The Business of Being Born is a documentary that explores the current childbirth practices in the United States. It is produced by former talk-show host Ricki Lake‚ and it compares different childbirth methods‚ such as the use of midwives for home births‚ natural births‚ C-sections and epidurals. The film criticizes the over medicalization of childbirth as it is treated in the American health care system as a medical emergency as opposed to a natural occurrence. It exposes the unnecessary uses
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movie that makes me think differently about childbirth. For example‚ I never really thought it could be an option to have a cesarean section‚ I always just thought that it was only used when necessary. There are some viewpoints mentioned that I somewhat agreed with and then there were also viewpoints that I strongly disagreed with. Right at the beginning of the video‚ one of the ladies whom Anna was sitting with was talking to Anna about her childbirth. Throughout their conversation‚ she mentioned
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2. Morbidity – Ratio of sick-to-well persons in a defined population. 3. Malpractice – Negligence by a professional person. 4. Neonatal mortality – Infant deaths that occur in the first 28 days of life. 5. Intrapartum – Time of labor and childbirth. 6. Ethics – Rules or principles that govern conduct. 7. Lactation – Secretion of milk from the breasts. 8. Negligence – Failure to act in the way a reasonable‚ prudent person of a similar background would act in a similar circumstance.
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Upright vs. Recumbent Maternal Position During First Stage of Labor Am Fam Physician. 2010 Feb 1;81(3):285-286. Clinical Question During the first stage of labor‚ what is the effect of maternal positioning on duration of the first stage of labor‚ type of delivery‚ maternal satisfaction‚ and neonatal and maternal outcomes? Evidence-Based Answer Upright positions include sitting‚ standing‚ walking‚ and kneeling. Based on heterogenous results‚ women who maintained upright positions had a first stage
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Sample Informative Speech Outline Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the different forms of pain management used during childbirth. Central Idea: Pain management is an important aspect of childbirth that women need to educate themselves on so they can make an informed decision when choosing which method they will use. Introduction I. You hear screams‚ moaning‚ words of insanity; you may feel terrified or overwhelmed with pain. A
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form 15 December 2010; accepted 15 December 2010 KEYWORDS Fathers; Experience; Childbirth; Normal birth; Support Abstract The aim was to identify the proportion of fathers having a positive experience of a normal birth and to explore factors related to midwifery care that were associated with a positive experience. Background: Research has mainly focused on the father’s supportive role during childbirth rather than his personal experiences of birth. Methods: 595 new fathers living in
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mother’s energy level‚ helping her sleep better‚ reducing pregnancy discomfort (such as backaches‚ bloating‚ swelling‚ or constipation)‚ helping to prepare for childbirth‚ reducing stress and lifting her spirits‚ improving her self-image‚ helping prevent or treat gestational diabetes‚ and helping her in getting her body back faster after childbirth. According to the American
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maternal death—has been estimated at 1500 per 100‚000 births. In the United States circa 1900‚ before the introduction and improvement of modern medical technologies‚ there were about 700 maternal deaths per 100‚000 births (.7%).[1] (However‚ natural childbirth advocates recognize the importance of emergency medical intervention‚ which can avert maternal or neonatal death.) At the onset of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century‚ giving birth at home became more difficult due to congested living
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The state of hypnosis may be described a state of deep physical relaxation‚ but with a focused mind. In this alpha brain wave state the unconscious mind can be more readily accessed‚ as some of the critical faculties of the conscious mind are temporarily suspended (Mantle 2000). The hypnotic state
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Margaret Atwood’s “Giving Birth” includes a small set of future parents in a childbearing course. The group consists of numerous first-time moms and dads and only one lady who has given birth before: “She’s there‚ she says‚ to make sure they give her a shot this time. They delayed it last time and she went through hell” (830). In response to what she had said‚ the other people in her class looked at her weird. They are not clamoring for shots; they do not intend to go through hell. Hell comes from
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