infant and maternal care

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• Maternal deprivation — Mother and child The term maternal deprivation is a catch phrase summarising the early work of psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, John Bowlby on the effects of separating infants and young children from their mother (or mother substitute)[1]… …   Wikipedia

• Infant — Baby redirects here. For other uses, see Baby (disambiguation). Newborn redirects here. For the song by Muse, see New Born. For the moth, see Infant (moth). An infant sleeping …   Wikipedia

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• Infant formula — An infant being fed from a baby bottle. Infant formula is a manufactured food designed and marketed for feeding to babies and infants under 12 months of age, usually prepared for bottle feeding or cup feeding from powder (mixed with water) or… …   Wikipedia

• Maternal health — See also: Reproductive health and Women s health Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It encompasses the health care dimensions of family planning, preconception, prenatal,… …   Wikipedia

• Maternal bond — A mother holds up her child. The maternal bond (or motherly bond) is typically the relationship between a mother and her child. While it typically occurs due to pregnancy and childbirth, it may also occur between a woman and an unrelated child,… …   Wikipedia

• maternal — ma|ter|nal [məˈtə:nl US ə:r ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: maternel, from Latin maternus, from mater mother ] 1.) typical of the way a good mother behaves or feels →↑paternal ▪ Annie was wonderfully warm and maternal. ▪ She seems to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• maternal — adjective 1 typical of the way a good mother behaves or feels: I m not maternal enough to have kids. | She kept a maternal eye on them all. | maternal instincts (=the desire to have babies and take care of them) 2 (only before noun) of a mother… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Maternal oral health — has been shown to effect the well being of both the mother and her unborn fetus. Oral health has long been considered an arena of its own, distinct from general health, but there has been a recent push to bring together these two fields. The 2000 …   Wikipedia