Background There is currently no population-based research on the maternal characteristics
or birth outcomes of US women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) …

Background: Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors during pregnancy often predispose women to
multiple risks including adverse pregnancy outcomes and impaired health status for …

Objectives: To assess potential infant exposure to bupropion and its active metabolites in
breast milk such as would occur during treatment to prevent post-partum relapse to tobacco …

Brief, effective interventions are needed to reduce the risk of an alcohol-exposed pregnancy
in women who drink and do not use effective contraception. The Healthy Choices study …

Introduction The oral hygiene of a pregnant woman affects both the mother's health and her
child's, as much as the general hygiene does on the society health. The effects of dietary …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of smoking before,
during, and after pregnancy among a representative sample of Massachusetts women with …

Objectives: To review the literature addressing smoking cessation in pregnant women. To
develop the project protocol for the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal …

A health education program was evaluated which used child development specialists as
home visitors and served a population of first-time mothers living in rural communities. The …

Tobacco smoking is an unhealthy lifestyle linked with infertility and fetal abnormalities. Both
first-and second-hand tobacco smoke can result in ill effects on female reproductive integrity …

In 1989, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
developed a research utilization program to integrate evidence into practice areas where …