Diet: In terms of diet‚ porpoises are known to consume fish squid and crustaceans as part of their primary food sources. To assist them with locating prey; porpoises hunt for food using echolocation. In addition to helping them find food‚ echolocation also helps them navigate the ocean in areas where light is absent‚ and also to keep track of other pod members. Although porpoises are predators they prefer to hunt in shallow coastal waters and usually hunt for food near or at the surface of the water
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Home birthing experts argue that giving birth at home is just as safe as being in a hospital for women in low-risk categories. That may be close to the truth‚ but only if nothing goes wrong. And the problem is that when it comes to giving birth‚ you never‚ ever know what might go wrong. Fit‚ healthy young women can still unexpectedly have horrible‚ traumatic births. I should know‚ because I had one with my first son. The Federal Government announced yesterday that professional indemnity insurance
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Maternity Workbook Q: What does the word ‘midwife’ literally mean? A: According to the Baby Centre (no date)‚ the word midwife literally means “with woman”. Q: Which regulatory body exists to safeguard the wellbeing and health of the public? A: The Nursing and Midwifery Council is the regulatory body that exists to safeguard the wellbeing and health of the public (The Nursing and
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August 05‚ 2012 Methods of Birth Assessment Childrearing is the one of the most crucial times in a mother’s and father’s life and is An journey into parenthood that finally turns into a journey of becoming an adult. The Child birthing practice allows us to decide on which birth methods we prefer‚ but some childbearing are not by choice. There are much that has been written about childbearing practices‚ whether it; the wrong way or the right way‚ which also chosen by different
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Analysis Indiana University (IU) Health Paoli Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital in southern Indiana. IU Health Paoli serves a rural population and offers obstetrical (OB) services. The OB department offers an individualized family centered birthing setting. The hospital delivers around 130 babies annually. The mission of the OB department is to offer a personalized compassionate delivery of care and provide a quality outcome for mother and newborn. The staff on OB is all registered nurses
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and control her breathing. A midwife will ask the mother if she wishes for an epidural and then continue with the birth‚ guiding her breathing and helping her to relax. If there are complications at birth such as if the baby gets stuck or exits the birthing canal feet first‚ the midwives will seek extra medical assistance. This may stress the mother and cause more difficulties for not only the mother and midwives‚ but also for the baby. Communication can mean the difference between life and death and
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Midwife Attended Birth Outcomes and Experiences in the Home vs. Hospital Setting Sonni Collins California State University East Bay Introduction The Midwifery Model of care is defined in part by the old English etymology of the word‚ which means “with woman.” The role of the midwife is to provide the individual space for the woman laboring with as little un-natural inference as possible. (Hunter‚ 2002) The preferred and most common birth attended by midwives is at home birth
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first opportunity to love at that crucial time surrounding birthand the consequences of denying that opportunity. Love is as important to the individual as it is to their society and our world. At the time of birth‚ and for about an hour following birthing‚ the mother and her newborn baby are swamped in a cocktail of hormones. This time is a crucial time for the mother and baby to bond‚ to become attached … to fall in love. A baby born after a normal‚ unmedicated birth and immediately dried and placed
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redefined the perception of their skill as life saving‚ a higher moral order. Soon‚ barber-surgeons gained a competitive edge over midwives to practise at difficult home-deliveries‚ through manual non-medical-instrumental extraction of fetus from the birthing woman (Dundes‚ 1987). Contrary to lay belief that fetal life began only at the point of “quickening” when expectant woman felt fetal movement (20 weeks)‚ Obstetricians utilized their bio-scientific knowledge from the expertise of the microscope to
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Even though hospitals are the primary location for birthing today‚ doctors may not know exactly what is best for the mother and un-born child because most doctors are ignorant of other birthing options. Very few doctors have actually seen a natural birth without medical intervention. Also‚ doctors are trained for major surgery and diagnosing diseases not necessarily birthing children. Home births are without a doubt the least intrusive kind of birthing environment because minimal modern interventions
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