Jennifer St.Pierre 7/10/2012 Mary Breckenridge NU 120 Michelle R. Edwards MSN‚ RN Breckenridge School of Nursing Mary Breckenridge was born in 1881 in Kentucky. She was born into an influential family‚ and for that she enjoyed a privileged childhood as well as getting an education in the U.S and Europe. Mary Breckenridge’s father was the U.S ambassador to Czar Nicholas II of Russia. By the time Mary Breckenridge was 26 years old she had become widowed‚ as well as losing both of her children
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been identified clearly. In this research they conducted a prospective study that caused them to use self-rating questionnaires. They did this to gain clarity on the association between bonding disorders and maternal mood during pregnancy and after childbirth. The method of this research consisted of a total of 389 women. They were all asked to complete the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale four times each during their pregnancy and during their postpartum
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obviously not a reason to abort as it’s cosmetic and can be repaired. However‚ more severe abnormalities such as Anencephaly‚ in which the baby suffers from the absence of a brain and spinal cord. There is no cure and most Anencephalic babies die during childbirth. The CDC estimates that each year‚ about 1 in every 4‚859 babies in the United States will be born with Anencephaly. (Facts about Anencephaly) If the fetus is diagnosed with this defect‚ it wouldn’t be a difficult decision to make. Aborting a child
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Introduction The birth of a child is an event of both tremendous joy and stress. In this day and age‚ there are several options in regards to childbirth that include the before and after care of a newborn. But which method would provide future parents the greatest success in the delivery room? The two main options I will be discussing will be midwives or physicians. Many physicians agree that “"the safest setting for labour‚ delivery and the immediate post-partum period is in a hospital or a birthing
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My personal statement My desire to be a midwife began before studying nursing diploma in Spain. There are several reasons for this interest‚ beginning with my cousin’s completion of a midwifery course. She has told me very much about her course and I was excited to hear about each element of it. Another factor which attracted me to this branch of nursing was the excitement of taking part in a birth. Witnessing the happiness of those involved is always an unforgettable experience and to smooth
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viewed between the two. In Nancy Scheper-Hugh’s article called Lifeboat Ethics: Mother Love and Child Death in Northeast Brazil‚ she views the mother-infant bond as solely based on the culture. In this article‚ when women’s babies die‚ either at childbirth or shortly there after‚ the mothers do not weep for them. Scheper-Hughs says "It would be wrong‚ a sign of a lack of faith‚ to weep for a child with such good fortune" (Brettell & Sargent 2005 pg.36). This "good fortune" refers to a saint coming
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increasing number of women entering in the workforce today at a childbearing age‚ these figures call for serious concern. Pregnancy discrimination is defined as the unfavourable treatment of a woman because of “pregnancy‚ childbirth‚ or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth.” The conflict between pregnant women and the workplace has intensified as more women enter the workforce and take on roles which were previously predominantly held by men. It is estimated that three out of four women
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four limbed lumbering to bipedal striding came with some disadvantages. By this it frees our hands up for using tools unfortunately the changes made in our pelvis for moving on two legs in combination with babies with large brains that makes human childbirth unusually dangerous compared with the rest of the animal kingdom. So the shift produced skeletal adaptations that made them more susceptible to back‚ legs and joint injuries. Because the birth canal narrowed allow for more efficient locomotion labor
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I wasn’t sure if it was the right path for me. I wasn’t sure if I was strong enough to push through all that I needed to in order to become the midwife that women in our society need. After reading so many articles and literature pertaining to childbirth and midwifery including the ones required for this class I have come to finally realized why I chose this path from the very beginning. It’s not because I want something to try to make a living off of. It’s not because I don’t want to go to medical
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are sitting on our comfy brown suede couch. The cliche screams coming from the scary movie that’s playing in the front of the room. Little did I know that in just a few minutes my heart rate would go up‚ but not from the movie‚ from the horrors of childbirth. My sister and I just got back from helping my mom and dad clean the remains of our family business. My sister‚ Brooke‚ started to get irritable and wanted to go and relax‚ which was understandable because her stomach looked like it was about to
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