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1 month ago | 
wiredspace.wits.ac.za | Referenced By |Catherine Draper |Larske M. Soepnel |Khuthala Mabetha
You go an extra mile a qualitative study of community health worker perspectives in a health promotion intervention in urban South Africa
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Catherine Draper |Caylee Cook |Elizabeth A. Ankrah |Jesus A. Beltran
Is the Mazi Umntanakho digital tool feasible and acceptable in urban and rural low-income South African communities? Focus groups with home visitors and caregivers (of 3–5y children) found the tool acceptable and feasible, although with some challenges. Findings on the perceived impact of the tool are promising, and future work to evaluate child outcomes is recommended.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
sudouest.fr | Catherine Draper
Les 1 000 premiers jours de la vie d’un enfant – qui correspondant à la grossesse et aux mois qui précèdent son deuxième anniversaire – sont une période critique. Les futures mères ont besoin de soins prénataux de qualité. Plus leur santé physique et mentale est bonne, plus elles ont de chances de donner naissance à un bébé en bonne santé et de pouvoir l’élever pendant les deux premières années de sa vie.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Catherine Draper
On sait désormais que les 1 000 premiers jours d’un enfant, depuis la grossesse jusqu’à ses deux ans, sont cruciaux pour son développement. Des données récentes du Lancet notamment, une revue médicale de référence, qui se concentrent sur les pays à revenu faible et intermédiaire, suggèrent que les 1 000 jours suivants, entre 2 et 5 ans, seraient tout aussi importants.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Catherine Draper
THE CONVERSATION The first 1,000 days of life are crucial — there’s growing evidence that the next 1,000 are just as important The first 1,000 days of a child’s life – pregnancy and the months leading to their second birthday – are a critical time. Expectant mothers need good antenatal care. The better their physical and mental health, the greater the likelihood of giving birth to a healthy baby and being able to nurture that baby through the first two years of life.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
medicalxpress.com | Catherine Draper
The first 1,000 days of a child's life—pregnancy and the months leading to their second birthday—are a critical time. Expectant mothers need good antenatal care. The better their physical and mental health, the greater the likelihood of giving birth to a healthy baby and being able to nurture that baby through the first two years of life. There's a large global body of evidence to show that what happens during this period has lifelong effects on a person's health, growth and well-being.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
wiredspace.wits.ac.za | Tom Palmer |Catherine Draper |Shane A Norris
Costeffectiveness of a complex continuum of care intervention targeting women and children protocol for an economic evaluation of the Bukhali trial in South Africa
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Catherine Draper
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life – pregnancy and the months leading to their second birthday – are a critical time. Expectant mothers need good antenatal care. The better their physical and mental health, the greater the likelihood of giving birth to a healthy baby and being able to nurture that baby through the first two years of life. There’s a large global body of evidence to show that what happens during this period has lifelong effects on a person’s health, growth and well-being.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
jdh.adha.org | Catherine Draper
2023 was a momentous year for the American Dental Hygienists’ Association and for the Journal of Dental Hygiene. Major milestones included the annual conference in Chicago with over 1,700 oral health care professionals from around the globe and our joint publication with the International Journal of Dental Hygiene, featuring original research in oral health and dental hygiene education.
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Jun 26, 2023 | 
medicalxpress.com | Catherine Draper |Anthony D Okely |Aoko Oluwayomi |Chalchisa Abdeta
Children's health and development depend on how much time they spend doing physical activity, being sedentary and sleeping. Research on movement behaviors in children is essential. It helps us to understand what influences these behaviors, and their contribution to health and development. Most evidence on movement behaviors comes from high-income countries. Here children have different lifestyles, environments and cultures from those in low- and middle-income countries.
