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Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore; Thorn, Betsy – Future of Children, 2020
Nutrition is vitally important both during pregnancy and during a child's early years. Inadequate nutrition during this critical period can harm children's health and developmental outcomes throughout childhood and into adulthood. Thus, write Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and Betsy Thorn, it's particularly important that young children have adequate…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Child Health, Public Policy, At Risk Persons
O'Sullivan, Alexandra; Monk, Catherine – Future of Children, 2020
Mother and child wellbeing are intimately connected during pregnancy and the first 12 months of the infant's life. The fetus and child directly experience the mother's life and are shaped by it. A mother's environmental experiences, physical health, and psychological distress affect her interactions with her infant, which in turn have…
Descriptors: Mothers, Infants, Child Development, Environmental Influences
Sevil Günaydin; Hüsniye Dinç Kaya; Tülay Yilmaz; Rukiye Duman; Seray Gür – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
This study aims to explore the experiences of breastfeeding mothers during pregnancy in tandem breastfeeding. This research is a qualitative study conducted using the phenomenological research design. Data saturation was achieved after 11 participants were interviewed. The content analysis approach was used to analyze the data. Interview…
Descriptors: Infants, Nutrition, Mothers, Pregnancy
Manze, Meredith; Watnick, Dana; Freudenberg, Nicholas – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: We examined socioeconomic, academic, and health-related factors associated with respondent reports that childcare interfered with academics. Participants: 176 undergraduate student parents. Methods: We administered a cross-sectional survey to a representative sample of students at a public university in New York City. Using a sub-set of…
Descriptors: Child Care, Pregnancy, Academic Achievement, College Students
Dewidar, Omar; Saad, Ammar; Baqar, Aqeel; John, Jessica C.; Riddle, Alison; Ota, Erika; Kung'u, Jacqueline K.; Arabi, Mandana; Raut, Manoj K.; Klobodu, Seth S.; Rowe, Sarah; Busch-Hallen, Jennifer; Jalal, Chowdhury S. B.; Wuehler, Sara; Welch, Vivian – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2021
The objective of this systematic review is to identify, appraise and synthesise the best available evidence on the effectiveness of nutritional counselling and education interventions on maternal, infant and child health outcomes, and assess the differences in effects across participants' PROGRESS+ characteristics. To achieve these objectives, we…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Counseling Effectiveness, Pregnancy, Developing Nations
YuChun Chen; K. Lacey Deal – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
Typical health lessons are taught in a classroom setting, where students sit in their chairs and passively receive information. This instructional method may not be the optimal approach, as Ratey discovered in his famous experiment that the human brain is more aroused when the body is physically and actively engaged in the learning environment.…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Physical Health
Sullivan, Lucy Martinez; Sakayan, Mannik; Cernak, Kimberly – ZERO TO THREE, 2018
Good nutrition during the 1,000-day window between pregnancy and 2 years old can give children the opportunity to reach their full potential. Conversely, malnutrition early in life can cause irreversible damage to a child's brain development and physical growth, leading to a lifetime of poor health and lost potential. Each year, malnutrition costs…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Young Children, Infants, Toddlers
Araujo, Waleska Regina Machado; Malta, Maíra Barreto; Faggiani, Lucas Damasio; Cardoso, Marly Augusto; Matijasevich, Alicia – Infant and Child Development, 2022
We estimated risk factors associated with suspected neuropsychomotor developmental delay at age 2 years, in a birth cohort in the Brazilian Amazon. The Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition in Acre (MINA-Brasil) study is a population-based birth cohort involving children born between July 2015 and June 2016 in the municipality of Cruzeiro do…
Descriptors: Risk, Correlation, Psychomotor Skills, Developmental Delays
Moura, Andreia Ferreira; Vidal, Leticia; Girona, Alejandra; Ares, Gastón – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Research on behavioral and social science has demonstrated that transitions throughout a person's life course, as the life event of becoming a parent, represent an opportunity for dietary changes. However, research in this area has been mostly restricted to developed European and North American countries and has shown ambiguous results. The…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Behavior Change, Health Behavior, Parent Attitudes
Kumar, Naina; Bhatia, Vikas – Child Care in Practice, 2023
It's been more than two years and the world is still struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, which has tested the health and education system of almost every country and has resulted in the worst crisis ever. Children and youths all over the world have suffered the most due to partial and or complete closure of schools and will remember this…
Descriptors: Children, Youth, COVID-19, Pandemics
Sward, Ashley; King, Jennifer; Glaze, Kelly; Klawetter, Susanne; Frankel, Karen A. – ZERO TO THREE, 2022
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to demonstrate far-reaching impact on individuals, families, and communities. Emerging research highlights the detrimental impact of the pandemic on perinatal mental health. Warm Connections is a behavioral health program embedded in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,…
Descriptors: Mental Health, COVID-19, Pandemics, Federal Programs
Whitely, Aleesha; Shandley, Kerrie; Huynh, Minh; Brown, Christine M.; Austin, David W.; Bhowmik, Jahar – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
A succession of interconnected environmental factors is believed to contribute substantially to the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This exploratory study therefore aims to identify potential risk factors for ASD that are associated with pregnancy, birth and infant feeding. Demographic and health-related data on children aged…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Birth, Infants, Nutrition
Steppe, Johnathan D.; Blake, Barbara J.; Dyal, Mari-Amanda; Bailey, Theresa S.; Porter, Kandice J.; Thompson, Jon – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: Each year, humanitarian groups provide health education programmes and interventions to underserved communities in Nicaragua. The purpose of this study was to identify the health education needs of a small community in rural Nicaragua to inform health education programming. Design: Mixed methods approach that used a quantitative survey…
Descriptors: Health Education, Needs Assessment, Rural Areas, Intervention
Goodman, Samantha; Hammond, David – Health Education Research, 2022
Few studies have compared knowledge of the specific health risks of cannabis across jurisdictions. This study aimed to examine perceptions of the health risks of cannabis in Canada and US states with and without legal non-medical cannabis. Cross-sectional data were collected from the 2018 and 2019 International Cannabis Policy Study online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Marijuana, Risk, Health
Spann, Marisa; Smerling, Jennifer; Gustafsson, Hanna C.; Foss, Sophie; Monk, Catherine – ZERO TO THREE, 2014
Measuring and understanding fetal neurodevelopment provides insight regarding the developing brain. Maternal nutrient intake and psychological stress during pregnancy each impact fetal neurodevelopment and influence childhood outcomes and are thus important factors to consider when studying fetal neurobehavioral development. The authors provide an…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Brain, Child Development, Nutrition