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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Evaluation of The Official Development Assisstance Programme from Jica on The Maternal and Child Health Handbook at The Telogo Asri Village, Central Java

open access: yesMakara Journal of Health Research, 2010
This article will describe one of the Official Development Assisstance (ODA) programme which had been introduced by the Japan International Cooperation Agency to increase the health condition of mother and children in such areas in Indonesia.
Isbandi Rukminto Adi
doaj   +1 more source

National partnership agreement on Indigenous early childhood development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Summary This second report on the health indicators in the National Partnership Agreement on Indigenous Early Childhood Development finds areas of improvement as well as areas of concern in the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children ...
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Maternal Anxiety on Breastfeeding Practices

open access: yesMental Health Science
This study explored the relationship between maternal anxiety and breastfeeding practices among mothers in the Greater Accra Metropolis, Ghana, addressing a research gap in low‐ and middle‐income countries.
Freda D. Intiful   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Are Australian Local Governments Responding to the Homelessness Crisis? Findings From a National Study

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social vulnerability on maternal health in immigrants. A problem of interculturality

open access: yesRevista de Estudios e Investigación en Psicología y Educación, 2017
The scientific literature indicates how often migrants tend to be the most vulnerable population groups, especially women of childbearing age, that regularly show greater foetal and neonatal mortality, and more complications during pregnancy and ...
Ligia Moreira de Almeida   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal Employment and Adolescent Development [PDF]

open access: yes
This study investigates how maternal employment is related to the outcomes of 10 and 11 year olds after controlling for a wide variety of child, mother and family background characteristics.
Christopher J. Ruhm
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Equine models in translational medicine: A comparative approach to human health

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
This diagram summarizes and contrasts rodent and equine models, outlining their strengths, limitations, and applications. Horses offer naturally occurring diseases, genetic and physiological similarities to humans, and suitability for longitudinal and clinical‐scale studies.
Shayan Boozarjomehri Amnieh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic lupus erythematosus and pregnancy: clinical evolution, maternal and perinatal outcomes and placental findings

open access: yesSão Paulo Medical Journal, 2007
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic disease that is more frequent in women of reproductive age. The relationship between lupus and pregnancy is problematic: maternal and fetal outcomes are worse than in the general population,
Fernanda Garanhani de Castro Surita   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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