The first few years of a child's life are at a stage of great brain plasticity and neurodevelopment, and form the foundation for their future cognitive, social, and emotional skills. This period, ...

An international cost-effectiveness study, led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and the Kinshasa School of Public Health, has found that an effective antibiotic used to combat maternal ...

A new study in the journal Nature Mental Health explores how a mother’s positive state of mind during pregnancy affects the structure and function of the developing fetal brain by measuring these ...

Up to 25% of new mothers suffer from postpartum depression, which can significantly impact their parenting behavior and the well-being of their children. A new study from the University of Illinois ...

In a recent study published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, researchers examined the potential association between depression among mothers and behavioral self-regulation among ...

A secondary analysis of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (Fragile Families) found a bi-directional relationship where a mother's mental health symptoms impacted the child's mental health ...

What is the MCH Center of Excellence? Drexel University's Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program was established in 2015 as part of the initial cohort of MCH Public Health Catalyst Programs funded by ...

Although in some areas, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives may be declining in healthcare, birth equity remains a priority for many hospitals in California, including Miller Children’s ...

Saint Louis University's maternal and child health certificate program caters to two distinct audiences: working professionals who would benefit from developing maternal and child health competencies ...

Intensive deliberations at the recent Pan African Nurse Anesthetists Conference (PANAC) in Nairobi prescribed the hiring of anaesthetic nurses to curb mother and infant deaths across the continent.