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A child's high and increasing body mass index between ages 2 and 6 years is strongly associated with maternal prepregnancy weight

Early Childhood High BMI Tied to Maternal Prepregnancy Factors

Early childhood weight gain strongly tied to prepregnancy weight, moderately tied to maternal diabetes status
For physician mothers in procedural specialties

Domestic Responsibilities Tied to Physician Mothers’ Satisfaction

Being responsible for at least five tasks linked to desire to change career for moms in procedural specialties
Mothers of children with atopic dermatitis are more likely to report difficulty falling asleep and daytime exhaustion

Mothers of Children With Eczema More Likely to Have Exhaustion

For all measures, worse child atopic dermatitis severity linked to worse maternal sleep outcomes
Physician mothers experience discrimination in a range of ways

Persistent Discrimination ID’d Among Physician Mothers

Physician mothers report limited opportunities for advancement, financial inequalities, lack of support
A considerable proportion of physician mothers report perceived discrimination

Most Physician Mothers Report Perceived Discrimination

Overall, 77.9 percent reported discrimination, with 66.3 percent reporting gender discrimination
An intervention to foster resilience among professional women at high risk for stress and burnout is beneficial

Intervention Fosters Resilience to Stress, Burnout for Mothers

More improvements in depression, global symptoms for mothers in Authentic Connections Groups
Postpartum depression screening conducted during infant hospitalization can identify depression among previously unscreened women

Postpartum Depression Can Be ID’d During Infant Hospitalization

Poor social support, history of psychiatric diagnoses linked to being screen positive
From 2000 to 2014

CDC: Average Age of First-Time Mothers in U.S. Still Rising

All states and the District of Columbia reported delays in motherhood since 2000
Three-quarters of first-time expectant mothers plan to follow the recommended vaccination schedule for their children

Many First-Time Mothers Need More Accurate Vaccine Info

11 percent intend to spread out the recommended inoculations, survey finds
Newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital than those without the condition

Hospital Readmissions Up in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Withdrawal most common reason for infants' readmission to the hospital