takes immense exertion. This exertion makes each tiny breath like the very first. “The majority of preterm infants less than 30 weeks gestation require extra assistance in the delivery room. Exogenous surfactant therapy has been an integral part of neonatal intensive care unit care for the past 20 years. In the preterm infant population‚ surfactant use has substantially decreased mortality” (Wiswell). Prior to the discovery of surfactant upwards of 10‚000 newborns died annually. An additional 15‚000
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In the most parts of the world today‚ gender equality has progressed significantly. Women are free to pursue their aspirations and desires in a very supportive society. Unfortunately‚ this is not the case for all women. Millions of girls and women today are fighting for their most basic right‚ the right to their body. Despite increased backlash female circumcision is still shockingly prevalent in many third world countries. Many advocators of female circumcision argue the procedure is an integral
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Comforting the Neonate; application of the Comfort Care Theory Introduction An anonymous author once said‚ "In the last stages of a final illness‚ we need only the absence of pain and the presence of family." The comfort care theory by Katharine Kolcaba exemplifies this by creating a baseline of quality care that both nurses and doctors can utilize in providing care to a dying patient. Comfort has been called a distinguishing characteristic of the nursing profession yet‚ until Katharine Kolcaba
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breastfeeding‚ and environmentally hygienic areas for children in order to successful decrease the child mortality rate in India. Key words: India‚ nutrition‚ child mortality rate‚ maternal mortality rate‚ anemia‚ DOTS‚ infant mortality rate‚ neonatal mortality rate‚ MDGs Introduction India is a developing low-to middle-income country that is located in Southeast Asia‚ bordering the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea‚ between the countries of Burma and Pakistan. India has the second highest population
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Lorenzo’s Oil Essay The film is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone and their son Lorenzo. In 1984 Lorenzo came down with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)‚ a rare inherited disease. Doctors said that he would lose all his functions and die within two to three years. Refusing to accept this grim verdict‚ the Odones set out on a mission to find a treatment for ALD and to save their child. In their quest for a treatment the Odones often clashed with doctors‚ scientists‚ and support groups
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detect inheritance of a trait. Genetic tests have been divided into four categories in this text‚ and they will be examined in greater detail later. These categories are: <br><li>Prenatal tests that are applied on fetuses during pregnancy. <br><li>Neonatal screening just after birth and career screening of marrying couples. <br><li>Testing for serious late-onset disease before the symptoms occur. <br><li>Testing to assess the probability of developing complex disease. <br> <br>There are a couple
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Facility Planning – Part I Gail Ashley HCS/466 July 11‚ 2010 Jennifer Freel Facility Planning – Part I The southern end of Virginia Beach was underserved in the area of health care. The distance to travel to the closest hospital is approximately 25-30 minutes‚ more during rush hour traffic. The Sentara Healthcare Organization decided it was time to locate a facility in the area to provide health care and also to provide health care to the neighboring city‚ eastern North Carolina
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Handbook. The Cochrane Collaboration. Avalaible from: www.cochrane.dk/cochrane/handbook.htm. [Accessed 22nd March 2013]. Dennis C. L. (2002). Breastfeeding initiation and duration: A 1990–2000 literature review. Journal of Obstetric‚ Gynecologic‚ and Neonatal Nursing. 31(1):12–32. Duckett L‚ Henly S.‚ Garvis M. (1993) Predicting breast-feeding duration during the postpartum hospitalization. Western Journal of Nursing Research. (15) p. 177-198. Ekström‚ A.‚ Widström‚ A.M.‚ Nissen‚ E. (2003) ‘Duration of
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or Stein-Leventhal syndrome‚ is an endocrine disorder in women that has varying degrees of early and long-term reproductive and metabolic risk. PCOS is the most common female endocrinopathy during childbearing age with around 6%-10% of the population afflicted. (Palomba et al.‚ 2015). While many that have been diagnosed with PCOS have ovarian cyst‚ it is not the symptom required for diagnoses. To be diagnosed with PCOS one must be afflicted with at least two of three
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Original article Shoulder dystocia: an Evidence-Based approach Salvatore Politi1 Laura D’Emidio2 Pietro Cignini2 Maurizio Giorlandino2 Claudio Giorlandino2 Introduction Most often an unpredictable and unpreventable obstetric emergency‚ Shoulder Dystocia (SD) continues to evoke terror and fear among physicians‚ nurse midwives and other healthcare providers (1‚2). SD is defined as a delivery that requires additional obstetric manoeuvres to release the shoulders after gentle downward traction
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