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New moms and self medication.

Can Nurse. 1995 Oct;91(9):47-8

Authors: Macartney S, Whyte M

“Is there any reason why healthy women should not have access to simple pain medication when they require it?” This is the question pharmacists at the Salvation Army Grace Hospital in Ottawa were asked in addressing the needs of new mothers. And, while post-partum self-medication programs have existed for over a decade in Canada, the Grace has developed and implemented a comprehensive, patient-focused, multidisciplinary system with an innovative and user-friendly approach that benefits patients and staff.

PMID: 8705988 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Mediator analysis of Moms on the move.

West J Nurs Res. 2005 Apr;27(3):271-91

Authors: Fahrenwald NL, Atwood JR, Johnson DR

This study examined whether improvements in physical activity discovered in a test of Moms on the Move were mediated by the behavioral constructs from which the intervention was derived. Identifying mediator variables is vital for intervention planning. The intervention was derived from the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change and promoted moderately intense activities like walking. Sedentary mothers with children enrolled in the Women, Infants, and Children program (N = 44) were randomly assigned to the experimental intervention or attention control. Large effect sizes were reported for improvements in physical activity and changes in TTM constructs. This study examined whether the physical activity improvements were mediated by the behavioral constructs. Statistical analyses used bivariate correlation coefficients and two-stage multiple linear regression. These exploratory findings did not support the hypothesis that increased physical activity, which was associated with the experimental intervention, was mediated by the TTM constructs.

PMID: 15781903 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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On-the-job moms: work and breastfeeding initiation and duration for a sample of low-income women.

Matern Child Health J. 2006 Jan;10(1):19-26

Authors: Kimbro RT

OBJECTIVES: As both employed and breastfeeding mothers increase, more women are facing the decision of whether and how to combine the behaviors. This paper examines three hypotheses for a sample of low-income women: 1) Mothers who expect to return to work after the birth of their baby will be less likely to initiate breastfeeding; 2) The timing of the return to work and quitting breastfeeding will coincide; 3) Mothers in professional jobs and Stay-at-Home (SAH) Moms will breastfeed for longer durations than mothers with other types of jobs. METHODS: The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a sample of mostly low-income, unmarried U.S. mothers, offers a unique opportunity to study this issue, as there is reason to believe that employment may impact breastfeeding differently for low-income women. Logistic regression determines the relationship between the expectation of work and breastfeeding initiation, and discrete-time logit models examine breastfeeding duration, the timing of the return to work, and occupation type. RESULTS: Expecting to work in the year after the baby’s birth does not impact breastfeeding initiation. The timing of quitting breastfeeding and the return to work are closely and powerfully linked, and mothers in administrative and manual positions quit earlier than other women. Interestingly, women in service occupations do not differ in breastfeeding duration from SAH mothers or professionals. CONCLUSIONS: This research demonstrates that low-income women are having difficulty combining work and breastfeeding, which has important health implications for their infants, and that women working in administrative and manual occupations may face special constraints.

PMID: 16521055 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Spartanburg attracts moms-to-be with a variety of media. Campaign pieces have won numerous awards.

Profiles Healthc Mark. 2003 Jan-Feb;19(1):8-13, 3

Authors: Botvin JD

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, based in Spartanburg, S.C., uses a variety of media to attract moms-to-be and other women to its many services. The award-winning campaign was cited by The National Federation of Press Women with nine awards and a First Place Sweepstakes Award.

PMID: 12545901 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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