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Preventing Primary Cesarean Sections for First-time Mothers: Use of a Labor Dystocia Checklist
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)
for the intervention group without an increase in adverse maternal and newborn complications. The labor dystocia checklist is a safe, evidence-based, quality improvement intervention that can reduce unnecessary primary cesarean sections for first-time mothers....
Is breastfeeding related to maternal warmth and acceptance among Saudi mothers?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
warmth and acceptance. A total of 399 middle income Saudi mothers participated in the study to explore the differences of maternal warmth and acceptance based on the infants' feeding methods. The study also examined the association between breastfeeding...
The roles of attachment style and maternal depression in the development of childhood depression
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
and externalizing behaviors originating with maternal depression or insecure attachment styles between the infant and their mothers. The data for this study was collected as part of a multisite, randomized trial of Hawaii's Healthy Start Program (HSP) (Duggan et al...
Individual variability in maternal infant-directed speech
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
variability in the degree of pitch enhancement done by mothers in IDS as compared to their own ADS. Finally, this study investigated the potential relation between individual difference in maternal sensitivity and differences in maternal IDS. The results...
I, Mothership : exploring the maternal gaze, intersubjectivity, and maternal ambivalence through vernacular technology, provisional craft and painting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
". These ideas are rooted in maternal theory, which works relationally across disciplines, and takes up residence in practices of visual and critical studies, psychoanalysis, and philosophy. Facets of this research address domestic space as the site of my work...
Risk of Expectant Management and Optimal Timing of Delivery in Low-risk Term Pregnancies: A Population-based Study
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
Introduction
The benefits of the current obstetric recommendation to avoid elective deliveries
before 39 weeks of gestation in pregnant women have been questioned by several authors.1
5 Multiple concerns such as ...
Mother adolescent relationships and mental health five years later : the moderating effect of chronic medical conditions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
"The transition to adulthood is a time of development and growth, but can also involve some degree of stress. Young adulthood is associated with greater risk of mental health problems, as evidenced by a higher rate of ...
Does geography matter? comparing maternal stressors to birth outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Background: The US continues to see rising trends in the incidence of maternal morbidity and mortality, which contributes to poor infant birth outcomes of preterm birth and low birth weight. The purpose of this dissertation study was to examine...
Individual, relational, and cultural correlates of U.S. Latino/a college students' prosocial behaviors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
-level considerations, and culture-specific values. Socioemotive, sociocognitive, and cultural variables have all been studied as important correlates of prosocial behaviors. In addition, maternal and paternal support may play a role in the internalization...
Parental psychological factors of mother-child and father-child reminiscing about negative and positive emotional past experiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
advance knowledge of the significance of parent factors for their elaboration styles, by indicating that maternal elaboration might be more nuanced to child and contextual cues, whereas paternal elaboration, by contrast, might be more heavily influenced...
Men and maternal care: how men make sense of their experiences with a partner's pregnancy, labor, and delivery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
their partner's pregnancy, labor, and delivery, most told incomplete or incoherent stories. This could be due to their lack of practice telling the story or an expectation that men are not supposed to talk about maternal health. Additionally, participants...
Environmental variability affects gut microbiota and experimental outcomes in mouse models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
. Statistical analyses revealed that reduced housing density consistently resulted in comparable susceptibility to antibiotics, reduced cage effect, and increased statistical power to detect treatment-associated effects, justifying the practice of reduced...
Traditional postpartum care : alloparenting from an evolutionary perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
postpartum care. In order to enhance our understanding of the current practice of traditional postpartum care in modern settings, this dissertation conducted a set of surveys based on a questionnaire and follow-up interview, and found how much...
Visualizing Opportunities and Inspiring Choices that Embody Success (V.O.I.C.E.S.)
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
African-American girls experience disparate rates of pregnancy and acquisition of
sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV),
when compared to their non-Hispanic, white ...
Emotion regulation mediates associations between parenting practices and ethnic minority college students' prosocial behaviors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The current study examined associations between Black and Latinx college students' mothers' and fathers' parenting practices, students' emotion regulation, and students' prosocial behaviors. College students (N = 567 participants; 64 percent Latinx...
Effect of localized national news on audience value perception
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The widespread usage of the internet and online media has changed the relationship between reader and online news publication. Previous studies have found that the greater public is unwilling to pay for online media, ...
Tracing cat domestication through population genetics and capturing genotype-by environment interactions in US beef cattle genomic predictions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
. Genotype-by-environment effects contributed [approx] 3 percent-11 percent of the phenotypic variation to growth traits. Maternal and direct genotype-by-environment effects varied across growth traits. With slightly higher accuracies, the current national...
Integration of Trauma-Informed Practices for End-of-Life Care in the NICU
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2024)
. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends fully integrating trauma-informed care into all organizations providing pediatric care. This evidence-based, quality improvement project integrated trauma-informed best practices to improve neonatal end-of-life care...
On parents, peers, administrators, and advisers : developing a system to understand self-censorship of controversial topics in the high school press
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
of their principals' opinions were not predictive of individual comfort levels with running controversial stories. Both theoretical and practical implications are discussed....
Exploring perinatal prescription opioid use and misuse in rural settings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Escalation of perinatal opioid use/misuse occurring during prenatal and postpartum phases has become a national public health concern due to the associated significant health risks to both maternal and fetal health. Many pregnant and postpartum...