Obesity and Pregnancy Have you ever leisurely walked down an isle at Target and noticed a pregnant women waddling from side to side and thought to yourself man she is fat? Well she really is. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy and increased health problems. Maternal obesity is a major risk factor in short term for both maternal and fetal complications‚ including maternal
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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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Nature and Magnitude of Maternal health in Nigeria: Maternal health is directly linked to the numbers of pregnancies and deliveries. Ewetan and Ese (2014) stated “Every single day‚ Nigeria loses about 2‚300 under-five years old and 145 women of childbearing age” (p.1). Thus‚ maternal health is one of the main public health issues in Nigeria. According to World Health Organization (WHO) (2013)‚ as shown in Figure 1‚ the maternal mortality rate in 1990 was 1200 per 100 000 live births‚ but that rate
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English 1013 16 July 2014 Natural Childbirth Since the beginning of time women have stayed constant with two things‚ menstruating and childbirth. Childbirth one of the most beautiful and natural experiences of a woman’s life began to get compromised in the 1960’s with the invention of the Epidural “epidural anesthetic‚ used especially in childbirth to produce loss of sensation below the waist.”(Webster 782) Childbirth now means just the delivery of a child it can now be opened for interpretation
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NUR 221 Final Review Obstetrics: • Physiological changes of pregnancy of each body system including fundal height and vs • Postpartum changes (progressive‚- return of menstruation and lactation retrogressive‚- involution of the uterus‚ 6 weeks involution‚- return of the uterus to it’s pre-pregnant stage‚ contraction‚ lochia- rubra-1-3 days‚ mod-heavy‚ red w/ clots‚ serosa-4-10 days‚ mod-scant‚ pink‚ alba-11-21 days‚ scant‚ whitish/tan) • Postpartum checks ( B-breasts U-uterus/fundus B-bleeding
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Abstract Developing nations are plagued by high maternal mortality rates‚ unwanted pregnancies‚ and family planning policies that aim to control population growth through sterilization and unsafe birth control drugs. In such harsh settings‚ traditional midwives are important and effective agents of women ’s wellness and family planning policy. This essay will evaluate the community roles of professional versus traditional midwives in rural Asia‚ including discussion regarding the meager respect
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Case Study 1-Antepartum/Prenatal There is a total of 11 questions Scenario P.M. comes to the obstetric (OB) clinical because she has missed 2 menstrual periods and thinks she may be pregnant She states she is nauseate‚ especially in the AM‚ so she completed a home pregnancy test and it was positive. As the intake nurse in the clinic‚ you are responsible for gathering information before she sees the physician. 1. What are the two most important questions to ask to determine possible pregnancy?
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Introduction Gestational diabetes is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance that has its onset or is first diagnosed during pregnancy. Kuhl‚ Hornnes‚ and Andersen (1985) state that gestational diabetes occurs when the pancreas of a pregnant woman fails to increase insulin production to compensate for the natural decrease in cells’ sensitivity to insulin. The cardinal signs of diabetes are polyuria (related to decreased reabsorption at the renal tubules because of the osmotic activity of
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Running head: RESEARCH CRITIQUE: EFFECTS OF GENDER ON THE HEALTH Research Critique: Effects of Gender on the Health and Development of Medically At-Risk Infants Kimberly Baird Grand Canyon University Introduction to Nursing Research NRS 433 Sonya Williams April 28‚ 2011 Research Critique: Effects of Gender on the Health and Development of Medically At-Risk Infants Gender has been shown to have a considerable impact on the health and development of infants with boys showing greater
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Depression and Pregnancy Audrey Luck Psychology for Midwives 11/16/10 Depression and Pregnancy 2 For most women the period of growing bellies and growing anticipations is a joyful and exciting time and for others this time may harbor doubt‚ fear‚ and depression. “As many as 1 out of 5 women have symptoms of depression during pregnancy. For some women‚ those symptoms are severe. In pregnancy‚ women who have been depressed before are at higher risk of depression than other
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