Original article Shoulder dystocia: an Evidence-Based approach Salvatore Politi1 Laura D’Emidio2 Pietro Cignini2 Maurizio Giorlandino2 Claudio Giorlandino2 Introduction Most often an unpredictable and unpreventable obstetric emergency‚ Shoulder Dystocia (SD) continues to evoke terror and fear among physicians‚ nurse midwives and other healthcare providers (1‚2). SD is defined as a delivery that requires additional obstetric manoeuvres to release the shoulders after gentle downward traction
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world today there are still many women who use a midwife verses using an Obstetrician Gynecologist. However in the United States fewer than three percent of women who give birth are attended to by midwives (Kram and Eckstein‚1990). It is stated that “In the United States that childbirth has become increasingly medicalined and specialized‚ first with family doctors or general practitioners taking over the process‚ then obstetricians‚ and today‚ perinatologist. These physician specialists are trained
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Ergotamine‚ are older drugs still appropriate in modern clinical use? Ergotamine‚ now used as a treatment for acute headaches‚ has medical history spanning several centuries‚ with mentions regarding its application in obstetrician practice from early 19th century. Ergotamine belongs to a family of ergot alkaloids‚ derived from ergot fungi‚ most notably the Claviceps purpurea fungus. This parasitic fungus grows on rye and other grain crops and the ergot alkaloids it produces can cause poisoning‚
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In my paper‚ you will gain knowledge on the Gynecologist/OBGYN job field. OBGYN‚ can also be call Obstetrician. You will learn the history about it‚ the future of it‚ career earnings‚ etc. At the end of this paper you will know more about this job‚ then you did previously. Gynecology/OBGYN necessity in life‚ because they are tasked with the care for women from pregnancy until after delivery‚ while also giving diagnosis and treatment for disorders of the reproductive tract of the women. Obstetrics
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Also recommended‚ stay well hydrated. Try to avoid caffeinated drinks‚ and stay clear of alcoholic beverages. Proper Nutrition is very important to the development of your child. Please remember to take any pre-natal vitamins as directed by your obstetrician and follow any dietary guidelines that they may provide you with. Regular exercise is also extremely important to you and your developing child. Try to establish a regular list of physical activity that focuses on the parts of your body that are
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arteries is a factor in preeclamptic disease. Preeclampsia is usually diagnosed on a routine pre-natal visit during blood pressure checks and urine dips. Urine dips show the presence of protein in the urine. According to ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) the criteria for diagnosing preeclampsia is a systolic blood pressure > 140mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 90mmHg that occurs after 20 weeks gestation in a woman with previously normal blood pressure. Also‚ the presence
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Division of Reproductive Health; State Prenatal Smoking Databook‚ 1999. Jordan TR‚ .‚ Dake JA‚ .‚ & Price JH‚ . (2006). Best practices for smoking cessation in pregnancy: do obstetrician/gynecologists use them in practice? Journal of Women ’s Health (15409996)‚ 15(4)‚ 400-411. Mann‚ J. R.‚ McKeown‚ R. E.‚ Bacon‚ J.‚ Vesselinov‚ R.‚ & Bush‚ F. (2007). Religiosity‚ Spirituality‚ and Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women. Southern Medical
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Rosemary’s Baby Originally pre-1960 Hollywood horror cinema consisted of stories of legendary figures gone rogue and classic horror tales. None represented evil. Evil is what makes human society imperfect‚ and through Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby‚ we were able to face evil first hand‚ in both a bestseller novel and critically acclaimed film adaptation. This novel redefined horror at its finest; satanic cults‚ scary hotels‚ and even mysterious herbs. It had it all‚ which made readers even more
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procedure and how the costs of health care are distributed. Standard of Care and Scope of Practice Issues The advanced practice nurse practicing in the area of women’s health or nurse-midwifery may practice in a diverse range of settings‚ including obstetrician or maternal-fetal medicine offices (American College of Nurse-Midwives‚ 2011). Contained within the scope of practice statement of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the provision to form a partnership with women and their families
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she is carrying” (Abortion‚ 2016). It is true that the mother should be the main priority here because the life that she is carrying inside her may or may not be considered a human being. As argued before‚ according to Britain’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists‚ many neurologists believe that “cortex is necessary for pain perception and a cortex is not fully functional till the 26th week and many abortions are performed well before 26th-week gestation. (Pro & Con Arguments‚ 2016).
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