Pre-eclampsia

We discussed breaking bad news to parents in our feedback session where we talked about how important it is for doctors to be able to break bad news, and that it is a vital skill to have. In my opinion, the conversation with the parents will be to say that there is little hope for survival and no hope for survival without serious handicap in this child as I’ve highlighted above, and that the resuscitation should be abandoned. The process of therapeutic hypothermia involves the baby being cooled…

Teaching patients about gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) before and during pregnancies are both very important. It would be great if all patients could be informed about GDM before they become pregnant so they could get a healthy start to their pregnancy and possibly prevent GDM from occurring. It is also important for patients to know how to live a healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy. The nurse may be the first to provide information to their patients and can play a key role in…

Bed rest is defined as confinement to a bed as part of treatment with restriction of activity. In other terms, bed rest simply means that a patient is stuck in bed for a period of time without getting to do day to day activities as part of a treatment plan. In The Bed Rest Hoax, Kleeman describes multiple cases of patients that have negative effects due to best rest and overall thoughts about this topic, both pros and cons. However, bed rest is not the best option for women (and men) due to a…

Studies have proven that chewing gum helps one concentrate; however, which flavor of gum can help someone concentrate the most? Chewing gum contains an immense amount of sugar. Increased amounts of sugar intake in a short period of time can increase the amount of glucose traveling to the brain (Onyper, Carr, Farrar, & Floyd, 2011, p. 326). The heightened amount of glucose creates more energy, which helps a consumer to stay alert and focused. The effects of the ingredients of gum, the effects of…

handle.My parents had to move in with my moms parents and the house was very small so I imagine it must've been very uncomfortable. My sisters were born at 7 months so they were very premature.The doctor said they were born early because my mom had pre-eclampsia so I guess she was stressed out a lot. She says that seeing my sisters in the hospital was very hard because they had a…

What is premature birth? A premature birth is a birth that takes place more than three weeks before the baby is due. In other words, a premature birth is one that occurs before the start of the 37th week of pregnancy. Normally, a pregnancy usually lasts about 40 weeks. Premature birth gives the baby less time to develop in the womb. Premature babies, especially those born earliest, often have complicated medical problems. The survival rates for a premature baby surviving rising the further…

Conception is the moment where the egg and sperm meet and this is the start of pregnancy. Fertilisation occurs when the sperm cell enters the uterus and moves towards the egg tube. The first trimester which is between 0-12 weeks, occurs at the embryonic stage. On week 3, women will miss their period, the placenta is formed and it will “act as the liver, lungs and kidneys for the embryo and the foetus” Squire (2007) and the amnion sac is also formed where it floats in a liquid called the amniotic…

& Donaldson, 2010; Robson, Marshall, Doughty & McLean, 2014). Ideally, women with type 1 diabetes should seek pre-conception care as the level of risk for pregnancy related complications is influenced by the woman’s health just prior to conception and within the first trimester of the pregnancy (Magon & Chauhan, 2012; Robson et al., 2014; Thorogood & Donaldson, 2010). The purpose of pre-conception care is to screen for and assess existing diabetes related conditions, review current medications,…

As logic dictates, teen mothers typically do not seek employment if parents provide them with financial support. Although, data is lacking as to a teen’s occupational options while they are attending high school (Smith & Wilson, 2014). Even so, as an adult it is difficult to attend school, raise a child or children and work, much less an adolescent successfully navigating these conditions. In those rare instances when the teen marries, typically to another teen, the same challenges are then…

during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes differs from type 1 or type 2 diabetes in women that get pregnant. The important distinction is that dissimilar to most fetuses of women who develop a intolerance to glucose in pregnancy, is that women who have pre-existing diabetes that are exposed to hyperglycemia within the first two trimesters of pregnancy have an increased…