amongst them is the task of bringing a child into this world. The birth of a baby should be the happiest moment in a parent’s life‚ but events that occur during labor or in the delivery room can quickly turn happiness to sorrow. It becomes the keen responsibility of doctors‚ nurses‚ and other team members involved in bringing a child into the world to do all they can to keep mom and baby safe and healthy. Around most of the birth injury cases happen from a failure to uphold the duty. But‚ unfortunately
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Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BP/CR) is a strategy that was identified to promote the timely use of skilled maternal and neonatal care during antenatal‚ labour and delivery and postnatal period. According to Johns Hopkins University‚ JHPIEGO (2004)‚ birth preparedness and complication readiness at the provider level means that midwives and doctors must have the knowledge and skills necessary to treat or stabilize and refer women and new born with complications‚ and they must employ
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Part I: Consequences Part I of The Weight of the Nation discussed the effects of the obesity epidemic in America. It immediately grabbed my attention when they stated that more than 18% of American children are obese. Two-thirds of America (or 68.8%) is overweight or obese. There is a strong connection between a high BMI and diabetes mellitus and hypertension‚ especially when accompanied by a high percentage of abdominal fat. I found it interesting‚ and important‚ that the first woman who shared
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These are my rough unedited class notes representing general ideas and concepts for class lectures. Please ignore the many sentence fragments. The African-American culture of the southern plantation influenced the birth of the blues through the adaptation of their African musical heritage. Based upon a call and response structure‚ one slave worker would call or play a lead and the fellow workers would respond with the same phrase or an embellishment of that phrase. The music involved predictable
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The use of birth control is a big issue that has come up many times in our lifetime. Especially for women‚ we have to make the choice whether or not to use it. It has its negative effects but it also has its positives. I am for the use of birth control. I believe‚ once a person has turned 18‚ they should have the right to say how they live their life and how they plan it. And with birth control‚ the young generation can be able to successfully planning their lives without hurting anyone. One main
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Actions for wrongful birth and wrongful conception Actions for wrongful birth and wrongful conception frequently raise moral‚ ethical and philosophical issues. Legal judgments have often been contradictory and on occasions have arrived at their conclusions without addressing all the pertinent issues. Actions for wrongful conception or wrongful birth are variants of clinical liability and negligence. The initiative to bring an action lies with the parents. This is different for actions for wrongful
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Bipedalism & Human Birth: The Obstetric Dilemma Over hundreds of thousands of years‚ the human body has evolved in many different ways to help us adapt to our ever changing environment. The obstetric dilemma refers to changes in the female pelvic region as a result of our evolution towards bipedalism‚ and the resulting difficulties in childbirth. When assessing gestation periods‚ premature births and maternal & infant health‚ the question comes up as to why the human body has evolved in
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Birth Order Effects Theory Alfred Adler is best known by the psychological family for establishing the order of birth theory. As we study how one develops their personality we will find that there is no one theory that will provide us with a complete explanation to the question. Adler’s theory came from his idea that birth order was a major social influence in childhood‚ one from which we create our own lifestyle (Adler‚ 2009). Adler’s theory to the order of birth insists that the position of a
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Cognitive Development Birth to 3 months Most new-born babies can focus on and will follow a moving object with their eyes. Infants are exploring their world through sucking‚ grasping‚ gazing‚ etc. At 3 months old a baby can recognise faces‚ copy facial expressions and respond to sounds. 6 to 9 months. At 6 months a baby can imitate sounds. They realize that they can pick up an object when it is dropped. They can recognise their own name when called. At 9 months a baby can understand simple words
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Walter A. Friedman’s book Birth of the American Salesman “salesmen not only fed America’s thirst for consumerism‚ they shaped it.” Why does America have a thirst for consumerism? Anybody can acquire the ability to sell goods and provide services. However‚ certain qualities must be present in order to be efficient. To be the best salesman‚ just being able to sell goods and provide services‚ won’t get you very far. One must go above and beyond the normal expectations of society in the workforce. In Arthur
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