Continuing education module: postpartum maternal health care in the United States: a critical review     

Cheng CY  Fowles ER  Walker LO 《The Journal of perinatal education》2006,15(3):34-42

Postpartum maternal health care is a neglected aspect of women's health care. This neglect is evident in the limited national health objectives and data related to maternal health. Missed opportunities for enhancing the health care of postpartum women occur in the scope of routine postpartum care. Differing perceptions of maternal needs between nurses and new mothers also contribute to inadequate health care. Therefore, collecting national data on postpartum maternal morbidity, reforming postpartum care policies, providing holistic and flexible maternal health care, encouraging family support and involvement in support groups, and initiating educational programs are recommended. Further research is needed on issues related to postpartum maternal health.  相似文献   

Young people’s knowledge and understanding of health,fitness and physical activity: issues,divides and dilemmas     

Jo Harris  Lorraine Cale  Rebecca Duncombe  Hayley Musson 《Sport, Education and Society》2018,23(5):407-420

Critical discourse analysis was used to explore and discuss data on young people’s knowledge and understanding of health, fitness and physical activity, selected from a wider study which focused on the role of secondary schools in effectively promoting physical activity. A mixed methods approach was utilised, involving an online survey to teachers in all state secondary schools in the UK (n?=?603 responding schools) and case studies centred on eight randomly selected state secondary schools from nine Government regions across England. Within each case study school, teacher interviews and pupil focus groups were conducted involving 17 teachers and 132 children aged 12–15 years, respectively. The healthism discourse was evident in the way young people talked about health, fitness and physical activity and two key themes emerged, these being: (i) issues with young people’s knowledge and understanding of health, fitness and physical activity in the form of reductive, limited and limiting conceptions; conceptual confusion; a preoccupation with appearance, weight, fat, shape and size; limited progression in learning; and complexities in understandings; and (ii) divides between young people’s health knowledge and health behaviour, and dilemmas underpinning these divides. Improved understanding of issues with young people’s knowledge and understanding of health, fitness and physical activity and of divides and dilemmas regarding associated behaviours should assist in developing critical pedagogies which challenge the dominance and stability of the healthism discourse and more effectively promote healthy, active lifestyles amongst young people.  相似文献   

Counselling to enhance gifts and talents and undo underachievement of girls     

Wilgosh  Lorraine 《International journal for the advancement of counseling》1998,20(4):339-346

Earlier papers (Wilgosh, 1993, 1996b) examined how societal expectations of girls influence their failure to realize their full potential, particularly in mathematics and sciences. Societal influences on girls, particularly overt and more subtle messages conveyed through the press, were examined. This paper reviews issues and concerns identified in the earlier papers. Then, counselling approaches are considered, to enhance gifts and talents and undo underachievement which may be, at least in part, a result of negative and confusing messages girls receive through many different societal sources.  相似文献