junior nurse took her to labour room. Till now I am not aware that the staff in maternal and surgical ward has to go in to labour room and conduct the delivery. Doctors came for rounds. Gynecologist wants me to check her antenatal patient’s FHS and postnatal patient’s abdominal girth. All the doctors are foreigners so I have to be there as a translator as there is no one else to do so. There is no Doppler to check FHS and I am not trained to check FHS and there is nobody else in the ward today. Doctors
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on Health and Disease‚ Cambridge University Press‚ Mary Ross-Davie‚ Sandra Elliott‚ Anindita Sarkar‚ Lucinda Green British Journal of Midwifery 14(6): 330 - 334 (Jun 2006) National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. 2007. Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance. NICE clinical guideline 45. London: NICE. Oates M. 2001. Perinatal maternal mental health services. Recommendations for provision of services for childbearing women. London: Royal College of
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infants. This topic was chosen in order to begin to assess the evidence base for its current inclusion in Health Visiting Services. Infant massage has been used as a health promotion tool for several years. I am currently teaching it as part of a Postnatal Support Programme and in my experience parents appear to enjoy and value the activity. However‚ on discussion with colleagues it has become apparent that health professionals have a varied and limited knowledge of the evidence base for this intervention
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Ysabel Marisse A. Gelido December 10‚ 2012 Score Reading Worksheet No. 1 Topic Chen‚ H.‚ Morris‚ M.J (2007). Maternal Smoking: A contributor for the obesity epidemic? Obesity Research and Clinical Practice (2007)‚ 1‚ 156-163 A. Two key issues/theories in developmental psychology that I learned from the readings and my own understanding of these concepts or theories: 1. Psychosexual Development- according to Freud‚ it is a series of stages that children pass
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Task Force strongly recommends screening for depression to be done through clinical services that have systems insuring proper diagnosis and appropriate interventions. Gjerdingen (2002) identified that the use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale on women postnatal 6 weeks increased the percentage of diagnosis by 7%. By identifying diagnosis women who were unknowingly suffering from this condition may receive the education and
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Modern orthopedic doctors still believe in Degas’ description‚ yet today they are more aware of the pathology and its effects in utero‚ as well as‚ the postnatal phase. Therefore‚ it is universally accepted that DDH is no more a congenital defect than it can be acquired. Even so‚ the incidence of diagnosis is higher at birth due to the neonatal screening examinations following childbirth (7). At birth‚ Caucasian infants usually have a shallower acetabulum than African infants which is likely the
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palsy begin during birth (perinatal). •In fact‚ current thinking is that at least 70% to 80% of cases of cerebral palsy begin before birth (prenatal). •Some cases begin after birth (postnatal). •In all likelihood‚ many cases of cerebral palsy are a result of a combination of prenatal‚ perinatal‚ and postnatal factors. Risk factors linked with cerebral palsy include the following: •Infection‚ seizure disorder‚ thyroid disorder‚ and/or other medical problems in the mother •Birth defects
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Caesarian delivery. Shorty after birth and during the early stages in life‚ the child may be subjected to complications or affected by illnesses which could have long-term effects on their health and further development. Therefore‚ both prenatal and postnatal environment are important factors in the child’s development. The child’s prenatal environment could be used as basis for the possible risks and complications that may occur after birth and during early stages in life. Although some disorders
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PERINATAL BELIEFS AND PRACTICES AMONG BADJAOS IN JOLO‚ SULU A RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY ZAMBOANGA CITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN PUBLIC HEALTH BY: DR. RUHIDA CAUBA SARABI APRIL 2007 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Having gone this far will not be attainable if not for the people who gave me strength‚ hope and will to write. I would like to thank them‚ in one way or the other
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present in mothers‚ but also in their families‚ and their infants. Therefore‚ prompt and efficient help is necessary from medical personnel in order to help and support the families affected by postpartum depression. During the postnatal period certain psychiatric disorders can occur. These disorders may be divided into maternity blues‚ postpartum depression‚ and postpartum psychosis. Unlike baby blues and postpartum depression‚ postpartum psychosis affects between one and two women
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