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Thompson, Terri Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Background: Infant mortality and maternal deaths are steadily increasing in the United States. Infant mortality and maternal deaths may be preventable if education is offered to the woman and her partner prior to conception. Preconception health education is not routinely addressed with a woman and her partner in routine visits to a health care…
Descriptors: Health Education, Pregnancy, Females, Birth
Taft, Laritza M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In its report "To Err is Human", The Institute of Medicine recommended the implementation of internal and external voluntary and mandatory automatic reporting systems to increase detection of adverse events. Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) allows the detection of patterns and trends that would be hidden or less detectable if analyzed by…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Risk, Patients, Program Effectiveness
Perez, Shireese Redmond – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this qualitative study was to answer the research questions of how middle-aged women perceive higher education and why they do or do not pursue a higher level of education. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2009 American Community Survey microdata, more than half of the women between the ages of 30-50 years in one Midwestern US…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Females, Social Change
Howlett, Katia Delrahim – ProQuest LLC, 2010
There is a need for more effective assessment and primary prevention programs aimed at accurately measuring and reducing alcohol consumption among women before conception in underserved, high-risk populations. Health Information Technology (HIT) may serve this purpose; however, the effectiveness of such tools is not known. We conducted a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervention, Females, Prevention
Stewart, Cynthia Ivey – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Although there are many programs that concentrate on reducing the overall rate of teen pregnancy, there are few programs designed to assist teen parents. The purpose of this study was to determine how and to what extent three teen parenting programs in Alabama met the needs of teen parents with a positive environment and assisted them in…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Pregnant Students, Focus Groups, Child Rearing
Martinez-Restrepo, Susana – ProQuest LLC, 2012
What are the socioeconomic implications of the time allocation decisions made by low-income adolescents? The way adolescents allocate their time between schooling, labor and leisure has important implications for their education attainment, college aspirations, job opportunities and future earnings. This study focuses on adolescents and young…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Pregnancy, Gender Differences, Outcomes of Education
Baron, Heather-Lee M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this six-month qualitative microethnographic case study was to determine what influence a family literacy program based on positive mother-child verbal interactions would have on the participating adolescent mothers' literacy skills. The design of the program was founded on the Hart and Risley study (1995) and their findings…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Rearing, Family Literacy, Literacy Education
Sheeder, Jeanelle L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
It is well-known that there is a large gap between evidence-based best-practice guidelines and outcomes researchers use to define "optimal care" and the medical care patients actually receive. The gap between actual and desired birth outcomes is a particular concern that may be remediable. The purpose of this study is to implement a computerized…
Descriptors: Evidence, Medical Services, Management Systems, Pregnancy
Kissel, Bonnie J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Globally, approximately 208 million people aged 15 and older used illicit drugs at least once in the last 12 months; 2 billion consumed alcohol and tobacco consumption affected 25% (World Drug Report, 2008). In the United States, 20.1 million (8.0%) people aged 12 and older were illicit drug users, 129 million (51.6%) abused alcohol and 70.9…
Descriptors: Caring, Substance Abuse, Mothers, Smoking