The aim of this assignment is to carry out a health needs assessment in my practice area‚ which will include a profile of the community with the intention to identify the main health needs. For the purpose of this assignment the borough B will be used as the authors borough of practice with the health visiting service and ward x as the authors practice area. The project will gather and analyse data to identify all the health needs of the area‚ then focus on one key health need. The rationale for
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newborn with clean dry cloth; properly timed clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord‚ (1-3 minutes or until cord pulsation stops);non-separation of the newborn and mother for early breast-feeding for the immediate latching on and initiation of breastfeeding within first hour after birth (KATHARINA‚ 2010). A study conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Neonatology shows that training birth attendants in essential newborn-care techniques reduced stillbirths by more than
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The nursing pillow provides the necessary support for an optimal position during breastfeeding. Given the weight of the bag‚ the pillow stays in place and the baby does not slip between the mother and the pillow. When your baby is born‚ you can use a pillow during breastfeeding or when you give him the bottle. You can‚ for example‚ the wedge in your back and enjoy this time with your baby. Later‚ your baby may also lie on this cushion and have a little nest. Your baby may also be maintained when
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learned of how many benefits there were to breast feeding. Breastfeeding not only was the best way to feed my baby but it kept my baby from being susceptible to so many illnesses; “Diarrhea‚ respiratory infections‚ otitis media (an infection of the middle ear)‚ and staphylococcal‚ bacterial‚ and urinary tract infections” are examples of some of these illnesses (Papalia‚ 2008‚ p. 147). I made it very important to me to research breastfeeding and find out everything my child would gain. I was amazed
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Should my baby sleep in the bed with me? I have asked this question to myself in preparation for our baby’s arrival. In my opinion‚ this is not a controversial topic‚ it is simply an individual’s opinion based on beliefs and instinct as a parent. I know there is so much information out there and decided to research the specifics. The forms of co-sleeping‚ bed sharing‚ or the family bed is a widely discussed topic around the world. In my opinion‚ sleep sharing includes any sleep arrangement within
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is a practice used by as many as 40% of parents‚ in which they have the baby sleep either in the bed with them at night or in a connected crib. There have been proven to be many benefits of co-sleeping which include increased bonding‚ increased breastfeeding‚ and faster reaction times to the babies cries at night. Parents number 1 fears or reason why they think they shouldn’t co-sleep is the fear that at some time during the night their child might accidentally be suffocated by themselves or the blankets
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BODY-ADAPTED WEARABLE ELECTRONICS The field of body-adapted electronics has been around for quite some time. People have been wearing calculator watches‚ mobile phones‚ music players‚ ear phones and the like for many years now. I was intrigued by the new ideas that have developed within the last few years in the way of health monitoring devices. There is a wristband available for you to monitor your exercise‚ health‚ behavior‚ and blood pressure. It helps you to understand your exercise and
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The advertisement uses pathos with the powerful message‚ “YOU THINK BEING IN SCHOOL SUCKS? You know what sucks a whole lot more? A baby. Almost every 2 hours for feeding time. And breastfeeding isn’t always easy. So if you choose to use formula. You’re looking at about $1‚500 a year. Guess school doesn’t suck that badly‚ huh? ” It starts off by asking two questions‚ one asking if the reader thinks school sucks and two asking the reader
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realize why we are doing this. We do it not just for bonding but because it has been shown to foster weight gain in premature infants and contribute to successful breastfeeding attempts (Lee‚ Martin-Anderson‚ & Dudley‚ 2012). They may realize that if it is not done the infant may not gain weight as well and may have more difficulties breastfeeding. A BSN may even go a step further and teach the parents why we are encouraging skin to skin. On the flip side‚ a less educated nurse may not encourage parents
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Paper Topic 1—Intensive Mothering and Attachment Parenting Draft DUE: 9/22/09 ENWR 1510-49: “The Mommy Wars” Angela Nemecek Problem: Authors Judith Warner‚ Susan Douglas‚ and Meredith Michaels all explicitly criticize attachment parenting as emblematic of a certain type of labor-intensive‚ anxiety-filled‚ consumeristic‚ and competitive parenting that places undue demands on women’s time and burdensome restrictions on their identities and professional lives. Other writers‚ like Sharon Hays
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