Browsing by Subject "Infant"
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The effects of an infant calming intervention on mothers' parenting self-efficacy and satisfaction during the postpartum period a randomized controlled trial
(Wolters Kluwer, 2020)The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a behavioral infant calming technique to support mothers' parenting self-efficacy and parenting satisfaction. The methods of this randomized controlled trial are based ... -
Effects of iodized salt and iodine supplements on prenatal and postnatal growth: a systematic review
(Oxford Univ Press, 2018)Hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency can impair physical development, most visibly in the marked stunting of myxedematous cretinism caused by severe in utero iodine deficiency. Whether iodine repletion improves growth ... -
Factors affecting mothers' choice of infant feeding method
(North-West University, 2008)The benefits of breastfeeding are well known. It has been shown that HIV is transmitted through breast milk. The HIV epidemic is threatening exclusive breastfeeding in South Africa. It is important that mothers make the ... -
Nutritional status, feeding practices and motor development of 6-month-old infants
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Background Inadequate nutrition and development in the first thousand days have significant public health implications which include long-term effects on cognitive development and school achievement. Iron is one of the ... -
Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) for home-basednutritional rehabilitation of severe acute malnutrition inchildren from six months to five years of age
(Wiley, 2019)Background Management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children comprises two potential phases: stabilisation and rehabilitation. During the initial stabilisation phase, children receive treatment for dehydration, ... -
Verbande tussen bewegingstimulasie en neuro–motoriese ontwikkeling by 3 tot 9 maande oue babas...
(North-West University, 2011)Literature (Beck, 1986:96; Beaver & Brewster, 2002:132; Piaget et al., 2009:1) indicates that the first two years of a baby’s life is a critical period for development. This period is seen as windows of opportunity for ...