Breastfeeding Essay

Stages of Pregnancy and Fetal Development Gi Kim Thomas Nelson Community College Dr. Linda Dunn Developmental Psychology PSY 230-03H Stages of Pregnancy and Fetal Development One of the fabulous moments and a gift as a woman is having a unique individual human baby or babies. According to online dictionary, Merriam-Webster, pregnancy is a term used when a woman or female animal have a baby or babies in a body. The stages of pregnancy is important to know because it warns people what…

IT began just after I started to show. Friends, acquaintances and even strangers began to lecture me about breast-feeding. I was moved when mothers described the joy of bonding this way, but people talked a lot about antibodies, too. One night at a party, a woman I barely knew told me all about colostrum, racial disparities in breast-feeding rates and how I absolutely had to have a hands-free pump. By the time the teacher at our hospital birth class announced that she wouldn’t explain how to use…

According to the video it talks about SIDS which is known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. It is the unexplained death, usually during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby less than a year old. And there are multiple ways to prevent it. One way is to make sure the baby is placed in a safe sleep environment every time they are placed to sleep. Whereas, to make sure there are no stuffed animals, toys or loose bedding. Also to not over bundle the baby, where they only have on one layers of clothing…

You’ll probably have a couple of HA's at the start of motherhood, but no worries you got this. There is no need to check the kardex because you already know the course of action to take care of your little one. What better mother for your daughter to have than a mother who knows her anatomically and physiologically before she is even here, the perks of her mommy being a nurse. Crying will be her call light Code browns will be considered “cute” and diapers will make you say “aww” Rolling her…

Introduction: Neonatal bone health is a problem of growing interest and concern because of the increasing recognition of its impact upon childhood, adolescence and even adulthood. Osteoporosis in adulthood often has its roots in childhood. Some forms may be prevented by proper attention to neonatal and childhood bone health. A premature infant likely suffers lifelong decreased bone mineral density as a result of its early birth and the lack of adequate mineral stores that are typically present…

In the hospital setting a newborn and their parent(s) is given identification bracelets and security sensors. The neonatal period is the first month of life (Potter & Perry, 2009). It is important to encourage bonding. Breast-feeding is the start of direct body contact between mother and baby. Hand washing is crucial when caring for a newborn to prevent the transmission of infection and germs. Newborns immune system is susceptible to infection due to it being weak. The umbilical cord should be…

The purpose of this research study was to record newborns responses to speech both in their native and nonnative languages and see their responses to emotions. They were interested in testing the finding that had been found by previous researchers that infants do not have the capacity to perceive emotion until a few weeks after they are born. The researchers formulated the hypothesis that newborns differentiate between the emotional characteristics of speech and that this phenomenon is based…

Able et al. (2001) have conducted research on various sleeping arrangements in different ethnic groups; Pakeha, Maori, Pacific people which include Tongan, Samoan, Cook Islander and Niuean with their infants under 12 month in New Zealand. This essay focuses on the comparison in infant sleeping arrangements among different culture. Moreover, further discussion of attachment theory in which mainly focusing on Ainsworth (1979) research findings and a hypothesis on relationships between maternal…

I agree that rationality and gentleness are the keys to raising a good child. In the case of Shila, she was not rational and she was too gentle. Shila thought it was rational to give half of her salary to charity and donate a large portion of her clothes. While it is proper to donate to charity, the amount of money and clothing that Shila was donating was irrational because she was limiting the amount of items and money she had for herself. While being gentle is a great quality to have when it…

A. ELECTIVE 5 5% 8 8% B. EMERGENCY 5 5% 9 9% TABLE 8: APGAR SCORE OF THE BABIES AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY S.NO APGAR Score LABETOLOL NIFEDIPINE NO.OF CASES % OF CASES NO. OF CASES % OF CASES 1 10 30 60% 28 56% 2 6-8 11 22% 13 26% 3 4-6 2 4% 2 4% 4 2-4 3 6% 4 8% 5 2-0 4 8% 3 6% DISCUSSION: Labetolol is an effective drug in control of hypertension in pregnancy. A study by G.D Lamming and E.M Symonds on Labetolol proved that Labetolol is a useful drug in the treatment of PIH. A study by A.El…