"War is the midwife of revolution" It isn´t just an unlicky coincidence that both‚ the 1905 revolution and the 1917 revolution(s)‚ took place slightly after the Russo-Japanese War in the first case‚ and during the Great War in the second one. Both cases prove that "war is the midwife of revolution" and that it is a direct cause for this uprisings. In 1904 Russia went to war with Japan. They were fighting for control of Korea and Manchuria in the Far East. Right from the start of the war the
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having a midwife come to the patient’s home to give a more holistic approach to care. I have worked 5 years of labor/delivery and post-partum. I have been given the huge advantage of working with family practitioners‚ OBGYNs‚ and midwives that love to share knowledge and encourage you to ask questions. The past few years I have grown tremendously as a labor and delivery nurse. I enjoy teaching all the OB community classes‚
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I have always had a strong passion for midwifery. I am a volunteer for the NHS in the Labour ward at the General Oldham Hospital. Having gained this rewarding experience for over 18 months‚ I am thoroughly aware that midwives take on a vital task‚ in helping women from the beginning of a pregnancy to after birth and beyond. A content midwife guides a mother all the way through a healthy pregnancy‚ keeping vigilant to any complications which may arise. I observed working at the maternity unit‚ there
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equipping people to have more power‚ enabling them to make choices in regard to improving their well-being (WHO‚ 1984). Ewles and Simnett (2003) determine from this that the fundamental elements of health promotion are improving health‚ empowerment and education. Breastfeeding is the best form of nutrition for infants and so is an important topic in the context of health promotion (Dearling‚ 1999). Health promotion is not an extended role of the midwife but a core competency. In its Code of Professional
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In reading Plato’s Theaetetus‚ Socrates stresses throughout that he is like a midwife‚ meaning he helps his associates to gain knowledge through asking questions. He also claims‚ however‚ that he himself possesses no knowledge. As a result‚ he does not teach‚ but remains adamant in his claims that he is very important in the associates’ learning or relearning. Socrates’ unique wisdom can be likened to that of a midwife‚ as stated in Theaetetus. In Meno‚ Socrates discusses the definition of virtue
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their individual circumstances‚ this helped me achieve skills that would be useful for me to use as a midwife‚ the most important skill I have enhanced being my communication skills. I have learnt to communicate with the patients by being reflective and by paying close attention to what each patient had to say and replying in a caring manner‚ I believe this is an essential skill‚ because as a midwife I will have to communicate with people all the time. Furthermore‚ each patient came with a different
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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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Application for Temporary perinatal health midwife There is increasing awareness of perinatal mental health as a public health issue. The Government is keen for midwives to further develop their role in public health. Midwives need to be adequately prepared to take on a more developed role in perinatal mental health if practice improvements are to be made. I am aware that death from psychiatric causes has been the leading cause of maternal death for the last few years. Although the most recent Confidential
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“Call the Midwife” is a BBC television series that focuses on the lives of midwives and nuns living and working in the poverty-stricken area of London in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Episodes focus on all kinds of issues‚ ranging from interracial relationships to birth defects and poverty. Season 2‚ episode 5 is centered around abortion. One of the nurses‚ Jenny‚ has a patient‚ Nora Harding‚ who realizes that she is pregnant with her ninth child. The family already struggles as it is‚ and Nora is distraught
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Risking oneself for others Risk is when there is a hazard or chance of loss. In the book The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich‚ Isaac and Hannah are forced to take risks for the ones they love. The situations Isaac and Hannah are faced with‚ concerning their loved ones‚ pressures them to take risks. Throughout the book Hannah is constantly shown taking risks in order to save the ones she loves and cares about. She firstly agrees to help a Christian woman deliver a baby‚ thus breaking the rule
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