MOTHER THERESA POST GRADUATE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES SEMINAR ON EXTENDED AND EXPANDED ROLE OF NURSE SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY PROF DR MANJU BALA DASH Ms TESSY CHARLIE COLLEGE OF NURSING MSC NURSING 1ST YEAR MTPG&RIHS MTPG &RIHS INDEX SL NO CONTENT PAGE NO 1 INTRODUCTION 4 2 TERMINOLOGIES 5 3 DEFINITION
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ways so far. Fall prevention is the last thing that comes to mind in relation to obstetric population. The reason being that laboring and fetus is closely monitoring during and after birth. In my research on the discussion‚ it was noted that fall prevention in obstetric is not well documented and that tool assessment use to assess for fall risk in other health care setting‚ does not work effectively in the obstetric setting. Fall risk tools are typically designed to predict anticipated physiological
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Long before we had Obstetrics and Gynecology‚ many women of those times died in child birth. Most of the deaths from child birth could have been related to convulsion‚ dehydration‚ infection‚ etc… Being that most women of that time spent most of their adult lives pregnant and having multiple births‚ this increased the likelihood of their demise. Bradstreet’s poem was soft and personal. It would seem that she was contemplating the likelihood of her dying while giving birth. The poem was addressed
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then three to eight years of internship and residency‚ to complete advanced educational requirements for an obstetrician and gynecologist. This advanced training happens within four years of undergraduate college education. I feel like being an obstetric nurse would help me in life in general when it comes to having my own children‚ I feel like it will help me understand babies and newborns and it will help me out in the long run when I have my own children. I would love to stay close to home but
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2010 The entire decline in MMR has been due to reductions in direct obstetric deaths. Mortality due to indirect obstetric causes have increased somewhat. Maternal mortality during pregnancy and during delivery has also declined‚ by 50%. In contrast‚ the reduction in post partum maternal deaths was only by a third. Source: BMMS 2010 In BMMS 2010‚ hemorrhage and eclampsia are the dominant direct obstetric causes of deaths‚ together responsible for more than half of the MMR
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such fear. The result is published (27 June) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Between 5 and 20% of pregnant women have a fear of childbirth. Various factors have been associated with increased prevalence of fear of childbirth‚ including young maternal age‚ being a first-time mother‚ pre-existing psychological problems‚ lack of social support and a history of abuse or adverse obstetric events. This Norwegian study looked at 2206 women with a singleton pregnancy
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ultrasound‚ obstetrics package. “And that package has produced dramatic results”. Gawande highlights some flaws of Obstetrics such as their lack of double blind‚ controlled randomized trials (obstetrics uses the least double blind controlled trials in all of medicine)‚ use of fetal heart rate monitoring device‚ forceps eliminated even though better for mothers Gawande though absolves them of blame because they are so successful at saving lives. Gawande even complements obstetrics for not relying
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midwifery care. The role of the midwife in surgical pre- assessment as well as psychological support of patients will also be discussed. Midwives do not work solely within the theatre environment‚ but have a role in all aspects of the patient’s obstetric journey and this is reflected in the discussion. No identifying details of the patient concerned have been used in order to maintain confidentiality and the individual concerned has given permission for their story to be used. CASE HISTORY
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they must employ sound normal birth practices that reduce the likelihood of preventable complications. This strategy was adopted based on the theory that preparing for childbirth and being ready for complications reduces delays in obtaining this obstetric care.
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Information for patients The department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology looks after only women patients. Obstetrics deals with pregnancy and child birth. An obstetrician gives pre pregnancy counseling‚ looks after the woman and her baby during pregnancy‚ helps with child birth and looks after the woman for six weeks after delivery. A gynaecologist looks after women with diseases of the reproductive system. These include period problems‚ infections‚ benign tumours like fibroids and ovarian cysts
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