Despite the well-accepted links between a woman's diet during pregnancy and her offspring's lifetime risk for chronic disease, very little is known about the biopsychosoc [...]

This study examined whether Thai women’s expectations of childbirth are being met and how expectations, self‑efficacy, and fear of childbirth influence satisfaction with [...]

Health disparities in maternal-child outcomes (preterm birth, low birthweight, infant mortality, and maternal mortality) are substantial, well documented, and in many c [...]

Evidence suggests that built environments influence consumptive behaviors such as smoking. This study examined whether tobacco retailer density affects smoking cessation [...]

The goal of this examination is to determine if there is a relationship between diet quality measured using Healthy Eating Index (HEI) scores and saturated fat intake, an [...]

Malaria infection during pregnancy remains a major public health concern in the WHO African Region, with an estimated 13 million pregnancies affected by malaria across 33 [...]

Recent evidence links infant body composition at birth to an increased risk of adult chronic disease. However, few human studies have explored the association between m [...]

This paper describes a unique new software program a portable secure and interactive electronic personal health record designed specifically for pregnant women in underse [...]

Pregnancy induces an immunosuppressed state that enables maternal tolerance of a genetically distinct fetus but increases susceptibility to infections such as influenza. [...]

Prenatal care is that portion of obstetrics that has as its object the complete supervision of the pregnant woman to preserve the happiness, health, and life of both mo­t [...]