health of women during pregnancy‚ childbirth and the postpartum period. Many developing nations lack apposite health care and family planning. Furthermore‚ pregnant women have minimal access to skilled labor and emergency care. Bare basic emergency obstetric interventions‚ such as antibiotics‚ oxytoxics‚ anticonvulsants‚ manual removal of placenta‚ and instrumented vaginal delivery‚ are vital to improve the scope for survival. In India‚ mostly child and adolescent girls are married off at very young
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practitioners‚ such as advanced practice psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatrists7.” Midwives can play a critical role in facilitating the recovery of women experiencing postpartum psychosis and reducing the fragmentation that exists between obstetric and mental health care7. Someone who can be beneficial to a high-risk mother is a doula. The doula will be able to give the mother her undivided attention and support her at all times. A doula is also educated‚ although not a medical care provider
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Tram Anh Lara Ramsey English 101 – 0678 4.16.2013 Comparing and Contrasting between Certified Nurse-Midwife and Certified Midwife Every profession has its own beauty. Nursing is a professional industry with responsibility for important tasks in medical systems. For a long time‚ professional "nurses"‚ especially midwife nurses‚ were considered low-status; they usually did the extra work as assistants in the army. They helped with cleaning‚ cooking‚ laundry‚ etc .. . A 2012 research by Marjie
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The NCLEX-RN® Cram Sheet This cram sheet contains the distilled‚ key facts about the licensure exam. Review this information just before you enter the testing center‚ paying special attention to those areas where you feel you need the most review. You can transfer any of these facts from your head onto a blank sheet provided by the testing center. We also recommend reading the glossary as a last-minute cram tool before entering the testing center. Good luck. GENERAL TEST INFORMATION 1. Minimum
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operations before and has only had one hospitalizations for chest pain. Patient states “I was so scared and since then I’ve not missed my annual physicals”. (Pg. 781‚ incorporate childhood illnesses‚ accidents‚ chronic illnesses‚ hospitalizations‚ obstetric history‚ immunizations‚ last exam‚ allergies‚ current meds.) 3. FAMILY HISTORY: Pt states that father and mother are still alive and healthy‚ father is 80 years old and mother is 70 years old. No disability with the client. Patients states that the
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Past surgical history: ovarian cystectomy since 2007. Obstetric history : The pt. have menarche at age of 11 years‚ her menstruation is regular‚ with 28 days interval‚ duration of menstruation is 6 days‚ LMP:2/4/2011‚ EDD: 9/1/2012. T P A L 4 1 3 4 Obstetric history of past
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Women who have had abortions suffer an increased risk of anxiety‚ depression‚ and suicide. A study published in a recent edition of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders found that women who aborted their unintended pregnancies were 30 percent more likely to subsequently report all the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder than those women who had carried their unintended pregnancies to term. A study of a state-funded medical insurance program in California published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
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Placental abruption Amniotic Fluid Embolism Sepsis Bleeding disorders Drugs (aspirin / heparin) Potential Consequences of PPH Shock Maternal Death DIC Hysterectomy Treating a Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage Pull emergency bell and call 2222 and ask for Obstetric Emergency and Anaesthetic Team Need Senior Obstetrician‚ Senior Midwife‚ Anaesthetist‚ ODP‚ Scribe‚ Porter Notify Haematologist Lie woman flat and assess ABC Give oxygen 15l via non rebreathe mask‚ record observations and monitor resps‚ pulse and
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important for ensuring the reproductive health of the mothers and for the better outcome of pregnancy.3 One of the most important functions of antenatal care is to offer the woman advice and information about birth preparedness‚ danger signs of obstetric complications‚ and emergency preparedness. Birth preparedness and complication readiness is a safe motherhood strategy whose objective is to promote the timely use of skilled maternal and neonatal care during child birth and obstetrical emergencies
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Health Journal‚ 16(7)‚ 1542-1548. doi:10.1007/s10995-011-0919-1 Ford‚ J. B.‚ Shand‚ A. W.‚ & Roberts‚ C. L. (2013). Characteristics‚ causes and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage in first and second pregnancies. Australian & New Zealand Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology‚ 53(1)‚ 90-93. doi:10.1111/ajo.12019 Fyfe‚ E.‚ Thompson‚ J.‚ Anderson‚ N.‚ Groom‚ K.‚ & McCowan‚ L. (2012). Maternal obesity and postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal and caesarean delivery among nulliparous women at term: a retrospective
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