The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin‚ provides the tools and techniques for a mother-to-be’s birth partner to support her during her labor. The author provides all the necessary details of the process of carrying and birthing a baby‚ and the role that the birth partner is to play. The Birth Partner examines all the technicalities of delivering a baby-- from the start to the finish. Simkin provides the reader with the essential supplies for mother and baby as well as the ‘to how’ when faced with a potential
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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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Birthing Choices For many centuries‚ expectant parents did not have choices when it came to the birth of their baby. Options simply were not available. The birth of a child took place‚ most often‚ in the couple’s home‚ attended at most by a midwife. Today in the twenty-first century however‚ the choices can at times seem endless. Expecting couples can choose many things including the place of birth‚ who attends the birth‚ what medications they want during the birth‚ and whether or not to plan
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages that you perceive might be associated with both hospital and home births This essay discusses the perceived advantages and disadvantages associated with both hospital and home births. It explores the history‚ modern day trends and the costs behind each birth environment and focuses on the health and safety aspects of caesareans and epidurals. Giving birth in a hospital is by far the most popular choice of expectant couples in the UK‚ with around 94% of
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Traditionally‚ childbirth has emphasized the joy of bringing a new life into the world. However‚ with the McDonaldization of healthcare‚ childbirth seems to be more about standardization over nature. Hospitals have begun to copy procedural ideas of major corporations and childbirth has begun to be centred on efficiency‚ predictability and control. To generate more money‚ hospitals have placed focus on efficiency‚ taking a woman through childbirth as quickly as possible. As a result‚ standard‚ predictable
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Doctors! Doctors have been around for centuries with all different techniques. The Renaissance is known as the “rebirth” in French‚ the rebirth of classical art‚ literature‚ and science. Science during the renaissance was seen in the odds of many. Medical practices during the renaissance were absurd however‚ many couldn’t afford it or they did not believe in doctors because they believed they were evil. During this period of time due to the lack of hygiene and a proper system like today’s world
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FACT SHEET – CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) KEY MESSAGE – If you are planning to take any form of extended leave such as maternity leave and intend to resume your nursing or midwifery career please take the necessary steps to ensure you meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s (NMBA) Continuing Professional Development Standard. CPD – Continuing Professional Development To maintain registration all nurses and midwives must meet the continuing professional development (CPD)
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Reasons Women Dominated the Colonial American Field of Midwifery By Abigail Raposo If one was to place countries on a list based on the amount of deaths that occur at the birth of every child‚ with one being the lowest amount of deaths‚ the United States would be ranked fifty-five. This can be determined by looking at such a list compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency. At a glance‚ this seems strangely low. However‚ at only .617 percent of births resulting in a child’s death‚ it is not nearly
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Admission cardiotocography This essay will demonstrate evidence for the midwifery management of admission cardiotocography (CTG) and how this affects women’s choice. Fetal heart monitoring has been practised for centuries. The first person to document the fetal beat was Phillipe LeGaust in 1650 placing the ear directly to the abdomen of the pregnant woman. In the UK‚ Ferguson was the first person to describe it in 1827. In 1976‚ the French physician Dr. A. Pinard designed the fetal stethoscope
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A constructive critique of the research into women’s experiences of becoming a mother after prolonged labour. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) state in their code of conduct state that nursing and midwifery care must be evidence or best practise based. Therefore it is essential that students are able to analyse and critique research papers in order to determine the validity of the study and to apply theories to practise. This essay intends to critique and analyse the research paper‚ in
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