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This study investigates the association between the contact of children or young people in care with their family, and the foster care placement evaluation (positive or negative) in Portugal. According to the perspectives of foster carers and service professionals' perceptions regarding children and young people's reactions, during and after the visits, are measured. Utilizing a quantitative approach, two fostering services teams and 140 foster carers completed questionnaires, which had 212 children in common. Results indicated that despite the importance of continued contact, especially for children and their parents, it was not determined to be essential to long-term placement. On one hand, there was the perception that a high percentage of children expressed positive reactions during and after the visit, while on the other hand, this didn't influence the perception of placement success. This study also showed significant differences between foster carers' and the professionals' perceptions on several dimensions of foster care, especially the children's reactions during visits. These differences need to be further analyzed in future research and the outcomes used to help improve contact management.

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Increasing the scientific knowledge of the population through education is a development strategy towards a sustainable future. However, there is no equity in the access to science education and scientific knowledge. The aim of this paper is to present and analyse a science kit named “Energy, Environment and Sustainability” (KEAS). Based on research conducted in Guinea-Bissau, it explores strategies to promote science education for a sustainable future. The strengths and limitations of the KEAS were studied using different data collection methods, including interviews, observation, survey, focus groups and document analysis. The participants were teacher trainers from the Guinea-Bissau School of Education. It is concluded that the KEAS is a feasible and suitable teaching strategy appropriate to the context, having the potential to contribute to learning about the environment and sustainability. Further, it addresses real problems for which students should acquire knowledge and skills in order to be able to make informed choices.

Introdução: A mortalidade materna é um grande problema de saúde pública no Brasil acometendo principalmente mulheres com baixa renda e baixo grau de escolaridade, sendo a hemorragia pós-parto (HPP) o agravante principal deste fator. A HPP define-se como perca sanguínea maior que 500ml de sangue por via vaginal ou qualquer perca que causa instabilidade hemodinâmica. Objetivo: Destacar as principais causas e condutas realizadas pela equipe de enfermagem na assistência da hemorragia pós-parto.  Metodologia: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa de literatura produzida na análise de artigos na Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde (BVS) nas seguintes bases de dados: Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina dos Estados Unidos da América (MEDLINE), Bases de Dados de Enfermagem (BDENF). Resultados: Após a realização de uma leitura analítica foram selecionados 08 artigos, por possuírem temas condizentes com o estudo. Foi identificado como principal causa de hemorragia pós-parto a atonia uterina. Conclusão: A equipe de enfermagem é indispensável na identificação precoce das intercorrências materna principalmente a HPP. É importante a mensuração correta dos sinais vitais da parturiente, ofertar ocitocina após o parto, incentivo ao aleitamento materno e contato pele a pele quando não houver restrição, evitar a realização rotineira de episiotomias nas salas de parto e mensurar os níveis de hemoglobina e hematócrito das puérperas.