Background The perinatal period, from pregnancy to the first year postpartum, is a
transitional period that can result in anxiety and stress for some women. Perinatal anxiety …

OBJECTIVE:: to examine the potential effect of low-risk pregnancy on women's recreational
activity patterns and to explore pregnant women's beliefs and information sources regarding …

Objective to investigate the psychosocial variables associated with the ability to exclusively
breastfeed to six months postpartum. Additionally, to evaluate a conceptual model of …

OBJECTIVE: To describe maternal/child characteristics associated with important practices
of feeding US infants and toddlers aged 4 to 24 months. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of health literacy, self-efficacy,
and fetal health locus of control to health information-seeking in low-income pregnant …

Aim: To investigate whether maternal smoking remains associated with decreased
breastfeeding duration after adjustment for the mother's infant feeding intention. Method …

Background. Given the benefits of breastfeeding (BF), health care institutions recommend
that a child should be breastfed for the first 6 months of its life. However, differences between …

Objective To examine attitudes and knowledge about vaccinations in postpartum mothers.
Methods This cross-sectional study collected data via written survey to postpartum mothers …

Background Food taboos are known from virtually all human societies and pregnant women
have often been targeted. We qualitatively assessed food taboos during pregnancy, its …

Despite vaccines benefits, parent's vaccine hesitancy is growing. Health locus of control
(HLOC) may affect decision making regarding child vaccinations. The aim of this study was …