Childbirth Case Summary

Burditts behalf. Although he had indicated that the transfer was to ensure that the unborn baby would have the availability of an “advanced neonatal unit” if required (Lewin, 1991, para 10). Had the infant required specialized care, he or she could have been flown in a helicopter to the nearest location with a neonatal unit. In addition, this act prevents hospitals from discharging, transferring, or refusing treatment to those women who are in active labor. Dr. Burditt stated that the patient was in active labor and continued to transfer the patient with her being high risk with her blood pressure.

During labour, her condition was worsening, the medical team contended whether to give T the blood transfusion which they found to be against the law.

In the 25th week of her pregnancy, the mother was advised by the nurse to remain on bed rest to avoid further complications and potentially hurting her unborn baby. The mother continued to work from the hospital placing additional stress on the baby despite the nurse’s appeal that such stress can cause the baby harm. Attempts to stop premature delivery were made but failed, the mother asked the medical team not to take any extraordinary measure to save the baby. The premature baby lived but the mother showed little interest in his health and wellness. The nurse tried to the best of her ability to spark

Defining premature birth is much more than just a denotative phrase. It is not just a preterm birth, or a baby born early. It is a life-changing event, and something that affects millions of people worldwide. The intense quiet room with heart monitors beeping, as parents see their baby and are devastated. Loved ones can not feed them or kiss them nor, can they not hold them or hug them. They do not get the same experience as others. Little miracles lay inside these cubes where multiple wires are help keeping them alive. A place where prayers happen, and where all hope for the best. Nobody knows the true pain and struggle behind a preterm birth and it needs to be discussed. Prematurity is a serious conflict; therefore, it needs more awareness as many families are facing this tough situation.

This is a loophole to some people because doctors can say they need to remove the baby when the mother isn’t in danger or not in a stable condition.

Due to the loss of muscle mass, protein adequacy is also a problem in older adults because it is not advised to increase protein intake. Limited protein intake may result in vitamin A, C, D, calcium, iron, zinc, and other deficiencies (Grodner, 2012). Overall, Theresa’s small nutrient intake can result in many nutrient deficiencies.

First, I would tell Lisa and Dillon to watch for symptoms of blue color to the skin and shortness of breath. If she shows blue tinged skin and shortness of breath then you should put the baby’s knees up to her chest and lay the baby on her side. This helps increase blood flow to her lungs. Then you can call for paramedics. This is an emergency.

The nurses in this small community hospital in no way upheld the Code of Ethics for nursing at this point of time in the care of the infant in this case. Primary responsibility and code is to give respect and good quality care to every patient. When the nurse turned off the monitor on this infant, they denied him the right to quality care. The nurse took away this infant’s worth by deciding to not treat him according to the orders and policies of the doctors and the hospital. Although the nurse could have turned the monitors off because it was disturbing one of her patients, and her job is to respect the primary interests of her patients. As an infant in the hospital at that time, he was a patient as well, even if not assigned to whichever particular nurse it was

When the patient was dilated to a three, the doctor ruptured her amniotic sac and they contacted the anesthesiologist to get an epidural and catheter placed. As the day continued, the nurse kept increasing her Pitocin to help her progress. She was unable to eat or drink and was only able to chew on ice chips. She had monitors on her abdomen to allow the nurse to watch her contractions and baby’s heart rate. The patient also had to get blood pressures taken every fifteen minutes since she had preeclampsia. The hospital’s priority was to monitor the baby and mother closely to make sure the mother and the baby remained healthy. Another priority of the agency was to get the baby out in a timely manner. The agency I was at used prostaglandins and oxytocin to assist with this process, which helped to augment and induce contractions to progress labor. The other patient I encountered was also being induced, and she was at 39 weeks. After three doses of Cytotec with no change, the nurse continued to give it, even though the patient’s body was not ready to

Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the care of Ms. Stansberry, who as you know is a 15yo female, G1 P0, currently at 26 weeks 0 days EGA with a pregnancy complicated by late establishment of PNC and maternal obesity.

The incident occurred during an elective caesarean section, for a woman with type one diabetes mellitus. Research has shown that maternal diabetes mellitus incurs an increased risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia (Robson et al., 2014). In response to these findings, a neonatologist is required to be present at the delivery of the fetus (Local Trust, 2015). Upon arrival of the neonatologist, a thorough handover of the client’s information, including past medical history, as well as neonatal risk factors, was performed by the student. Following delivery, the infant was placed on the resuscitaire and the initial neonatal assessment was completed by the neonatologist, as per Local Trust policy (2016). The results of the assessment were satisfactory and no neonatal abnormalities were identified; the neonatologist made the clinical decision to discharge the infant from the neonatologists’ care. Within the subsequent ten minutes the infant’s muscle tone and respiratory rate reduced which prompted the student to transfer the infant back to the resuscitaire and raise the alarm with the midwife, her mentor. The midwife proceeded to instruct the student to request a neonatal emergency crash call broadcast. Once the neonatologist team arrived, they requested a handover and glanced at the student, who at which point became flustered and unable to share the necessary information, provoking the mentoring midwife to resume control of the situation. The midwife was able to share the relevant information and subsequently aided the diagnosis of neonatal hypoglycaemia. This was quickly treated and the infant was intubated and stabilised prior to being transferred for further treatment and observation in the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU). Subsequently, the student suffered a reduced level of

The second section focused on the act of labor and delivery, including first three hours of infant birth, followed by postpartum care and breastfeeding. The speaker spoke about the current practices that occur within the hospital's labor and delivery department. When speaking about delayed cord clamping, she discussed why this is important and even mentioned the volume of blood an infant lacks when the umbilical cord is clammed or cut too soon after birth. While discussing breastfeeding, she briefly mentioned infant blood glucose screenings, and the evidence that is published regarding encouraging breastfeeding within the first hour of

      Throughout the years, our brain shape has changed in result of the nutrition received. The amount of nutrition received is the biggest factor with regard to the change in brain size. Therefore, the sufficient nutrition increased the size of the brain. In result, the increased brain size created advanced cognitive functions.

Elodie Depuy gave birth seven months ago. She decided not to let the nurses give her baby a baby. The nurses wiped

I was working night shift in a level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit facility and my 10 days orientation was over. It was my first day working without my preceptor. Since I was a new staff, the charge nurse allocated two stable babies for me. One was Baby Zahra, a 33 weeks preemie, on room air, with nasogastric tube, with peripheral intravenous line to keep the vein open and feeding with expressed breast milk every 3 hours. I started my shift with a bit of nervousness knowing that I am on my own and wondering if I can remember everything that my preceptor had taught me during our orientation. I started my assessment and observed Baby Zahra to be pale, her skin was slightly mottled. I checked her vital signs. The cardiac monitor showed that she