Mothers
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Orbitofrontal cortex and drug use during adolescence: role of prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and BDNF genotype.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking (PEMCS) may affect brain development and behavior in adolescent offspring. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the involvement of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in mediating the relationship between PEMCS ... Read more...

Smoking-related weight concerns among underserved, black maternal smokers.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To expand understanding of a smoking cessation barrier for women, weight concerns, in a medically underserved population. METHODS: Baseline weight concerns were examined among 235 low-income, black maternal smokers enrolled in a smoking ... Read more...

[Severe vitamin B12 deficiency in infants breastfed by vegans]

17 Oct 2009 Weight loss and reduction of motor skills resulted in paediatric evaluation of a 10-month-old girl and a 12-month-old boy. Both children suffered form anaemia and delayed development due to vitamin B12 deficiency caused by strict maternal vegan diet ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mothers'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Orbitofrontal cortex and drug use during adolescence: role of prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and BDNF genotype. 30 Oct 2009
• Smoking-related weight concerns among underserved, black maternal smokers. 30 Oct 2009
• [Severe vitamin B12 deficiency in infants breastfed by vegans] 17 Oct 2009
• Hazardous cosleeping environments and risk factors amenable to change: case-control study of SIDS in south west England. 11 Oct 2009
• Commentary on Swallow V (2008) An exploration of mothers' and fathers' views of their identities in chronic-kidney-disease management: parents as students? Journal of Clinical Nursing 17, 3177-3186. 29 Sep 2009
• Language features in a mother and daughter of a chromosome 7;13 translocation involving FOXP2. 29 Sep 2009
• Early Origins of polycystic ovary syndrome: hypotheses may change without notice. 29 Sep 2009
• Examining the social context in the caregiving experience: correlates of global self-esteem among adult daughter caregivers to an older parent with cancer. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of children's routines of daily living, supervision, and maternal fatigue in preschool children's injury risk. 29 Sep 2009
• Postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: synthesis of the evidence on how best to deliver the news. 26 Sep 2009
• Mental health context of food insecurity: a representative cohort of families with young children. 26 Sep 2009
• Evaluating obstetrical residency programs using patient outcomes. 21 Sep 2009
• Decreased incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B vaccinees: a 20-year follow-up study. 14 Sep 2009
• KDM1B is a histone H3K4 demethylase required to establish maternal genomic imprints. 31 Aug 2009
• Pathways to paternal engagement: longitudinal effects of risk and resilience on nonresident fathers. 30 Aug 2009
• Here we go again: a dynamic systems perspective on emotional rigidity across parent-adolescent conflicts. 30 Aug 2009
• Helping families for caring children with autistic spectrum disorders. 30 Aug 2009
• Estimating the rate of cesarean section by maternal request: anonymous survey of obstetricians in Australia. 30 Aug 2009
• Childhood abuse and common complaints in pregnancy. 30 Aug 2009
• Maternity leave benefits in the United States: today's economic climate underlines deficiencies. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Mothers'

Definition: Female parents, human or animal.

Descriptor UI: D009035

Alternative terms: Mothers; Mother; Mothers' Clubs; Club, Mothers'; Clubs, Mothers'; Mother Clubs; Mother's Clubs; Mothers Clubs; Mothers' Club;

Related Mesh Headings: Maternal Behavior;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: F01.829.263.500.320.200; I01.880.225.500.340.270; M01.620.630;

History Note: 78

Technical Notes: human & animal; /psychol: consider also MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; permitted for legal aspects of establishing maternity (as counterpart of PATERNITY); note category: do not confuse with PREGNANCY, a physiol state