A Christian couple from Oregon who relied on faith healing has been charged with murder and criminal mistreatment over the death of their newborn daughter in March. Sarah Elaine and Travis Lee Mitchell, 24 and 21 years old respectively, surrendered to authorities on June 5 and were booked into the Clackamas County Jail. The couple was charged with murder by neglect and first-degree criminal mistreatment over the death of Ginnifer Mitchell on Mar. 5, Oregon Live details. Around 60 church members came to the house to celebrate the birth of the twin girls, but nobody called 911 even when Ginnifer started having difficulty in breathing four hours after.…
Katie, a 24 year old pregnant female, 33 weeks gestation is admitted to the hospital in sickle cell crisis. Also, she has preeclampsia and is in a tremendous amount of pain. Katie has a medical history of taking opioids and morphine during her pregnancy for pain due to her sickle cell disease. The doctors take Katie right back to the delivery room and prep her for a cesarean section. The baby is born and taken to the Intensive Care Nursery for monitoring due to prematurity and low birth weight.…
The Thompson’s Premature Birth case study was based off of Felicia and Will Thompson who were a married couple that were expecting a baby boy. Will was actively in the military, and he was shipped to serve the country. Mrs. Thompson was pregnant and home alone worrying about the dangers that comes along with her husband being in the combat zone. Fourteen weeks prior to her due date Mrs. Thompson went into labor and gave birth to their one pound son Paul. Mr. Thompson was able to come home to visit his family, but it was only for a short period of time.…
On a rainy day, April 3 ,1982, Diana Rae Lundell (Frahm) went into labor at our cousin’s birthday party. Melanie Rae Lundell was born at 11:35 pm, at the Cannon Falls hospital. Following melanie’s birth, Melissa Kay Lundell was born at 11:41 pm. Melanie weighed five pounds and three ounces. Melissa weighed five pounds and two ounces.…
she broke her leg! Peytone ended up in a wheelchair. Tomorrow, she would see how long she would be in a wheelchair. The doctor told her she could get out of the wheelchair right after Halloween.…
On March 17, 1971, Linda and Calvin gave birth to their first baby girl. They named her Belinda A. Duncan. She was born on St. Patrick's Day but ended up with the nickname "Bunny". Her parents ended up giving birth to two more girls. Belinda helped her parents out by helping them with her younger sisters.…
Doctors of today have advanced tools and technology to look at an embryo and tell if it is healthy and ready for life. Many mothers experience complication in pregnancy that can lead to a child being born with disabilities. As stated in JUSTIFYING INFANTICIDE AND NON-VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA By Peter Singer, infants can be born with “irreversible intellectual disabilities, will never be rational, self-conscious beings.” With the knowledge of the child’s health before birth it gives a morally difficult question to answer. Should the child be born?…
Significant Medical History: Developmental milestones were reported by Bryson's mother as on target with the exception that he was an early walker (at 10 months old). No other developmental concerns were noted. Bryson was born via vaginal birth at 40 weeks gestation. Bryson’s mother reports no complications with the pregnancy or birth other than being induced to start labor. Bryson weighed 8lbs 0oz.…
Have you ever seen a baby that couldn’t breathe? Blue baby syndrome is not rare it is actually very common. This is the story about how one man changed the lives for many young blue babies. Vivien Thomas was an African American kid who had a dream of going to college and becoming a doctor. Vivien worked very hard for money to go to college.…
More than sixteen years ago, on a chilly winter day with light snow on the ground, a little baby girl was brought into the world. That little girl has since been known as Sarah Madelyn Haynes. On February 8, 2000, at 9:53 am, Dawn Haynes, Sarah’s mother, gave birth to Sarah at Concord Hospital. Larry Haynes, Sarah’s father, was not present at the delivery as he was afraid of blood. After the birth of Sarah, a large baby, Dawn hemorrhaged badly and was kept overnight.…
Although author Cheryl Swope received her master’s degree in special education and worked as an overseer of thirteen public school special education programs, the enormous challenge of teaching her own special needs children became a task that no formal education or previous practice had prepared her for handling. Yet, through days and years of personal study and learning with her precious children, Swope gained extensive insights into how to best teach her children. In Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child, Cheryl Swope relays her compelling story of how classical Christian education changed the lives of her special needs children. This touching story gives a beautiful example to show that any child, regardless of his unique needs, can experience a satisfying and rewarding education and life.…
Bye this time, she was exhibiting other strange behaviors, such as dumping her food onto the floor and eating it from the floor. She also enjoyed playing in ant piles with live red ants. Since she was not showing significant improvement, her parents decided to take her to be seen by the army pediatrician. One of the first questions the military doctor asked the parents, “was it a difficult pregnancy?” The parents explained that there were no real complications during pregnancy other than Marginee` being born two weeks early, by C section.…
The story Deaf Like Me begins with a young married couple, Louise and Thomas Spradley, waking up in the middle of the night and panicking about the child they are expecting. Louise is five months pregnant with the couple 's second child. They already have a three and a half year old one named Bruce who became ill last summer. When taking him to the doctors, Louise finds out that Bruce has German measles, or rubella. The doctor notifies Louise that if she is pregnant there can be possible congenital defects in the newborn.…
I used to think that giving birth was overrated and believed that the emotional rollercoaster leading up the birth was insincere. In my opinion, giving birth had always seemed frightening, long and most of all painful. Surprisingly, my whole outlook on giving birth and its emotional impact changed when I gave birth to my first child, Joy. I remember the day as if it was yesterday, despite the fact that it took place almost nine years ago.…
The Nurses rushed to my attention and I was lifted by those strong arms to the delivery room and placed on the bed. My baby was not wasting any more time. He was ready to see the real world. He was ready to leave that cozy enclosed space that he was accustomed to seeing over the past nine months. One of the Nurses exclaimed that the baby’s head was visible.…