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The Association between Use of Infant Parenting Books That Promote Strict Routines, and Maternal Depression, Self-Efficacy, and Parenting Confidence
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Harries, V.; Brown, A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
The transition to motherhood can be challenging. The baby book market has taken advantage of this, publishing a range of books that suggest adopting strict routines for infant sleep, feeding, and general care. Despite their multi-million sales, their impact has not been established. The aim of this study was to explore the maternal experience of…
Descriptors: Parent Materials, Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Mothers
Influencing Health Policy in the Antenatal and Postnatal Periods: The UK Experience
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Hawthorne, Joanna – ZERO TO THREE, 2015
Since 1997, the Brazelton Centre UK has offered courses to a wide range of professionals working with newborn infants and their families. In 2009, the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale was recommended in the Healthy Child Programme by the Department of Health. Both the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale and the Newborn Behavioral Observations…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Influences, Child Health, Health Services
The Good, The Bad and The Pacifier: Unsettling Accounts of Early Years Practice
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Whitmarsh, Judy – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2008
In this article, interviews with eight managers and questionnaires from 75 practitioners are analysed to explore their perceptions of the role of pacifiers (or dummies) within the nursery. Managers and practitioners source their knowledge from the media, family/friends, and short professional speech and language courses; however, their perceptions…
Descriptors: Parent Rights, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Questionnaires
What Do the Parents of Tomorrow Know about Child Care? A Survey of 14-16 Year Olds.
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Blair, Mitch; Nandasoma, Mangalani; Crown, Nicola – Children & Society, 2001
Compared child care knowledge of United Kingdom 14- to 16- year-olds with and without learning difficulties. Found that knowledge of basic parenting and child care depended on type of school attended, reading ability of special school students, and provision of health education by the special school nurse. Found no associations between knowledge…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Breaking New Ground: An Exploratory Study of the Role and Education of the Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. Researching Professional Education. Research Reports Series Number 4.
Redshaw, M. E.; Harris, A. – 1995
A British research study documented and defined the level of functioning of advanced neonatal nurse practitioners (ANNPs) in comparison with qualified nurses and junior pediatric medical staff working in the same neonatal units. Subjects were ANNPs, ANNP students, and clinician mentors in 10 units. Data were collected through interviews,…
Descriptors: Change, Foreign Countries, Infant Care, Job Skills
Evaluating the Outcomes of Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Programmes.
Redshaw, Margaret; Hart, Bev; Harvey, Merryl; Harris, Anne – 1999
The outcomes of advanced neonatal nurse practitioner (ANNP) programs in the United Kingdom were examined. The different programs of education currently available for nurses wishing to become ANNPs were compared, and the outcomes of ANNP programs, as demonstrated in the levels of performance of practitioners undertaking different programs, were…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Choice, Career Development, Change Strategies