Lack of maternal health education can lead to negative outcomes…
New research shows that a father can effect prenatal environment due to inflicting stress on the pregnant…
Introduction Preterm birth can cause serious health problems or even be fatal for a baby, particularly if it happens very early (Weiss, 2015). In general, the more mature a baby is at birth, the better the chances of surviving and being healthy is. Ms. W’s case is no different; she is in preterm labor in the hospital, refusing treatment. Moreover, due to pregnancy and medication annoyance, Ms. W wants to discontinue all treatment, despite doctors’ orders. Ms. W’s potential risks of premature delivery will increase if she does not understand her medical indications, quality of life in association to risks, contextual features, and the way she applies patient preference.…
Nora Volkow, MD stands out for laying the groundwork that dopamine is a pivotal player in addiction. She is Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Her groundbreaking work led to our understanding that addiction is strongly influenced by the release of dopamine in the brain and spinal cord. This “disease model” of addiction is not universally accepted (http://bit.ly/1K3AvnM).…
In the following report, the variable Maternal Mortality, and the variable Number of Physicians will be examined. The hypothesis going into this examination is that the two variables will have a strong relationship. The aim of this bivariate investigation is to determine whether or not this theory is correct. At first examination, it was decided that the two variables would be related, as the likelihood of maternal death during childbirth is increasingly unlikely when the number of doctors present is higher.…
Locked in a jail cell pregnant inmates are neglected daily medical treatments and are brutally mistreated threatening the lives of both them and the baby. For some the newborns are taken away after 24 hrs losing the importance of bonding with the mother. Being pregnant in prison is a challenge on a whole different level wondering if this baby will make it out safe and where they will end up. As a women locked up they are still treated with the rules that were intentionally made up for men. Prison guards trained to not to have feelings and to keep them intact and shackled as if a pregnant women with swollen ankles would run away.…
Cultural Differences Among Pregnant Women There are many different traditions, rituals and beliefs within many cultures that may occur when a woman becomes pregnant. When a woman becomes pregnant she will ultimately receive positive or negative feedback depending on her cultures beliefs.…
Birth, Death, and Motherhood in Classical Greece Review Birth, Death, and Motherhood in Classical Greece, by Nancy Demand, focuses on the lives of women in that time period. It illustrates how their lives revolved around the oikos and being a dutiful wife, mother, and daughter-in-law. The book also conveys the limited evidence of women in Classical Greek medicine.…
A birth injury happens whenever a newborn baby is wounded during the labor process. There are several forms of birth and labor traumas, some insignificant and very easily cured and some more serious. Most birth injuries will be avoided by suitable medical care and staying within the most appropriate medical requirements. While certain birth injuries can take place in a natural way, some can be the result of neglect or a mistake of your doctor, in which case you might want to talk with a lawyer. One type of mild labor/birth injury is bruising on the baby's skull that may happen naturally from the mother's pelvic bones.…
1 Angelena Presti LifeSpan Dev. Typically when parents find out that they are going to be, well parents they usually don’t know what exactly to expect, even with all of the help provided from books and social media but neither does the baby. Babies are a handful at times and can be very fragile and innocent creatures who have the potential to grow to be strong women and brave men. The babies do not always start out that way tho, many doctors and nurses know and have seen first hand babies fight for their life just to live and take their first breath.…
Antenatal education classes are offered to expecting parents with the aim of providing strategies and insight for childbirth and parenthood. This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness and relevance of prenatal education . This will be achieved by discussing the importance of varied delivery methods in antenatal education, the effectiveness of classes on educating the mother and father for birth and their parental role, and whether antenatal classes adequately prepare both parents for when things go wrong during labor. There are a variety of prenatal education methods, such as online, and classroom based form.…
A preventative measure could be taking blood to assess for anaemia or other illnesses which could affect the mother’s health. Also, any type of screening such as blood pressure taking, abdominal palpations during later stages of pregnancy to assess lie of baby as some babies if they have not turned may need instrumental or C-section delivery. Midwife can help the mother prepare for these or try and get baby to turn.…
With all the information now available to us about pregnancy, labor, and delivery, it can be easy to feel that we know all there is to know. But the truth is, there is still a lot of mystery surrounding pregnancy and birth. For instance, did you know that we still don't know what exactly causes labor to start?…
It afflicts 3% to 5% of pregnancies and is a leading cause of maternal mortality; especially in developing countries…
The profession midwifery is a field in which it consists of different configurations. These frameworks include different fields where midwives focus on many aspects for the wellbeing of the mother and fetus. This essay will discuss midwifery as a practice, its rights alongside with the care it provides for women and their baby and the professional boundaries. Woman centered care focuses on the woman’s needs, expectations and aspirations. It recognizes self-determination in terms of choice, control and continuity of care.…