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IJBPE Birth and first 1000 days Video Competition
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IJBPE News
Periconception alcohol use
This longitudinal, population-based study from Victoria, Australia, examined the frequency of periconception alcohol use (prior to becoming aware of a pregnancy) among 289 women who were in the third trimester of pregnancy, and explored whether this correlated with the extent to which the women had used alcohol during adolescence and young adulthood.
Children at risk for police contact
A longitudinal cohort study from Australia has demonstrated that the well-known association between mental health problems and contact with the criminal justice system in adults and adolescents can be identified at an earlier developmental stage and extends to police contact for any reason.
Crawling and water safety
A study from the University of Otago in New Zealand tested babies’ behaviour around a tub filled with water – a ‘water drop-off’.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIRTH & PARENTS EDUCATION
Introduction to The Journal
The International Journal of Birth and Parent Education is an independent, international, not for profit publication aimed at professionals and lay educators working across the transition to parenthood.
Founded seven years ago by Professor of Perinatal Education, Mary Nolan, and Consultant Perinatal Educator, Shona Gore, the Journal is published quarterly and each issue explores key topics in the critical 1000 days, including pre-conception education, education in pregnancy and for labour and birth, perinatal mental health, infant feeding, early child development and parenting programmes.FREE ARTICLES
FREE Articles from the IJBPE
These articles are free for you to browse.
They illustrate some of the topics that the Journal covers and the way in which it covers them. We hope you find them interesting, informative and accessible.Alternatives to animal-based milks: Protecting infant and young child health when families choose plant-based diets
Plant-based diets, where foods and drinks based on or containing animal derived ingredients are avoided, have become increasingly popular.
Educators’ experience of facilitating antenatal education online
This study, by the Editor, Mary Nolan, explored the experiences of antenatal educators of facilitating online sessions during the Covid crisis.
Just chatting with a baby is more than you might think
Babies like listening to people speaking to them, preferring this above all else complex sounds and are capable of soliciting, reciprocating or ignoring adult communications as they feel fit.
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