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Papers by Eva Nwokah
Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society, Mar 12, 2013
International Breastfeeding Journal, Sep 29, 2012
Background: Teen mothers face many challenges to successful breastfeeding and are less likely to ... more Background: Teen mothers face many challenges to successful breastfeeding and are less likely to breastfeed than any other population group in the U.S. Few studies have investigated this population; all prior studies are cross-sectional and collect breastfeeding data retrospectively. The purpose of our qualitative prospective study was to understand the factors that contribute to the breastfeeding decisions and practices of teen mothers. Methods: This prospective study took place from January through December 2009 in Greensboro, North Carolina in the U.S. We followed the cohort from pregnancy until two weeks after they ceased all breastfeeding and milk expression. We conducted semi-structured interviews at baseline and follow-up, and tracked infant feeding weekly by phone. We analyzed the data to create individual life and breastfeeding journeys and then identified themes that cut across the individual journeys. Results: Four of the five teenagers breastfed at the breast for nine days: in contrast, one teen breastfed exclusively for five months. Milk expression by pumping was associated with significantly longer provision of human milk. Breastfeeding practices and cessation were closely connected with their experiences as new mothers in the context of ongoing multiple roles, complex living situations, youth and dependency, and poor knowledge of the fundamentals of breastfeeding and infant development. Breastfeeding cessation was influenced by inadequate breastfeeding skill, physically unpleasant and painful early experiences they were unprepared to manage, and inadequate health care response to real problems. Conclusions: Continued breastfeeding depends on a complex interplay of multiple factors, including having made an informed choice and having the skills, support and experiences needed to sustain the belief that breastfeeding is the best choice for them and their baby given their life situation. Teenagers in the US context need to have a positive early breastfeeding experience, be able to identify and claim a reliable support system supportive of breastfeeding, and gain through their experience, a belief in their own agency and competency as mothers.
Advances in early education and day care, Aug 9, 2014
This volume consists of unique interdisciplinary contributions and approaches to providing early ... more This volume consists of unique interdisciplinary contributions and approaches to providing early intervention services and early education for children with special needs in the early years.
Advances in early education and day care, Aug 9, 2014
ABSTRACT
Infant Behavior & Development, Apr 1, 1996
First language, Feb 1, 1984
ABSTRACT
International journal of play, Dec 1, 2013
Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, 2000
... Richard's mother was the only mother who commented and laughed about her son... more ... Richard's mother was the only mother who commented and laughed about her son's "dark" and "funny" eyebrows on three occasions and his frequency of spitting up of milk from 4-8 months. ... Page 11. Laughter in mother-infant communication 147 et al. ...
American Journal of Play, 2019
Language play is a key component of many children’s popular graphic novels. The authors analyze t... more Language play is a key component of many children’s popular graphic novels. The authors analyze the sound and word play in Dav Pilkey’s illustrated Captain Underpants series. They argue that Pilkey’s literary devices fall into two main areas of hyperbole and linguistic creativity and that Pilkey’s language shifts the reader into a carnivalesque play frame. In Pilkey’s work, the use of language contributes to a humorous disconnect between a real word and its distorted counterpart and between real worlds and a parallel sphere of hyperbolic pretend play.
Play is a major component of early intervention for infants and toddlers with special needs. Many... more Play is a major component of early intervention for infants and toddlers with special needs. Many of these children are from low-income families with limited resources. The authors investigate the attitudes, practices, and concerns of early-intervention providers (professionals whose services support young children with developmental disabilities and delay) concerning their use of toys in their work and their worries about poor youngsters without such playthings. The authors’ survey of 320 early-intervention providers revealed that nearly all took play materi-als with them into the homes of some children but most of them also used items already present there. More than 80 percent of providers gave toys to their clients because of their concern that the family’s poverty made toys scarce. As a group, physical therapists and occupational therapists were significantly less likely to use play materials they took into the homes. Most significantly, perhaps, all providers found that povert...
Play is a major component of early intervention for infants and toddlers with special needs. Many... more Play is a major component of early intervention for infants and toddlers with special needs. Many of these children are from low-income families with limited resources. The authors investigate the attitudes, practices, and concerns of early-intervention providers (professionals whose services support young children with developmental disabilities and delay) concerning their use of toys in their work and their worries about poor youngsters without such playthings. The authors' survey of 320 early-intervention providers revealed that nearly all took play materials with them into the homes of some children but most of them also used items already present there. More than 80 percent of providers gave toys to their clients because of their concern that the family's poverty made toys scarce. As a group, physical therapists and occupational therapists were significantly less likely to use play materials they took into the homes. Most significantly, perhaps, all providers found that...
International Journal of Play
Language and Speech
... DOI: 10.1177/002383098602900204 1986 29: 159 Language and Speech Evangeline E. Nwokah Consona... more ... DOI: 10.1177/002383098602900204 1986 29: 159 Language and Speech Evangeline E. Nwokah Consonantal Substitution Patterns in Igbo Phonological Acquisition Published by: ... 159 CONSONANTAL SUBSTITUTION PATTERNS IN IGBO PHONOLOGICAL ACQUISITION* ...
Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society, Mar 12, 2013
International Breastfeeding Journal, Sep 29, 2012
Background: Teen mothers face many challenges to successful breastfeeding and are less likely to ... more Background: Teen mothers face many challenges to successful breastfeeding and are less likely to breastfeed than any other population group in the U.S. Few studies have investigated this population; all prior studies are cross-sectional and collect breastfeeding data retrospectively. The purpose of our qualitative prospective study was to understand the factors that contribute to the breastfeeding decisions and practices of teen mothers. Methods: This prospective study took place from January through December 2009 in Greensboro, North Carolina in the U.S. We followed the cohort from pregnancy until two weeks after they ceased all breastfeeding and milk expression. We conducted semi-structured interviews at baseline and follow-up, and tracked infant feeding weekly by phone. We analyzed the data to create individual life and breastfeeding journeys and then identified themes that cut across the individual journeys. Results: Four of the five teenagers breastfed at the breast for nine days: in contrast, one teen breastfed exclusively for five months. Milk expression by pumping was associated with significantly longer provision of human milk. Breastfeeding practices and cessation were closely connected with their experiences as new mothers in the context of ongoing multiple roles, complex living situations, youth and dependency, and poor knowledge of the fundamentals of breastfeeding and infant development. Breastfeeding cessation was influenced by inadequate breastfeeding skill, physically unpleasant and painful early experiences they were unprepared to manage, and inadequate health care response to real problems. Conclusions: Continued breastfeeding depends on a complex interplay of multiple factors, including having made an informed choice and having the skills, support and experiences needed to sustain the belief that breastfeeding is the best choice for them and their baby given their life situation. Teenagers in the US context need to have a positive early breastfeeding experience, be able to identify and claim a reliable support system supportive of breastfeeding, and gain through their experience, a belief in their own agency and competency as mothers.
Advances in early education and day care, Aug 9, 2014
This volume consists of unique interdisciplinary contributions and approaches to providing early ... more This volume consists of unique interdisciplinary contributions and approaches to providing early intervention services and early education for children with special needs in the early years.
Advances in early education and day care, Aug 9, 2014
ABSTRACT
Infant Behavior & Development, Apr 1, 1996
First language, Feb 1, 1984
ABSTRACT
International journal of play, Dec 1, 2013
Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, 2000
... Richard's mother was the only mother who commented and laughed about her son... more ... Richard's mother was the only mother who commented and laughed about her son's "dark" and "funny" eyebrows on three occasions and his frequency of spitting up of milk from 4-8 months. ... Page 11. Laughter in mother-infant communication 147 et al. ...
American Journal of Play, 2019
Language play is a key component of many children’s popular graphic novels. The authors analyze t... more Language play is a key component of many children’s popular graphic novels. The authors analyze the sound and word play in Dav Pilkey’s illustrated Captain Underpants series. They argue that Pilkey’s literary devices fall into two main areas of hyperbole and linguistic creativity and that Pilkey’s language shifts the reader into a carnivalesque play frame. In Pilkey’s work, the use of language contributes to a humorous disconnect between a real word and its distorted counterpart and between real worlds and a parallel sphere of hyperbolic pretend play.
Play is a major component of early intervention for infants and toddlers with special needs. Many... more Play is a major component of early intervention for infants and toddlers with special needs. Many of these children are from low-income families with limited resources. The authors investigate the attitudes, practices, and concerns of early-intervention providers (professionals whose services support young children with developmental disabilities and delay) concerning their use of toys in their work and their worries about poor youngsters without such playthings. The authors’ survey of 320 early-intervention providers revealed that nearly all took play materi-als with them into the homes of some children but most of them also used items already present there. More than 80 percent of providers gave toys to their clients because of their concern that the family’s poverty made toys scarce. As a group, physical therapists and occupational therapists were significantly less likely to use play materials they took into the homes. Most significantly, perhaps, all providers found that povert...
Play is a major component of early intervention for infants and toddlers with special needs. Many... more Play is a major component of early intervention for infants and toddlers with special needs. Many of these children are from low-income families with limited resources. The authors investigate the attitudes, practices, and concerns of early-intervention providers (professionals whose services support young children with developmental disabilities and delay) concerning their use of toys in their work and their worries about poor youngsters without such playthings. The authors' survey of 320 early-intervention providers revealed that nearly all took play materials with them into the homes of some children but most of them also used items already present there. More than 80 percent of providers gave toys to their clients because of their concern that the family's poverty made toys scarce. As a group, physical therapists and occupational therapists were significantly less likely to use play materials they took into the homes. Most significantly, perhaps, all providers found that...
International Journal of Play
Language and Speech
... DOI: 10.1177/002383098602900204 1986 29: 159 Language and Speech Evangeline E. Nwokah Consona... more ... DOI: 10.1177/002383098602900204 1986 29: 159 Language and Speech Evangeline E. Nwokah Consonantal Substitution Patterns in Igbo Phonological Acquisition Published by: ... 159 CONSONANTAL SUBSTITUTION PATTERNS IN IGBO PHONOLOGICAL ACQUISITION* ...