Obstetrics

Prematurity has been considered a serious public health problem around the world. The reasons for the occurrence of a premature birth include maternal and fetal conditions, and their implications go beyond technical obstetric and neonatal issues, as they affect the daily lives of children, teenagers, men and women. The complications of prematurity are the leading cause of neonatal deaths and the second most frequent cause of deaths in children younger than 5 years of age. In Brazil, health…

In the documentary, The Business of Being Born, there are two methods of birth that are being compared and contrasted, including home births and hospital births. Throughout the film, the director Abby Epstein and executive producer Ricki Lake are implying that the cost of comprehensive trust in technology available in the hospital setting is reflected in the United States infant-mortality and maternal-mortality rates. According to the film, the newborn death rate for the United States is the…

it mean taking resources away from men’s health. This is about acknowledging the fact that women and men are different. While that may seem obvious, past medical research often worked on the assumption that, with the exceptions of breast cancer, obstetrics and gynecology, women are just like men. It was not unusual for medical studies and drug trials to exclude women, even though women were affected by the condition being studied or would be prescribed the drugs that were being tested. To…

The following is a case study involving a young pregnant women by the name of Kim. Kim is 17 years old and presenting to the local hospital for antenatal care. Please see appendix 1 for more information regarding Kim’s situation. This case study will identify risk factors that make Kim’s pregnancy complex and examine aspects of antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care provided to Kim, and later in the case study, her infant. Care options for Kim will be based on evidence-based practice. Kim…

The risks of Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Jojanny Munoz Mr. Cole En1320 For most woman pregnancy is one of the happiest moments of their life, as you never anticipate on having any complications or life threatening disorders.…

Abstract: Purpose: To point out the possible relationship between Periodontitis and Mild and Preeclampsia in pregnant women and to correlate this to association to clinical and recommended periodontal considerations. Keywords: Periodontitis; Periodontal; Preeclampsia; Gingivitis Relationship between Periodontitis and Mild and Severe Pre-eclampsia in Pregnant Women Introduction: For a long time, maternal health has been identified as a critical determinant in trimming down the…

Introduction Anthony, Austin, and Cormier (2010), authors of “Early Detection of Prenatal Substance Exposure and the Role of Child Welfare,” studied the risks of prenatal substance exposure, issues with testing and the roles of the child welfare system. Anthony et al. (2010) explain that substance exposure creates a public health problem and affects several agencies such as child welfare. Substance abuse has an unfavorable effect on child development that could be decreased by early detection…

Through the interviews conducted as part of the present study and the literature reviewed, women experiences and utilization of health care system were examined. Based on the responses of all three interviewees, maternal experience was exhibited differently among the participants depending on many factors such maternal age, race and pregnancy intention. Maternal and birth outcomes were also varied and may be inconsistent with the reviewed literatures. Pregnancy intention was one of the factors…

a new mother, social support and women who have had a history of depression. Depression is considered second to H.I.V/AIDS according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In the U.S.A post-partum depression is one of the leading causes of non-obstetric hospitalization among young women (14-44) if not treated immediately. Post-partum depression has the record of beginning immediately within four weeks of child birth. This fact is according to the A.P.A also known as the (American Psychiatric…

assign them according to evidence based categories. Consequently, this influences the choices that women have during their pregnancy period and around birth. In CRM midwives are required to identify those women who are at high risk or low risk obstetric risk in order to minimise maternal and neonatal risk. However, Stahl and Hundley (2003) question the effectiveness of this strategy. Their study established that labelling women as “at risk” negatively affective their psychosocial state.…