This paper presents the findings of a study on the perceptions of parents on an age-paced parenting newsletter for first time parents. The newsletter is based on an American model, conceived in Wisconsin, USA and has been adapted for use in the UK. Each issue of the newsletter (named Baby Express) contains topics relevant to the particular stage of the child's life, and is delivered free to the home, monthly in the first year. New parents in the district of North Tyneside were invited to participate in the study. Those who agreed, and who took part in the first interview just after birth, were randomised to one or other arm of the study. Those in the intervention group (receiving copies of Baby Express) numbered 94 and those in the control (normal services only, no newsletter) numbered 91. Parents completed a series of questionnaires at birth, and year one to determine the effectiveness of the newsletter for families of first-time babies. In year one, 67 (82%) of the 82 intervention families remianing in the study at one year found Baby Express very useful as a source of information on parenting. The findings showed that parents found the newsletters to be a more valuable source of information on parenting than any other source, including relatives and friends. We concluded that the age-paced newsletter Baby Express delivered to the home monthly in the first year is an effective information tool for parents.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
[Clinical characteristics and prognosis of acute erythroleukemia in children].
Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
January 2025
Department of Children's Hematology and Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
Objectives: To investigate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of acute erythroleukemia (AEL) in children.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data, treatment, and prognosis of 8 children with AEL treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2013 to December 2023.
Results: Among the 7 patients with complete bone marrow morphological analysis, 4 exhibited trilineage dysplasia, with a 100% incidence of erythroid dysplasia (7/7), a 71% incidence of myeloid dysplasia (5/7), and a 57% incidence of megakaryocytic dysplasia (4/7).
[Expression of soluble factor-related apoptosis ligand in peripheral blood and microRNA-147b in monocytes in children with sepsis and their association with prognosis].
Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
January 2025
PICU, Huai'an Maternal and Child Health Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223002, China.
Objectives: To investigate the expression of soluble factor-related apoptosis ligand (sFasL) in peripheral blood and microRNA-147b (miR-147b) in monocytes in children with sepsis and their value in assessing prognosis.
Methods: A prospective study was conducted on 124 children with sepsis (sepsis group), 60 children with common infections (infection group), and 60 healthy children undergoing physical examinations (healthy control group). The independent risk factors for poor prognosis in children with sepsis were analyzed, and the value of serum sFasL and monocyte miR-147b in predicting poor prognosis in children with sepsis was assessed.
Clinical value of miR-200b in diagnosis and prognosis of childhood pneumonia.
BMC Pediatr
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, No. 234, Gucui Road, Hangzhou, 310000, China.
Background: Childhood pneumonia (CP) is a common respiratory infectious disease in children with high morbidity and mortality. However, differential changes in miRNAs may interact with the regulation of CP. The aim of this paper was to discuss the miR-200b expression in CP and its diagnostic and prognostic value.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlterations in newborn metabolite patterns with preterm birth and diabetes in pregnancy.
Pediatr Res
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Background: This study examines the influence of prematurity and diabetes (DM) in pregnancy on metabolite patterns at birth, and associations with adiposity development in a prospective cohort.
Methods: Term and preterm (30-36 weeks gestational age [GA]) infants were enrolled and body composition assessments completed through discharge. Targeted metabolomics was used to assess metabolites in cord or infant blood in the first 2 days.
Transition-to-home arrangements for very preterm infants and related parental needs at perinatal centres in Austria and Switzerland: a cross-sectional multicentred study.
BMJ Paediatr Open
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics II, Neonatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Introduction: The current study aims to give an overview of transition-to-home services provided by perinatal centres in Austria and Switzerland and to evaluate parental satisfaction with the care provided.
Methods: This cross-sectional multicentred study was conducted by performing two surveys between May 2022 and November 2023: one among all level III perinatal centres in Austria (n=7) and Switzerland (n=9) (institutional survey) and one among parents of very preterm infants treated at one selected perinatal centre in each of the two countries (parental survey). Both questionnaires consisted of matching questions focusing on current transition-to-home services.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!