6.1 INTRODUCTION Save the Children The birth of a baby is one of life’s most wondrous moments. Newborn babies have amazing abilities‚ yet they are completely depended on others for breast -feeding‚ warmth and comfort .Newborn is a continuum of the fetal life and a very important and vulnerable link in the chain of events from the conception to adulthood. The physical and mental wellbeing of an individual depends on the correct management of events in the perinatal period. The current neonatal mortality
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Introduction Newborn care is the most essential procedure in the delivery room‚ it is a procedure or a proper way of handling the baby and implementing the proper way for the newborn. A newborn baby can acquire complications if the procedure was incorrectly performed. The Intrapartum/Newborn Practices assessment tools were developed through a collaboration between the Philippine General Hospital and World Health Organization (WHO) with Department of Health (DOH) (Sala‚ 2011). The Essential newborn care
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administrative order entitled "Adopting New Policies and Protocol on Essential Newborn Care (ENC)‚" which details specific policies and principles to follow for all health-care providers involved in the care of the mother and the newborn. This also implies overall coverage regarding the health of mother and child and the family. The data also implies that the current policy of WHO‚ UNICEF and DOH on the new Partnership for Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health will also bring together many agencies and organizations
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safe and effective care within constantly evolving health care systems (“Patient safety and nursing‚” Wikipedia.com). One such area to be checked is neonatal nursing in which a nurse is to provide immediate newborn care. Such care is critical at this stage for it may distinguish whether the wellness of the care given can improve the condition of the newborn or further worsen the condition of the newborn. Immediate newborn care is a step by step procedure in caring for a newborn to ensure comfort
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Madalina Grace Biggins OUA ID: 857374 The reduction of maternal and newborn morality and morbidity continues to be an elongated and unconquered challenge to human development. (WHO 2011) Each year‚ more than 50‚000 women endure life-capturing complications of pregnancy and or childbirth‚ and more than 3 million babies pass away during the first fragile week of their new life. (WHO 2011) It is not surprising‚ then‚ that many pregnancy related guides and manuals for the awaiting mother-to-be directly
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1. Which action should the nursery nurse take first in caring for the infant? A) Dry the infant quickly with warm blankets. CORRECT Drying the infant is a priority to prevent evaporative heat loss. B) Use a scale to immediately weigh the infant. INCORRECT Weighing the infant can be delayed and another intervention done first. C) Apply a servomechanism temperature probe. INCORRECT Applying a temperature probe is a common procedure when using a radiant warmer; however‚ another action
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This essay will focus upon meeting one of Mrs Jones’ essential care needs. Her care needs include loss of appetite‚ dehydration‚ constipation and pain. The need which will be focussed upon is Mrs Jones’ loss of appetite and nutrition. According to the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code‚ nurses must be able to provide the fundamentals of care including nutritional care. The code also states that nurses must practice using the best available evidence (NMC 2015). Mrs Jones does have other needs as stated
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39. ^ " ’Emergency ’ appendix surgery can wait: MDs". CBC News. 2010-09-21. 42. ^ "WHO Disease and injury country estimates". World Health Organization. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved Nov. 11‚ 2009. 43. ^ "Health Care as a ’Market Good ’? Appendicitis as a Case Study". JournalistsResource.org‚ retrieved April 25‚ 2012 44
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Newborn screening has improved lives for thousands of children across America. Newborn screening is a series of tests conducted from a blood sample taken from a newborn within the first few days of life. In New York State‚ newborns are screened for up to fifty different metabolic‚ endocrine‚ and hematologic disorders. This screening process aims to provide early diagnosis and referral for treatment for several genetic diseases. Some of these disorders may be life threatening and severely debilitating
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Nutrition of newborns Optimal nutrition during the neonatal period supports newborn growth and development‚ as well as providing bonding with the parents. Current recommendations are for exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life‚ followed by a combination of solid foods and human milk until 12 months of age. Parents may also choose to feed their newborn commercially prepared formula. It is important for parents to know about the nutritional needs of newborns‚ the benefits of breastmilk
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