Suzy Baker a 30 year old primigravida has an emergency caesarean section at term following prolonged rupture of membranes and failure to progress. Suzy is now day four postnatal and complains of feeling hot and lethargic, her temperature is recorded as 38.6*c. Explain the immediate and subsequent care for Suzy during the next twenty four hours. Explanation needs to be supported with the evidence based rationales, with an emphasis on the role of the midwife. Caesarean section is like any other major surgery. Management of high temperature is not only a routine but mammoth especially post operatively because the comfort of the mother hitherwards the baby comfort.
Maternal risks of a multi-fetal pregnancy include hypertension, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and postpartum hemorrhage (Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction, 2013). Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality increase with each fetus. The most common method of fetal reduction is trans-abdominal multi-fetal pregnancy reduction. An ultrasound is used as a guide and a needle containing potassium chloride is inserted through the woman’s abdomen, into the uterus and into the fetal sac causing the heart to stop (www.webmd.com). Following the procedure, the fetal tissue is normally absorbed by the mother’s body.
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PID significantly raises the risk of ectopic pregnancy - the fertilized egg does not settle and grow in the uterus; in most cases it will grow in the fallopian tubes, but may also grow in the ovary, cervix, or abdominal cavity. Cervicitis - inflammation of the cervix (neck of the womb). Symptoms may include a vaginal discharge, which may contain pus, pain during intercourse, frequent urination, burning pain when urinating. In chronic cervicitis the cervix may swell and cysts may develop. The cysts may become infected.
Breastfeeding or Formula…You decide Among several decisions a woman must make while she is pregnant, one of them is whether or not she will choose to breastfeed her new bundle of joy. In the society we live in and this day in age this decision has become more of a choice rather then long ago when formula was nonexistent and the main way of nurturing your baby was to breastfeed. Woman in todays age are blind to the health risks and lack of bonding their babies may endure having not been breastfed. To add to that, many of the several formula companies tend to bend and obscure the truth and bribe the doctors into talking up/promoting their products. I am aiming to address and investigate the matters at hand by explaining why breastfeeding is
For example, when to many eggs are matured in one cycle , it can damage the ovaries and leave the donor with weeks of abdominal pain. Lopez describes it as “really bad PMS.” (161) Donating eggs is a kind act being that another woman is willing
It has been found that there are many emotional aspects of an abortion that can psychologically affect the wellbeing of the women. These emotions can include guilty feelings, anxiety, depression, loss, anger, and even suicide. There are many things that could ultimately go wrong with an abortion. Short term you can have clotting, cramping, hemorrhage (sudden, severe bleeding), incomplete abortion, perforated uterus, infection, bladder of bowel injury, cervical laceration, death. Long term effects chronic infection, ectopic (tubal) pregnancy, higher risk of future miscarriage or premature birth, increased risk of future birth defects, future labor complications, hysterectomy, sterility (unable to conceive), cervical cancer, breast cancer, hepatitis, mental and psychological
One of the reasons for this is "cervical incompetence". During an abortion the cervical muscle is hastily stretched open, and hence can be rendered too weak to stay closed for another pregnancy. Another complication is ectopic pregnancy, a life-threatening situation in which, due to scar tissue in the womb from the scraping of the abortion, a fertilized ovum is blocked from entering the uterus and so begins growing in the fallopian tube and eventually ruptures it. Since abortion was legalized, ectopic pregnancies have risen 300%. Many other physical complications can arise, as the chart below shows.
The Cons to breastfeeding is that it is very time consuming, the need to eat for newborns is typically every 2 to 3 hours during the day and at night. Moms are often fatigued due to the energy required to produce milk. Moms become anxious and are frustrated at the process of breastfeeding. Education should be a key goal. Moms should be informed of what is to happen after delivery of their child.
Along with all these risks is the fact that with some procedures the vagina is almost completely closed, so later on in life the women will have to undergo multiple procedures so she can engage in intercourse and if she gets pregnant, she will have to be opened up for childbirth. This means that she may have to go through several opening and closing procedures, which increases her risk for immediate and long term health risks. (Paraphrased from Female Genital Mutilation, who.int) For some people, looking simply at all the health