Why I want to do midwifery I want to become a midwife for several reasons: The physical process of pregnancy and birth has fascinated me since my mother’s pregnancy with my sister‚ and it leaves me amazed at how strong and powerful women truly are even now. I believe knowledge is very important and making sure that women know of all available options for pregnancy and birth is very important to me‚ but promoting a good‚ healthy lifestyle also appeals to me‚ as‚ midwifery is partly primary care
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Three Ways Medical Negligence Can Lead to Injuries to a Baby or a Mother Birth injuries to a child or the mother can happen through no one’s fault‚ but there are situations where an injury could have been prevented. Through negligence on the part of a doctor or hospital staff‚ a child is harmed. This injury can have an impact throughout the child’s life. A parent may be entitled to compensation for the increased medical and child care expenses due to this injury. The following are three situations
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STUDENT_________________ HEALTH CARE OF WOMEN Date______________________ Labor And Delivery Assessment Worksheet Patient initials: Age: Marital Status: DOB: Admission Date and Time: Vital Signs: BP T P R Gravida Term Preterm Abortions Living Children LMP EDC GA by dates GA by sonogram Received Prenatal Care? Yes No Where? GA at 1st prenatal visit GA when FHTs first heard Blood Type: Hgb/Hct: Urinalysis: Identified risk factors:
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Calculate the EDD for the following LMPs using Nagele’s Rule. January 5 October 12 (October 11‚ 2012 – to account for leap year in 2012) March 2 December 9 July 14 April 21 September 25 July 2 December 31 October 7 Determine the GTPAL for the following patients. (Remember G/P/A counts pregnancies and GTPAL counts babies.) This patient is at her first prenatal appointment. Jane has a 14 year old delivered at 34 weeks‚ a 10 year old delivered at 38 weeks‚ 6 year old twins delivered
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Low birth weight and preterm infants in ethnic groups are attributed to “unequal distribution of economic and social resources across the diverse set of racial and ethnic groups. Many of the resources and programs available for prenatal care and infant health are too broad and comprehensive that they are not able to meet the unique needs of each specific racial and ethnic group. In addition‚ factors such as “sociodemographic characteristics‚ health care access‚ maternal health status‚ and health
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Homebirth Versus Hospital birth: A Compare and Contrast Essay Women have been delivering babies at home since the beginning of time. The option to deliver a baby in a hospital is only a few generations old. Society tends to view hospitals as a safer place to deliver babies and has frowned upon women who choose to have planned homebirths as irresponsible and uneducated. Current research does not support this common belief or show evidence that hospital birth is safer than planned homebirth for low-risk
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‘Transition Shock’ of Fresh Graduate Midwives Transition period of fresh graduate midwives is a period when students accomplish the midwifery education and start to involve in professional midwives working environment. It is challenging for the fresh graduate midwives as they should acknowledge that they have altered as health care providers who give real services to patients. This process may be a smooth process for them who do not get any problems. However‚ it can be a harsh process too‚ which
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I chose this profession because of how rewarding it will be once I qualify. It’s really good to care for people. That’s something that I’ve always loved to do‚ looking after people. I know‚ going into midwifery‚ that the outcome will not always a be a good one‚ but I believe I have the emotional level of maturity to deal with the highs and lows of it. I have a caring nature to do the job. Communication is key to being a midwife. I will be able to communicate with the women‚ to reassure them. I have
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1. How are pregnancy outcomes affected by racism and chronic stress? Why are racial differences in birth outcomes not reducible to class alone? Racism can lead chronic stress and chronic stress can cause pre team birth. According to the video‚ chronic stress overtime can cause wear and tear on the body which can affect the organs and lead to early labor. Chronic stress can create excessive stress hormones which can trigger premature labor and constrict blood flood to the placenta which can also cause
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Lea‚ 37 weeks gestation had an induced labor with Pitocin and she received a cervical ripening suppository. For pain relief the nurses gave her a back massage‚ but that was not helping her pain enough to make her comfortable so Lea requested an epidural and at 8:00AM received it. Epidural is becoming a more popular pharmacological method used during labor to relieve pain for the mother. An epidural is a more invasive pharmacological pain relief measure compared to others and numbs the pain felt in
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