I Am A Mother For The First Time

Delivery was a long, complicated, and painful process. In A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Katie’s pregnancy lasted for nearly twenty-four hours (Smith 78). Births were mostly at home, so babies were

To better understand how infant care varies within a culture and between cultures, a U.S. mother, Patrice, was interviewed about her infant care practices. Patrice is 53 years old and is a mother to four girls ages 15, 18, 23, and 24. Patrice was born into an American Catholic family with Irish and British descent. She identified herself as a middle-class American. Patrice attended college and got her Bachelor’s degree so she is highly educated. Although she had many different jobs throughout her life, Patrice stated that her main career was being a mother as her children are very important to her. The study of Patrice’s infant care practices as well as the different

This film, “More Business of Being Born, Episode 3: Explore your Options: Doulas, Birth Centers, and C-Sections,” was a spinoff of a movie that was made. This documentary goes further in depth than the movie and allows women to acquire an enhanced understanding of child birth. There are numerous women throughout this episode sharing their real life experiences. Ricki Lake, the executive producer, stated, “We are not experts because we are not doctors or midwives even. We are not telling people what to do, we are simply showing.” That is exactly what they ensure during this film.

The original due date for this unborn child was not until three months from this night, however, the doctors had the situation under control. When my mom went into labor prematurely, they had the ability to perform a Cesarean section and give birth to my little sister. This was only the beginning of the adventure for three pounds one ounce Elisabeth Marie Ballard. The first stop on her journey was the NICU to be placed in an incubator to be kept warm and monitored for developmental problems. During the first weeks of her life, she was fed breast milk through a tube that ran from her nose to her stomach. After two months in the NICU incubator, she was finally gained enough weight to go home. This exciting moment did come with a few strings attached. Her weight and vitals still needed to be monitored, so the hospital sent home a machine that allowed them to receive all of her vitals in real time. Her size and prematurity have never stopped her from leading a regular life. Thanks to the technology advancements in the medical field, my sister survived her prematurity and is now leading the life of an annoying six-year-old sibling. Libby, as we call her, transcended the process of natural selection and childhood mortality, and her life is a miracle. The credit can be given to the technology and the people who wield the knowledge

Tina Hildebrand is a 72-year-old woman who lives in rural Manitoba with her husband John. For most of Tina’s life she lived on the farm with her husband, and moved 10 years ago to a nearby town closer to their children and grandchildren. She is very active in the community through her church, volunteering at thrift stores and cooking for community events. In her spare time, she enjoys her sewing group and attending sporting events and concerts. These activities have been a constant throughout Tina’s life, now she just has more time to devote to them. Tina practiced as a nurse for a few years but as soon as she and John began to have children, she chose to stay home with them. As a young

I met Wendy in January of 2014. That year, my brother (who was 20 at the time), was due to “age out” of the foster care system. He was unprepared to lose the housing and assistance he relied on and I was unable to provide all he needed at that time. Upon hearing of our dilemma though a mutual acquaintance, the Lankford 's opened their home and their hearts to my brother and eventually welcomed him into their family through an informal adoption. Since being adopted, he has made remarkable positive strides in his emotional development, self efficacy, and outlook for his own future. The Lankford 's have given him the type of stable and nurturing home life, supportive role modeling, and loving family atmosphere that we as (future) educators hope all children and youths have available to them. Because of how she touched my brother’s life, Wendy was the first parent whom I thought to interview for this assignment. I was eager to learn

first watched, "The Business of Being Born" when it came out in 2008.  It was prior to having children and I had just accepted my position as a Nurse Manager the year prior in Obstetrics in a Rural, Level 1 Facility.  (Being Level 1 in Obstetrics means that we only care for low risk mothers and babies that are at least 35 weeks gestation.)  I find it very interesting how my perspective has changed in the 9 years since its release.  Although I am still pro, low-intervention birth, I feel like the enthusiasm I once had for natural birth with limited intervention has been hijacked by an increase in anxiety d/t the fear of medical liability.  A couple of bad home-birth outcomes can do that to you.  On the flip side, and to be fair, we don’t see all of the perfectly healthy and safe home-birth deliveries; because if everything went well, there would be no need to come to the hospital.

It was an ordinary winter day in the city of Lynn, Massachusetts. As people headed to work and school they looked forward to the adventures the weekend would bring the next day. However, not so far away, Henry Rosario and his wife, Wendy Contreras, waited anxiously in their apartment knowing that the moment that would change their lives forever was near. “As my first daughter it was very painful, scary, and anxious” (Contreras interview). After waiting for what seemed like forever, they decided to go to Salem Hospital. Once they arrived, however, they were told by the doctor that she was not was not ready to deliver yet and was sent back home. At home, Wendy paced around the living room in agony waiting for the moment to come so she could get

Marienelle Fernandez is a mom of 3 amazing girls, Alicia, Bella, and Gia. She’s a registered nurse with 18 years of experience, ranging from long-term care to information technology, and quality/patient safety/risk management. She’s a graduate of 2 Master’s Degrees: Nursing with an emphasis in Nursing Informatics and Healthcare Administration and Management with a specialization in organizational leadership and changed management. She’s a Ph.D.Mind-Body Medicine student with certification in Wellness Coaching, and founder of RNMomEntrepreneur - Health and Happiness Lifestyle Blog. As the only child of strong, Catholic, Filipino immigrant parents, she grew up in an environment with expectations to be silent, obedient, and passive.

Four years after marriage James and Daytha added a 6 pound and 10 ounce baby girl, Jennifer, to their family. While James was waiting in the waiting room there were four babies born and two of the four babies were not born alive, she said, and james was thrilled that his little girl was alive and healthy. “We thought that she was the most beautiful girl we had ever seen and we couldn’t believe that she was ours,” Daytha

Janet Jacobs and Stefanie Mollborn wrote the article titled Early Motherhood and the Disruption in Significant Attachments based off of their studies of 48 teenage mothers to gain a better understanding of the hardships African American and Latina girls face when they become pregnant at a young age. This research analyzes the loss or damage of their different connections and relationships between the young mothers’ family members and friends, but the most important losses being between the teen mother and their immediate family, like their own mothers or siblings. Through these teen mothers’ life accounts, this article investigates the isolating impacts of young motherhood within their social lives and how it throws them into a life of sudden

Wendy Lankford was raised within a “traditional” family and grew up alongside her mother, father, and younger brother in my home state of Maryland. Today, she is married to Shane Lankford and together they care for three adopted sons; ages 22, 7, and 4. Wendy is a stay at home mom and home schooler who is also actively engaged with her church community and several service groups. Both she and her husband have dedicated themselves to raising awareness and working on behalf of orphans, those with special needs, and those living in poverty.

A growing number of pregnant incarcerated women and their soon to be born children now have an innovative option, often referred to as the Mom and Babies program, which puts precedence on the long term outcome of the pair. The positive result of this program over the last 5 years has encouraged several other departments to develop a similar one. The main purpose of the establishment of such a program is an attempt to strengthen family structure in hopes that this would be an effective way to reduce recidivism. Although quite new, the results have shown a promising future for the continuation of this program.

During pregnancy, Mrs. Star had no significant health problems. Bob’s delivery was normal. However, Bob’s developmental milestones were delayed. In Bob’s early childhood care he stayed at home with him mother. Bob did not attend Pre-Kindergarten.

A month or so after her daughter’s birth she found out her maternity clinics article had won an award. Sheppard had entered her New York maternity story into the New York Newswomen’s Club. The story had won best feature series of the award and Sheehy attended the awards ceremony at the Plaza Hotel (Sheehy, 3-9).