Mothering instinct
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The Community Mothers Programme implemented in the poor urban housing estates of Clondalkin in Dublin, Ireland, has been successful in empowering parents. The programme involved trained and experienced mothers giving support to parents in bringing up children. The programme focused on nutrition, health care, language, and both cognitive and social development. The programme resulted in mothers in the interventive group having greater self-esteem than those of the control group. More mothers also breast-fed babies, and 98% read to their children, vs only 54% of in the control group.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1993
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Protecting children from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
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Children exposed to environmental tobacco smoke are at greater risk of a number of childhood ailments, especially in the pre-school years. The project led by a member of the Hambleton and Richmondshire Smoke-Free Alliance with an aim to reduce the number of children exposed to environmental tobacco smoke in the home, is presented.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2004
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Has the public health white paper gone too far?
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The debate over the Public health white paper, which aims to counter rising obesity, alcohol consumption, smoking and poor sexual health in the society, is presented. This document seems to be misfocused and it does not go far enough, and has missed a great opportunity to make a huge impact on health inequalities.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2005
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