Maternal and Child Health Care

Maternal and Child Health Care 
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Introduction
Educating pregnant women has been positively associated with desirable maternal and infant healthcare outcomes. Educated pregnant women are more likely to be healthier than their illiterate counterparts. They can better take care of their infants and children because they are knowledgeable about health and nutrition. Healthcare providers are expected to guide pregnant on the strategies of improving the child's healthcare outcomes, especially during the postpartum period.
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Herval, A., Oliveira, D., Gomes, V., & Vargas, A. (2019). Health education strategies targeting maternal and child health: A scoping review of educational methodologies. Medicine (Baltimore), 98(26).  HYPERLINK "https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000016174" https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000016174
This article examines health education strategies that can be used to improve maternal and child health. The authors conduct a scoping review of research studies from various databases. The review reveals that education strategies applied before, during, and after the pregnancy are the most effective. Also, different educational strategies yield different outcomes, and as such, healthcare professionals need to identify and use those strategies that work best for individual patients.
This article is a valuable source of information for any project to improve maternal and child health because it synthesizes evidence from various studies.
Jasny, E., Amor, H., & Baali, A. (2019). Mother’s knowledge and intentions of breastfeeding in Marrakech, Morocco. Archives de Pediatrie, 26(5), 285-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arcped.2019.05.007.
The article focuses on factors that influence breastfeeding for pregnant women after birth. The authors depict that women’s breastfeeding knowledge, behavior, and attitudes significantly affect how they care for their young ones. Studies portray that exclusive breastfeeding within the first six months after birth has numerous advantages for infants. Researchers conducted a survey between September 2013 and June 2015 of 768 women participants. 48.2% and 30.1% of the participants were literate and illiterate, respectively. Consequently, researchers concluded that more educated women understood the importance of breastfeeding and how it contributes to the health of their infants compared to uneducated females.
The article has vital information showing that education facilitates the improvement of maternal and child health. Researchers gathered first-hand information from the participants, which made it clear that literate women were more concerned about breastfeeding since they knew its benefits to their infants.
Jong, L., Pavlova, M., Winters, M., & Rechel, B. (2017). A systematic literature review on the use and outcomes of maternal and child healthcare services by undocumented migrants in Europe. European Journal of Public Health, 27(6), 990-997.  HYPERLINK "https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx181" https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx181
These researchers inv...