Cesarean Birth What is a cesarean birth (cesarean section)? A cesarean section‚ or C-section‚ is the surgical delivery of the baby through an incision in the mother’s abdomen and uterus. The procedure is usually performed using spinal anesthesia (an anesthetic injection into the fluid that surrounds the spinal cord) so that the mother can be awake during the birth without feeling pain. If the woman already had an epidural placed earlier (e.g.‚ during labor)‚ the epidural can also be used during
Premium Childbirth
ASSIGNMENT IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 1.Sexual transmitted disease in pregnant women women who are pregnant can become infected with the same sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as women who are not pregnant. Pregnancy does not provide women or their babies any protection against STDs. The consequences of an STD can be significantly more serious‚ even life threatening‚ for a woman and her baby if the woman becomes infected with an STD while pregnant. It is important that women be aware of the
Premium Pregnancy Childbirth Fetus
Expression of Positive and Negative Feelings Hirschsprung disease‚ or Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon‚ is a congenital anomaly that comes from a physical obstruction due to the intestines not performing peristalsis. It accounts for ¼ of all cases of neonatal intestinal obstruction. The pathology of HD is because of the absence of ganglion cells in the affected areas of the intestine which results in a loss of rectosphincteric reflex and an abnormal environment of the cells of the infected intestine.
Premium Brain Central nervous system Nervous system
A Report on Comprehensive Field Practice Dang District Submitted to: Department of Public Health CIST College New Baneshwor-Kathmandu Submitted by: Group 1 2009 Batch 2013 I CIST College New Baneshwor- Kathmandu‚ Nepal Approval Letter This is to certify that BPH-Batch 2009‚ Group 1 have successfully completed the Comprehensive Field Practice 2013‚ for the requirement of Partial fulfillment of the degree of Bachelor of Public Health. This report has been reviewed and accepted
Premium Health care Public health Health economics
The Period of Purple Crying The Period of Purple Crying is a way to teach parents and caregivers about the point in every baby’s life when they cry more than others. It usually starts around two weeks of age and continues until about the age of four months‚ (Period of Purple Crying‚ n.d.). Years ago the term “colic” was used my parents and medical providers to describe this period of crying. It gave the impression that there is a medical condition associated with this time in a young baby’s
Premium Infant Pediatrics Infancy
Vulnerable Population Paper – Premature Infants University of Phoenix Vulnerable Population Paper – Premature Infants The word “vulnerability” stems from the Latin vulnerare‚ which means‚ “to wound”. (Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary‚ 1995) In a clinical setting‚ the term vulnerable can be applied to many different kinds of patients. The purpose of this paper is to address a vulnerable population within a community. The vulnerable population this author chose to focus on will be
Premium Childbirth
tract infections. • Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections. • Cranberries for treating urinary tract infections. • Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections after urodynamic studies. • Routine neonatal circumcisions for the prevention of urinary tract infections in infancy. Systematic Review Found-Second Search The systematic review that was found on the second search that specifically answers the PICO question is Types of urethral catheters
Premium Urinary tract infection Urine Kidney
The ethical problem in this case involves Joanna’s concerns with the patient complaint of abdominal pain going unaddressed. Despite the vital signs being within normal limits and no significant changes in readings‚ Joanna’s report of abdominal pain to the medical resident twice and the nurse supervisor’s went ignored. I believe that Joanna followed the nursing standards of practice; however‚ the case study does not give a lot of information into her assessment. One of the signs of abdominal
Premium Surgery Hospital Orthopedic surgery
with a vaccine‚ it imitates a certain disease‚ which causes the immune system to respond like it would to the actual disease (“For Parents”). This allows the body to become familiar with the disease to help fight it in the future. Before birth‚ the neonatal immune system has the ability to respond to large quantities of foreign antigens (Offit). Antigens are the bacterial parts of vaccines that allow the immune system to fight off future infections by building up antibodies (Haelle). Neonates receive
Premium Immune system Vaccination Vaccine
Pregnancy: The Effects of Alcohol and Substance Abuse on Fetal Development Natalie Fontanella Liberty University Online Abstract This paper examined the effects of alcohol and substance abuse on fetal development in expecting mothers. The critical periods of fetal development during pregnancy are reviewed and discussed in order to determine the effects alcohol and substance can cause during certain stages. In order to gain a more efficient understanding of the effects different substances
Premium Pregnancy Fetal alcohol syndrome