM, Jolton JA

This study reports the development of an instrument to assess the motives of marathon runners. The Motivations of Marathoners Scales (MOMS) contains 56 items distributed across nine scales. Content areas covered included health orientation, weight concern, self-esteem, life meaning, psychological coping, affiliation, recognition, competition, and personal goal achievement. Adequate internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha range .80 to .93), retest reliability (intraclass Rs range .71 to .90), and factorial validity of the scales were demonstrated. Assessment of the relationship between individual MOMS scales and other variables of conceptual relevance documents early evidence for the convergent and discriminant validity of the instrument. Future uses of the MOMS are discussed in light of theoretical, empirical, and practical considerations.

PMID: 8341836 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Classification differences and maternal mortality: a European study. MOMS Group. MOthers’ Mortality and Severe morbidity.

Int J Epidemiol. 1999 Feb;28(1):64-9

Authors: Salanave B, Bouvier-Colle MH, Varnoux N, Alexander S, Macfarlane A

OBJECTIVES: To compare the ways maternal deaths are classified in national statistical offices in Europe and to evaluate the ways classification affects published rates. METHODS: Data on pregnancy-associated deaths were collected in 13 European countries. Cases were classified by a European panel of experts into obstetric or non-obstetric causes. An ICD-9 code (International Classification of Diseases) was attributed to each case. These were compared to the codes given in each country. Correction indices were calculated, giving new estimates of maternal mortality rates. SUBJECTS: There were sufficient data to complete reclassification of 359 or 82% of the 437 cases for which data were collected. RESULTS: Compared with the statistical offices, the European panel attributed more deaths to obstetric causes. The overall number of deaths attributed to obstetric causes increased from 229 to 260. This change was substantial in three countries (P < 0.05) where statistical offices appeared to attribute fewer deaths to obstetric causes. In the other countries, no differences were detected. According to official published data, the aggregated maternal mortality rate for participating countries was 7.7 per 100,000 live births, but it increased to 8.7 after classification by the European panel (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The classification of pregnancy-associated deaths differs between European countries. These differences in coding contribute to variations in the reported numbers of maternal deaths and consequently affect maternal mortality rates. Differences in classification of death must be taken into account when comparing maternal mortality rates, as well as differences in obstetric care, underreporting of maternal deaths and other factors such as the age distribution of mothers.

PMID: 10195666 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Store brand formulas–a new alternative for bottle-feeding moms.

Pediatr Nurs. 2001 Jan-Feb;27(1):56-7

Authors: Levine B, Sears W, Kodadek MP

There are more infant formula options on the market today than ever before. Health care professionals must help mothers determine what type of formula to feed their child, such as an iron-fortified, milk-based formula or a soy-based formula. It is also key to realize that the Federal Food and Drug Administration tightly regulates infant formula so they are all nutritionally equivalent. The only significant difference among today’s term formula options is price. Most leading retailers around the country carry a store brand of formula that bears the store’s name, is made by Wyeth Nutritionals, regulated by the FDA, and available at a significant savings.

PMID: 12025150 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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