VOLUME 10 ISSUE 4

FOCUS ON: Parent education in the digital age

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Supporting you to support parents in the first 1000 days

The IJBPE focuses on education and support for parents in the context of the critical 1000 days, covering pre-conception, pregnancy, labour, birth, perinatal mental health, infant feeding, early child development and parenting programmes.

Pregnancy and the first years of parenting are ‘a teachable moment’ when mothers and fathers are exceptionally open to making changes in their lives. Our readership comprises professional and lay people who want to make a difference to children’s lives by using their knowledge and skills to educate and support mothers and fathers as they make the transition to parenthood.

The Journal demonstrates how research can be applied in practice and every issue supports CDP via a reflective activity to engage readers more closely with the content of the articles.

We offer:

  • Articles from leading academics across the world explaining the current state of knowledge in the very early years
  • Articles presenting best practice in caring for families making the transition to parenthood
  • Challenging editorials from policy makers and key thinkers
  • Brief summaries of the latest research
  • Articles describing the work of third sector organisations caring for parents and children
  • Extracts from the latest books for practitioners and parents
  • Reflective tools
  • Teaching activities for use with parent groups

IJBPE Journal Supplements

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IJBPE News

First-time fathers seem to experience a steeper decline in relationship satisfaction in the first two years post-partum than second-time fathers

First-time fathers seem to experience a steeper decline in relationship satisfaction in the first two years post-partum than second-time fathers

First-time fathers seem to experience a steeper decline in relationship satisfaction in the first two years post-partum than second-time fathers, who appear to recover lost relationship satisfaction by the time their second child is 14 months old, according to a study published August 30, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Judith T. Mack and Lena Brunke from Technische Universität Dresden, Germany, and colleagues.

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Premature birth and co-morbidity in adolescence

Premature birth and co-morbidity in adolescence

A study which linked national registries from Finland and Norway to investigate prematurity and the occurrence of two or more health conditions during adolescence found that earlier gestational age at birth was consistently associated with increasingly complex multi-morbidity in adolescence in a dose–response manner.

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Breast Milk Component Boosts Infant Brain Connectivity

Breast Milk Component Boosts Infant Brain Connectivity

Researchers have discovered that myo-inositol, a small cyclic sugar molecule found in breast milk, plays a crucial role in promoting neuronal connections in infants’ brains.

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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 eleven 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 first 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.

Parenting support across the perinatal period

(Vol 10 Issue 2: January 2023)

Triple P for Baby  is a perinatal parenting program designed to provide comprehensive, preventative, group or individual support for parents across the transition to parenthood.

Choosing freebirth

(Vol 9 Issue 1: October 2021)

Why do some women consider freebirth a safer option than birth attended by a maternity care provider?

Weaning a baby onto a vegan diet

(Vol 8 Issue 1: October 2020)

Can a vegan diet meet infants' and young children's nutrient needs?

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