Mothers
A mother is the female parent of a child. Mothers are women who inhabit or perform the role of bearing some relation to their children, who may or may not be their biological offspring. Thus, dependent on the context, women can be considered mothers by virtue of having given birth, by raising their child(ren), supplying their ovum for fertilisation, or some combination thereof. Such conditions provide a way of delineating the concept of motherhood, or the state of being a mother. Women who meet the third and first categories usually fall under the terms 'birth mother' or 'biological mother', regardless …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 13 November 2024 English
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formulations of medicines for diseases that affect mothers, newborns and children” (4). Despite the substantial … such as new long-acting antiretrovirals for the mothers and novel oral dispersible tablets and films, …
WHO: World Health Organization · 12 November 2024 English
xxii, 219 p.
national policies/guidelines on postnatal care for mothers and newborns 30 5.5.1 Availability of national … user fees for services in the public sector for mothers and newborns 41 5.8 Availability of national …
WHO: World Health Organization · 11 November 2024 English
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in Albania, implemented policy actions to revert …
of pregnancy care Provide food vouchers for new mothers to subsidize the purchase of healthy foods Develop … the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative to help mothers to breastfeed babies and provide lactation support … activity levels 3 Provide food vouchers for new mothers to subsidize the purchase of healthy foods 4 Encourage …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
xxiv, 236 p.
Interview with hospitalised pregnant women and mothers 169 3B.6 Monitoring and follow-up of sick newborns … to assess quality of hospital care provided to mothers and newborns was developed thereafter including … and the principles and methods for interviewing mothers and hospital staff and issues of confidentiality … which include interviewing hospital staff and mothers/other caretaker (service users) on hospital standards … conduct interviews should be sought from identified mothers or from other caretakers. • Assessors must always …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in Kosovo, implemented policy actions to revert …
of pregnancy care Provide food vouchers for new mothers to subsidize the purchase of healthy foods Develop … the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative to help mothers to breastfeed babies and provide lactation support …
LDI: Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics · 8 November 2024 English
As a neonatologist caring for babies, I have the great privilege of attending many births, bearing witness to the moment when a new life enters the world. While each birth …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in North Macedonia, implemented policy actions to …
of pregnancy care Provide food vouchers for new mothers to subsidize the purchase of healthy foods Develop … the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative to help mothers to breastfeed babies and provide lactation support … physical activity 3 Provide food vouchers for new mothers to subsidize the purchase of healthy foods 4 Implement …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in Serbia, implemented policy actions to revert …
of pregnancy care Provide food vouchers for new mothers to subsidize the purchase of healthy foods Develop … the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative to help mothers to breastfeed babies and provide lactation support …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, implemented policy actions …
implementation9 Provide food vouchers for new mothers to subsidize the purchase of healthy foods Develop … the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative to help mothers to breastfeed babies and provide lactation support … the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative to help mothers to breastfeed babies and provide lactation support …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study is a large school-based survey carried out every four years in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Europe. HBSC data are …
talking to fathers, compared with talking to mothers. → Girls (62%) were more likely than boys (55%) …
