Achieving a Nurse-midwifery degree has become a personal goal of mine‚ not to mention‚ that it all started while working in obstetrics about 5 years ago. The patients in this area are mostly Amish and have a simplified way of living. They appreciate midwives tremendously because they feel more comfortable having a female caregiver assisting them in one of the most private experiences in their lives. Also‚ is the convenience of having a midwife come to the patient’s home to give a more holistic approach
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Every year‚ more than three million infants are born in the United States. For the mother‚ one of the most important things is bringing the baby out from the womb safely into the world. The majority of women choose to birth their children in hospitals with doctors‚ mainly because it is believed that hospitals are the safest environment to birth a child. Others‚ decide to stick to what they consider a more natural option: at home births with midwives. Whatever the situation may be‚ the mothers have
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A 54 year old man sustained a left orbital fracture after a human assault. Immediately after the injury‚ the patient noticed diplopia and discomfort in all fields of gaze. At the initial examination‚ there was important periorbital edema‚ ecchymosis‚ marked limitation of infra duction and supraduction of the right eye and associated pain and diplopia in all fields of gaze‚ complete anesthesia in the left V2 nerve territory. In addition‚ there was 2.5 mm of right enophtalmos measured with Hertel
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The Ob-Gyn Clerkship: Your Guide to Success Tools for the Clerkship‚ contained in this document: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Sample obstetrics admission note Sample delivery note Sample operative note Sample postpartum note a. Vaginal delivery b. Cesarean section orders/note Sample gynecologic history & physical (H&P) Admission orders Commonly-used abbreviations Spanish lesson 1 1. Sample Admission to Labor and Delivery Note Date & time Identification (includes age‚ gravidity‚ parity‚
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Postpartum Hemorrhage Introduction Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a significantly life-threatening complication that can occur after both vaginal and caesarean births (Ricci & Kyle‚ 2009). Simpson and Creehan (2008) define PPH as the amount of blood loss after vaginal birth‚ usually more than 500mL‚ or after a caesarean birth‚ normally more than 1000mL. However‚ the definition is arbitrary‚ attributed to the fact that loss of blood during birth is intuitive and widely inaccurate (Ricci & Kyle‚ 2009)
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practitioners‚ such as advanced practice psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatrists7.” Midwives can play a critical role in facilitating the recovery of women experiencing postpartum psychosis and reducing the fragmentation that exists between obstetric and mental health care7. Someone who can be beneficial to a high-risk mother is a doula. The doula will be able to give the mother her undivided attention and support her at all times. A doula is also educated‚ although not a medical care provider
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health of women during pregnancy‚ childbirth and the postpartum period. Many developing nations lack apposite health care and family planning. Furthermore‚ pregnant women have minimal access to skilled labor and emergency care. Bare basic emergency obstetric interventions‚ such as antibiotics‚ oxytoxics‚ anticonvulsants‚ manual removal of placenta‚ and instrumented vaginal delivery‚ are vital to improve the scope for survival. In India‚ mostly child and adolescent girls are married off at very young
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birthweight infants”. Cochrane Databse Syst Review‚ (2): CD002771 Feldman‚ R.‚ Eidelman‚ A.‚ Sirota‚ L McCaine‚ G.‚ Ludington-Hoe‚ S.‚ Swinth‚ J. & Hadeed‚ A. (2005). “Heart rate variability responses of a preterm infant to kangaroo care”. Journal of Obstetrics‚ Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing‚ 34 (6)‚ 689-694. Gregson‚ S. & Blacker‚ J. (2011). “Kangaroo care in pre-term or low birth weight babies in a postnatal ward”. British Journal of Midwifery 19(9)‚ 568-577
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Tram Anh Lara Ramsey English 101 – 0678 4.16.2013 Comparing and Contrasting between Certified Nurse-Midwife and Certified Midwife Every profession has its own beauty. Nursing is a professional industry with responsibility for important tasks in medical systems. For a long time‚ professional "nurses"‚ especially midwife nurses‚ were considered low-status; they usually did the extra work as assistants in the army. They helped with cleaning‚ cooking‚ laundry‚ etc .. . A 2012 research by Marjie
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)‚ Botucatu‚ São Paulo‚ Brazil. II MD‚ PhD. Adjunct Professor‚ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics‚ Hospital das Clínicas (HC)‚ Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (FMB)‚ Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)‚ Botucatu‚ São Paulo‚ Brazil. III MD‚ PhD. Titular Professor‚ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Pro-Rector of Postgraduate Programs‚ Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)‚ Botucatu‚ São Paulo‚ Brazil. IV KEY WORDS: Hospital
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