Most new moms experience the baby blues after delivering a child. About one 1 of every 10 of these women will develop a more severe and longer-lasting depression after delivery. Approximately 1 in 1‚000 women develop more serious conditions‚ like postpartum psychosis. A number of factors can increase the risk of postpartum depression‚ including: -a history of depression before becoming pregnant -Age at time of pregnancy (younger mothers are more likely to develop the condition) -the more children
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One of the critical decisions in breast augmentation has to do with your choice in breast implant sizes. Over the years it has been one of the most difficult choices for women going through breast implant surgery. The intriguing mystery over breast implant size choice has been with the industry since its beginning. Plastic surgeons have a wide variety of perspectives on the matter. Some of the common perspectives from plastic surgeons: 1) Some plastic surgeons talk with their patients regarding
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Tissue Expanders A tissue expander is a device that is made from elastic silicone rubber. During the mastectomy‚ this balloon-like device is placed after the surgeon removes skin and tissue to allow for placement of the tissue expander beneath the remaining muscle and skin of the patient’s chest. The tissue expanders are inserted either empty or with a minute amount of saline in them. As time passes‚ sterile saline fluid is added to the expanders: This is accomplished by inserting a small needle
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During Patient Y’s stay on the maternity unit‚ various laboratory studies were drawn via the patient’s blood sample. After arriving on the unit‚ Patient Y had routine blood drawn‚ which includes a rapid plasma regain (RPR)‚ CBC and differential‚ and a type and screen. Please refer to Appendix B. The RPR was drawn to test for syphilis‚ which is a sexually transmitted disease. Patient Y’s RPR was nonreactive‚ which indicates that she does not have syphilis. Patient Y’s CBC and differential was within
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On an early Thursday morning in January I was introduced to Patient Y‚ a 30-40 year old female who was being induced with her third child. She was 39 weeks and 1 day and was having an elective induction. She was very willing to have a nursing student present through her laboring process and therefore I was able to experience the complete birth and eventually use her for my OB paper. Patient Y had diabetes‚ hypertension‚ and depression prior to her pregnancy. She did not have any major surgeries
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Initial History and Assessment At 0600 Jennie is brought to the Labor and Delivery triage area by her sister. The client complains of a pounding headache for the last 12 hours unrelieved by acetaminophen (Tylenol)‚ swollen hands and face for 2 days‚ and epigastric pain described as bad heartburn. Her sister tells the nurse‚ "I felt like that when I had toxemia during my pregnancy." Admission assessment by the nurse reveals: today’s weight 182 pounds‚ T 99.1° F‚ P 76‚ R 22‚ BP 138/88‚ 4+ pitting
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In this assignment I will be explain two different health psychology issues and explaining them. The two different issues I have decided to talk about are eating disorders and childbirth. I will then compare the two health psychology issues in relation to their common themes and also their different. P3 Explain specific health psychology issues. Using two health psychology issues of interest to you‚ you should explain the specific issue in detail Eating Disorders (anorexia and bulimia) Anorexia
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TABLE 4.9 shows most of the respondent had high knowledge regarding normal sign in pregnancy‚ labor and puerperium. 91.8% and 95.9% of the respondent know that nausea/vomiting and missed period are normal sign of pregnancy‚ while fairly high percentage of respondents 69.4% was not normal sign of pregnancy as opposed to 30.6% who might experience blurred vision during pregnancy and thought it was a normal sign. Most of the respondent know normal sign of labor and puerperium. TABLE 4.9: KNOWLEDGE ON
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Solve Your Colic Woes with Chiropractic Care Most parents will be familiar with the frustrating yet common infant condition known vaguely as colic. It’s considered mysterious‚ difficult to treat and leaves many new parents at their wits end. Don’t panic. Chiropractic care offers a simple‚ safe and effective treatment to colic. What Is Colic? Colic is a term used to describe excessive crying in infants‚ usually under the age of six months. You’ve probably heard many normal babies described as ‘colicky’
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Don’t believe the hype when you see those creams and ointments promising to prevent or cut pregnancy stretch marks. Dermatologists are still learning about what causes stretch marks in the first place‚ and skin stretching is not the only risk factor. "Most of the existing products aren’t based on solid scientific research‚" said Frank Wang‚ M.D.‚ assistant professor and dermatologist at the University of Michigan Health System. "Very few to none of the items touted to prevent or fix stretch marks
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