Prenatal screening Screening for Down syndrome is available to about 53.5% of mothers on a maternal age basis‚ and the remaining 46.5% of health boards provide serum screening for all ages. There are several methods used in prenatal screening‚ these are usually used separately‚ and a number of factors are taken into account to determine which method should be used. Amniocentesis has been around for 20 years and is probably the most well known screening method. It involves testing a sample of the
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Thesis statement: Because teen pregnancies have increased due to cultural changes‚ sexual attitudes‚ and exploited media‚ teen pregnancy is becoming a major issue that needs to be resolved by increased parental awareness and sexual education. Definition: Pregnancy - period of time between fertilization of the ovum (conception) and birth‚ during which mammals carry their developing young in the uterus (see embryo). The duration of pregnancy in humans is about 280 days‚ equal to 9 calendar months
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Annotated Bibliography Beck‚ D. T. & Watson‚ S. (2010). Subsequent childbirth after a previous traumatic birth. Nursing Research‚ 59(4)‚ 241-249. This nursing article analyzes women’s reactions and experiences with a second childbirth following a traumatic first birthing experience. Beck and Watson (2010) state that a successive childbirth could either aide in the healing process or have the potential to re-open old wounds and make healing harder. The research method used was
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RN Program CLINICAL PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT AND CARE PLAN NURSERY STUDENT NAME: Robin Rickards CLINICAL SITE/UNIT: SOH/Nursery CLINICAL DATE: 01/20/15 PATIENT INTIALS: F.P. AGE: 9 days Sex: M RELIGION/CULTURE: Not documented MATERNAL AND LABOR HISTORY: Mother was admitted to hospital on 01/09/15 for labor induction at 39 weeks and 4 days. Active labor began at 1015. F.P. was born at 1837
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Muhammad Zaid Ashfaq Adiah Afraz SS-100 Sect#7 December10‚ 2012 The big question: Elective Birth or Natural Birth Some people believe that giving birth is a miracle. They believe it is a miracle in two ways. Firstly‚ the unique experience and it’s amazing nature‚ and secondly‚ how a mother can actually live through all that unimaginable and intolerable pain. But not all people believe in miracles. There are many who tend to skip the fear-striking pain of a pure natural birth through use of technological
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How Does Natural Childbirth Compare to Medicate Births? Jennifer Rasmussen COM/220 June 6‚ 2010 Julie Freydlin How Does Natural Childbirth Compare to Medicate Births? One of the most natural things for a woman’s body to do is give birth. Once a woman knows that she is with child‚ she begins deciding what will be best for her and her child whether it is what to eat‚ whether or not exercise‚ and even what her birth experience should be. Although it is difficult for women to go through the
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EVAN 101 2/28/2013 Witness Report PART ONE – What method of evangelism did you use and how did you start the conversation? The method I chose to use to witness to a young lady‚ who has been a friend of the family for a long time‚ was the relational method. While at my grandson’s first birthday party I engaged in a conversation with a longtime friend of my daughters. She has a baby that is close to my grandson’s age. The first thing I did was give her a big welcoming hug. We haven’t seen her
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There are a wide variety of genetic disorders that parents face during pregnancy. Parents are faced with the terrifying news of the disorders that doctors diagnosis their unborn children. In some cases‚ certain disorders are not discovered until after the birth of the new baby. Due to the fact that there are a wide variety of genetic disorders‚ there are also different ways these disorders can be detected‚ as well as the different ways they affect the unborn baby‚ the mother‚ and the treatment plans
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EVALUATION OF THE MATERNAL AND CHILD STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EASTERN PROVINCE KANGUNDO DISTRICT MATUNGULU DIVISION KALANDINI LOCATION MBChB LEVEL IV TERM III 2008 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We wish to express sincere appreciation to the residents of Kalandini Location for their participation in the study. In addition‚ special thanks to our facilitator Dr.Njoroge for his guidance‚ assistance and support throughout this undertaking. Many thanks to the drivers for tirelessly transporting
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Chapter I THE PROBLEM Introduction The newborn is a miracle of nature‚ the results of forty week of never to be equaled growth and development (Hamilton‚ 1998). Inside the uterus‚ the fetus grows into a tiny being capable of survival through the help of the mother. The fetus is fully dependent on the mother’s circulation for oxygen supply and nutrients through the umbilical cord. It is inside the womb that the body receives warmth and protection from the dangers of the outside world. Birth‚
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