WHAT IS BABY DUMPING AND WHO ARE THE PERPETRATORS OF BABY DUMPING An average of 100 babies are abandoned a year‚ based on reports filed with the police. Babies dumped in churches‚ mosques‚ temples‚ toilet bowls‚ rubbish dumps and abandoned. Mostly‚ babies are dumped by unwed mothers and under-aged girls who are young‚ naive‚ immature and frightened.The pregnant girls find themselves in a difficult situation. Most dump the babies for fear of being disowned by their families.Steps have to be taken
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EVALUATION OF THE MATERNAL AND CHILD STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EASTERN PROVINCE KANGUNDO DISTRICT MATUNGULU DIVISION KALANDINI LOCATION MBChB LEVEL IV TERM III 2008 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We wish to express sincere appreciation to the residents of Kalandini Location for their participation in the study. In addition‚ special thanks to our facilitator Dr.Njoroge for his guidance‚ assistance and support throughout this undertaking. Many thanks to the drivers for tirelessly transporting
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Imagine‚ the next time you want to have a child there might not be a need for a mother‚ at least her womb. Science is coming up with a way to eliminate the need for a mothers’ womb or a sergeant mother‚ in what they are calling “the new fashioned way”: growing the embryo in an artificial womb. Doctors are developing artificial wombs in which embryos can grow outside woman’s body. The work has been hailed as a breakthrough in treating the childless. Scientists have created prototypes made out of
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Becoming a parent is a life changing decision and for some‚ it can be very difficult to have a child of their own. There are many different options‚ from adoption to in-vitro fertilization. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention‚ 6.7 million women between the ages of 15-44 are infertile in the United States. The joy of becoming a mother is a blessing and many of these women end up searching for other alternatives. There has been much debate on the concept of surrogate motherhood
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* Getting Ready Signs of Labor: happens 2-3 weeks prior to true labor ~ lightening (engagement): baby drops down and presses on bladder ~nesting: mom has sudden burst of energy ~Braxton Hicks contractions ~cervical ripening (softening and dilating) ~bloody show * Effacement: the thinning of the cervix; measured from 0-100% * Dilatation: the opening of the cervix; measured from 0-10 cm * Stages of Labor: ~1st Stage -Early/Latent: -0-3 cm dilatation -contractions 5-30
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Angela Becerra Homework Chapter 1 & 2 Monday & Wednesday 5:40pm-9:00pm Chapter One Module 1.1 Beginnings L01 & L02 1. Three assumptions made by lifespan develop mentalists are: (1) a focus on human development‚ (2) an understanding of stability in addition to growth and change and (3) the perception that development persists throughout our entire life 2. Stages of the life span such as adolescence and middle age are universal across cultures and stable across history. FALSE 3. The
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This paper discusses the roles of an OB/GYN (obstetrician and/or gynecologist) and a certified nurse midwife. An obstetrician is a doctor that specializes in taking care of women and specializes in pregnancy care. Similarly‚ a certified nurse midwife does most of the same thing but technically is not considered a doctor. Through a lot of research‚ I found out the salaries of each profession and even their hourly wages and how they can change from state to state. After discussing each profession individually
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Case Study 1-Antepartum/Prenatal There is a total of 11 questions Scenario P.M. comes to the obstetric (OB) clinical because she has missed 2 menstrual periods and thinks she may be pregnant She states she is nauseate‚ especially in the AM‚ so she completed a home pregnancy test and it was positive. As the intake nurse in the clinic‚ you are responsible for gathering information before she sees the physician. 1. What are the two most important questions to ask to determine possible pregnancy?
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The story gives valuable and creditable evidence that the narrator was believed to have a mental illness‚ which was likely post part depression. In addition the treatment that her husband gave her well the excepted practice. There is overwhelming evidence to validate that the treatment for what she believed to have actually caused her mental breakdown. The narrator draws the audience in to attempt to elicit from them that she was not ill. She explains that she tries to tell her husband what
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Role of health promoters: According to Tannahill (Naidoo and Willis‚ 2000) there are three different types of health promotion that all overlap: • Health education – this type of health promotion includes things like carrying out campaigns and official/formal health education programmes. It also includes advice‚ education‚ and information to people that is given by health practitioners (e.g. doctors‚ midwives‚ school nurses‚ health visitors‚ etc.). Health education is about giving people information
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