stethoscope‚ watches with second hands‚ clinical thermometer‚ and the technique of percussion; so doctors and midwives mainly relied upon drugs‚ amputating surgical tools‚ and English remedies. Only later in the 1830s and beyond would new scientific obstetrics be developed and used in the community. The majority of medical treatments in Colonial America were also handled by midwives instead of male doctors. The only times male doctors provided medical treatments to patients were if it was a serious illness
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In industrialized nations‚ this situation can be resolved with a Cesarean section. In developing nations‚ however‚ which have high rates of adolescent pregnancy‚ medical services are scarce and problems during childbirth can lead to eclampsia‚ obstetric fistula‚ infant mortality‚ or maternal death. Another reason that teen pregnancy and health risks are closely associated is due to lack of knowledge of proper behavior; pregnant adolescents tend to have very poor eating habits‚ do not take vitamins
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A Certified Nurse Midwife (CMN) is a nurse that provides care for low-risk pregnancies from before‚ during‚ and after labor. Their main purpose is to deliver babies‚ provide care for the mother and her baby‚ and assist gynecologists and obstetricians (“Certified Nurse Midwife‚” 2014). In order to become a CMN‚ one has to attend nursing school‚ pass the NCLEX‚ work for a few year in a related field‚ then receive further education in a Nurse-Midwife Education program‚ and get certified from the American
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II. Global Public Health Issue Somalia is a country that has suffered from many issues since the collapse of any sort of centralized government. The Somali people have suffered from countless diseases‚ poverty‚ conflict‚ environmental disasters‚ and constant displacement. For almost an entire generation the country has been without an effective central government‚ which in turn had major effects on the country’s health system. The Somali health system consists primarily of fragmented and
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27. Soderquest‚ Wijma‚ Thorbert and Wijma conducted a study (2008) to find out the risk factors in pregnancy for post-traumatic stress and depression one month after childbirth. Along with this‚ the relationship between post-traumatic stress and depression was observed. The method used was assessment of post-traumatic stress and depression one month post-partum along with studying the potential risks during early and later phase of pregnancy. The variables involved in the study were trait anxiety
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Identifying Data JJ is a 38-year old female‚ Chinese‚ Roman Catholic‚ married‚ residing in Pasig City. Chief Complaint: vaginal bleeding‚ 1 day History of Present Illness LMP = April 21‚ 2010 PMP = March 2010 AOG = 27 6/7 weeks EDD = Jan. 26‚ 2011 The present condition started about an hour prior to consult. The patient while walking around the mall experienced sudden onset of passage of bloody vaginal discharge of unknown quantity. There was no associated hypogastric pain‚ uterine contraction
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SHOULDER DYSTOCIA Presented by Dr . E . G. Migwi • -an uncommon obstetric complication of cephalic vaginal deliveries • -the fetal shoulders do not deliver after the head has emerged from the mother’s introitus. • -One or both shoulders become impacted against the bones of the maternal pelvis (mechanical reasons).size or positional discrepancy‚ thus almost always after 34 weeks. Anterior shoulder impacted behind the symphysis pubis and also posterior shoulder impacted behind the sacral promontory
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consultations ‚ and that abnormal findings are detected and appropriately addressed . If abnormalities are noted on prenatal evaluation‚ counseling specific to congenital Zika syndrome should occur during pregnancy‚ preferably with the involvement of obstetric and pediatric providers. Before the infant’s discharge from the birth hospital‚ follow-up appointments with specialists and services recommended during initial evaluation should be made. Consideration should be given to
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labor: although no longer the case‚ in the 1940s it was common for women to be routinely sedated and for babies to be delivered from their unconscious mothers with forceps (termed by Dr. Robert A. Bradley as "knock-em-out‚ drag-em-out obstetrics"). Other routine obstetric interventions have similarly come and gone: shaving of the mother’s pubic region; mandatory intravenous drips; enemas; hand strapping of the laboring women; and the 12 hour
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Quilty_Lisa_MIDW127 Page 1 of 6 Midwifery models of care monitor the physical‚ psychological and social aspects of women throughout childbearing years. Technological advances reflect differing opinions of physicians where intervening measures take choices out of women’s hands during birth‚ often neglecting needs turning a natural process into a medical procedure. This essay looks at choices offered to women in westernized countries choosing midwifery models‚ in stark contrast to an experience
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