Speech Title: Preterm Childbirth Specific Purpose Statement: My audience will learn about preterm birth as well as the causes of it and ways to prevent it. Central Idea: Preterm childbirth is the leading cause of death in infants‚ and it is important that we know that there are ways to prevent preterm birth and care for babies who are born prematurely. Method of Organization: Topical Introduction: I. In a time where everything is seemingly at our fingertips‚ it can be difficult for us to adjust
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What is an epidural and how does it work? An epidural is where painkilling drugs are injected into your lower back‚ through a hollow needle between the small bones in your spine. A fine tube is then passed through the needle. Once the tube is in place‚ the needle is removed and the tube is taped up your back and over your shoulder. This is called a regional anaesthetic which means the drugs are injected around the nerves and then carry signals around your body to the spot that feels pain while in
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Epidural anesthesia is preferred by some clinicians. Epidural anesthesia and analgesia requires placing a specially designed needle (Hustead‚ Tuohy‚ or Crawford) into the epidural space. Drugs may be injected directly through the needle or an epidural catheter may be inserted. Subsequent postoperative analgesia may utilize continuous drug infusion or injection of a single drug. A variety of other agents have been added to epidural infusions Epinephrine can induce a synergistic analgesic on the spinal
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CYPOP1-1.2 Explain: how development and learning are interconnected how and why variations occur in rate and sequence of development and learning that learning may take place in different ways the importance of play. CYPOP1-1.3 Explain the potential effects on development‚ of pre-conceptual‚ pre-birth and birth experiences. CYPOP1-1.4 Explain the impact of current research into the development and learning of babies and young children. 1-1.2 Connections between development and learning There
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Childbirth in Early America Women in early America referred to childbirth as “the greatest of earthly miseries.” They faced childbirth not with joy but with fear of their lives. Through advances of medicines and knowledge of proper sanitation throughout the centuries‚ childbirth became safer for mothers and infants. It is now possible to enjoy the childbearing process. Sometime ago‚ women face childbirth with fear and anxieties. They knew that childbirth could be a difficult and sometimes extremely
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Childbirth encompasses one of the most important essences of being a female. After reading The Score‚ how childbirth went industrial‚ really made me think about how lucky I have been to have given birth to two children vaginally with no complications. I had to be induced with medication with my second child‚ but everything else went smoothly and I had them both natural. I never realized‚ I was young when I had them‚ how many things could have gone wrong. Most people might not even think about all
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The reality of childbirth is not always as happy or miraculous as it may seem to the outside world. There are several complications that can come into play during labor and delivery. Maternal age plays a large role in the complications that occur during childbirth that could not only affect the mother‚ but can also affect the fetus. From the moment women become fertile after beginning menstruation to the time they reach menopause‚ they have the ability to become pregnant. This is a huge risk that
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necessary support‚ care and guidance (ICM‚ 2011). The midwife also has the important task of providing woman -centred care whilst always striving to promote normal birth (midwifery 20 20). The royal college of midwives (RCM‚ 2010a) describes normal childbirth as one where a woman begins‚ continues and completes labour physiologically at term without intervention. However it must be recognised that normality is a hazy subject in health care and there are many different theories making it difficult to
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Ertelt‚ Steven. "Mayo Clinic Doctor Admits Abortions Hurt Women‚ Cause Premature Births." LifeNews.com. N.p. 20 Aug. 2009. Web. 8 Oct. 2012. The article was about how a mayo doctor by the name of Roger W. Harms wrote a factsheet on how abortions lead to premature births in pregnacies to follow abortions. Due to the vacuum‚ spoon‚ or other instruments used during the surgical procedure of removing the fetus‚ the cervix and uterus are often damaged. Due to a damaged cervix‚ premature births are
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Gynecology Desiree Collins Francis Marion University Obstetrics nursing is healthcare profession that focuses on the care of pregnant women and the babies they give birth to. Obstetrics nurse deals with the care of women during pregnancy‚ childbirth and the time after the women’s pregnancy‚ as well as offer nursing care for women with health problems of or related to their reproductive system. Some obstetrics nurses may specialize in labor and delivery nurses. Obstetrics nurses may work
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