The article is useful in bringing to light that more effort should be put into the involvement of father’s on breastfeeding education courses, so the decision to breast or formula feed can be thoughtfully made based on evidential facts. Agha, Farah, and Habiba Sharff Ali. “Breast Feeding; Factors Causing Early Termination”. Professional Medical Journal. 18.3 (2011): 485-488.
P1: Explain the requirements for two different careers in the health sector. The job role of a midwife is to provide advice, care and support for women and their babies during pregnancy, labour and the early postnatal period. They help women make their own decisions about the care and services they access. Their responsibilities are wide ranging and include; caring for new-born children, providing health education and parenting support immediately after delivery, until care is transferred to a health visitor. Midwives are personally responsible for the health of both mother and baby and only refer to obstetricians if there are medical complications.
These computer based systems are used to direct nurses in the clinical decision-making process. The software is designed to identify specific patient characteristics, such as weight and drug allergies, and to match them to a computerized clinical database that includes information such as safe medication ranges and lab values that require verification prior to medication administration (Jennifer B. Lomoine & Helen M. Hurst, 2012). The way this information was expressed in this article was very informative. Medication errors can happen at any time, but I never thought there were so many errors in administering medication to infants. After reading the article I would agree that the technology of smart pumps would help in reducing medication dosing error.
Following an intensive screening and selection process the donor endures a few weeks of invasive medical procedures. First the donor and the woman who will carry the child must coordinate their menstrual cycles. Typically the donor and the recipient take birth-control pills, followed by shots of a synthetic hormone such as Lupron; the combination suppresses ovulation and puts their cycles in sync. After altering her cycle the donor must enhance her egg supply with fertility drugs in the same way an infertile woman does when trying to conceive. Shots of a fertility hormone are administered for seven to eleven days, to stimulate the production of an abnormally large number of egg-containing follicles.
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.
Glucosuria is a sign of diabete... (more[->128]) |||Question 17: (see full question)[->129]|When assessing an 18-year-old primipara who gave birth to a viable neonate under epidural anesthesia 24 hours ago, the nurse determines that the fundus is firm but to the right of midline. Based on this finding, the nurse should further assesses for:|You selected:|Perineal hematoma.|Incorrect||Correct response:|Urinary retention.|Explanation:|A full bladder is likely to push the uterus to the right of midline, so the nurse should further assess for symptoms of urinary retention. A full bladder can prevent the uterus fro... (more[->130]) |||Question 18: (see full question)[->131]|A client with a new ileal conduit asks the nurse when he needs to wear his appliance. Which of the following responses by the nurse is correct?|You selected:|"You need to wear your appliance all the time. "|Correct||Explanation:|An ileal conduit is a urinary diversion that requires the client to wear an appliance, or pouch, at all times because urine drains continuously.
R. 1441 GOVERNMENT NOTICE BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ACT, 1997 CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE ON THE PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES DURING PREGNANCY AND AFTER THE BIRTH OF A CHILD Notice is hereby given in terms of section 87(2) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997, that the Minister of Labour, after consulting NEDLAC, has issued under section 87(1)(b) of that Act, a Code of Good Practice on the Protection of Employees during Pregnancy and after the Birth of a Child as set out in the Schedule. SCHEDULE CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE ON THE PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES DURING PREGNANCY AND AFTER THE BIRTH OF A CHILD 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Many women work during pregnancy and many return to work while they are still breast-feeding. 1.2 The objective of this code is to provide guidelines for employers and employees concerning the protection of the health of women against potential hazards in their work environment during pregnancy, after the birth of a child and while breast-feeding. 2.
Advice on antenatal visits and its importance like, four visits upwards is regarded as booked antenatal mother, nutrition during pregnancy and childbirth is also a vital role to advise mothers on, like a balanced diet with water to take. Advocate for mothers and her baby in other words speaking on behalf of them. Therefore the roles of a midwife during antenatal period are to ensure that pregnancy is monitored and critically evaluating the physical, psychological aspects of how the mother feels about the pregnancy and the actual birth experience and social effects of pregnancy (Cooper and Fraser, 2009).In order to do that, the midwife has to create an environment that is friendly and the approach to the mothers care has to be holistic. To share information with the pregnant mother and husband allowing them to choose for themselves which choice they will have about pregnancy and childbirth (Cooper and Fraser, 2009).Also to monitor the baby, whether baby is growing or not. So in doing
The care and management of normal labour and delivery using the NICE guidelines, Intrapartum Care – Care of healthy women and their babies during childbirth, and local trust policy as a guide to the quality of care given. Utilising a case study approach this essay will discuss normal labour and birth with reference to the experience of Susan using the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Intrapartum care guidelines, local and national guidelines as a guide to the quality of her care. According to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidelines to protect Susan's right to confidentiality all names have been changed NMC (2008). Susan was experiencing a normal, low-risk pregnancy and consequently had made the decision to birth her baby in a midwifery led birthing unit in Trust A. The Midwife principally caring for Susan will be known as Jenny.
Community Profile “The essence of being a midwife is the assistance of a woman around the time of childbirth* in a way that recognises that the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of pregnancy and birth are equally important. The midwife provides competent and safe physical care without sacrificing these other aspects’ (Page L, McCandlish R 2006). * Childbirth, in this context, refers to pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period For the purpose of this profile, the identity of the areas that I have been practicing in will not be made apparent but will be referred to under a pseudo identity, Area A and Area B respectively. This is in line with the Data Protection Act 1998, so as not to inadvertently disclose sensitive information about said communities and the people who reside there. The team that I was allocated to on my clinical placement covered the North East region of the city, however as mentioned above I will predominantly focusing on two main areas.