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Fathers’ work leave and infant breastfeeding in a state-representative sample of fathers in Georgia, United States

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background Breastfeeding provides multiple maternal and child benefits, but breastfeeding rates are suboptimal. Parental leave access and use have been associated with higher breastfeeding rates, however, there have been a lack of studies examining ...
John James Parker   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Placental crises: disruptive selection and maternal under‐investment as the foundations of mammalian placental evolution and dysfunction

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Among the vertebrates, mammals are notable for the dominance of live birth and placental nutrition. The structural diversity of the mammalian placenta is remarkable, despite sharing a single common ancestor and conserved physiological functions.
Davis Laundon   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

PEK14: A Kinesin‐4 Necessary for Male‐Derived Fertility in Arabidopsis thaliana

open access: yesCytoskeleton, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Of the 61 kinesins annotated in Arabidopsis thaliana, many are still without assigned function. Here, we have screened an insertional mutant library of Arabidopsis pollen‐expressed kinesins for fertility defects. Insertional mutants for three kinesins showed a significant reduction in seed set.
Isabella N. Mendes   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining Gender Stereotypes in New Work/Family Reconciliation Policies: The Creation of a New Paradigm for Egalitarian Legislation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The 2011 symposium: The Changing Face of Families, will focus on the evolution of assisted reproductive technologies, and its effects on traditional legal notions of marriage, parent, and ...
de Silva de Alwis, Rangita
core   +2 more sources

PharmVar GeneFocus: CYP1A2—Clinical Impact, Genetic Variation, and Updated Nomenclature

open access: yesClinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
The Pharmacogene Variation Consortium (PharmVar) provides nomenclature for the highly polymorphic human CYP1A2 gene. CYP1A2 plays a crucial role in the biotransformation of several commonly used drugs, including antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiolytics, and methylxanthines.
Katalin Monostory   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gestación por Sustitución y Licencias por Maternidad/Paternidad. La Agenda de Cuidado a la Luz de la Jurisprudencia Española y la Perspectiva Argentina (Surrogate Motherhood and Maternity / Paternity Leave. The Care Agenda in the Light of the Spanish...)

open access: yesOñati Socio-Legal Series, 2015
This paper aims to analyze the new technologies and the ability to access a (co)Maternity / (co)Fatherhood through assisted reproductive technics (ART), including surrogate motherhood, altogether with the issue of the care work and maternity/paternity ...
Agustina Perez
doaj  

Will The Real Family-Friendly Employer Please Stand Up: Who Permits Parents To Reduce Working Hours For Purposes of Childcare? [PDF]

open access: yes
Balancing work and family life can be a challenge, especially when a person needs to adjust her work schedule to deal with a family crisis. If the crisis involves a long term problem, such as caring for a sick or injured child that requires several ...
Patrick Nolen, Robert Hutchens
core  

Pandemic Im/mobilities, reproductive injustices, and assisted reproductive technology use among Taiwanese LGBTQ parents

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how mobility restrictions imposed by governments during the COVID‐19 pandemic intensified reproductive and mobility injustices. It traces shifting configurations of privilege and inequality within marginalized groups whose reproductive desires remain legally and socially unrecognized.
Sara L. Friedman
wiley   +1 more source

A surgeon, a doctor and a baby – combining parenthood with a medical career

open access: yesInnovative Surgical Sciences, 2019
Double-physician couples being parents have been shown to face greater difficulties in combining their private and professional lives when compared to other couples. In the present study, we aimed to analyze how double-physician couples manage to arrange
Herath Steven C., Herath Esther
doaj   +1 more source

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