M6A3:
Pain Management for the Obstetric Patient
Erin Johnson
Reproductive Health
Helene Wallingford
August 10th, 2014
There are three stages of a pregnancy which start at conception and last until six weeks after the birth of the baby. The stages include antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum. Antepartum can be described as the period before childbirth, this would start at the time of conception until labor starts. Intrapartum is the labor stage of pregnancy. Intrapartum starts from the onset of labor until the delivery of the baby. Postpartum is the last stage of the pregnancy. This starts following the birth of the baby and last for six weeks after the birth.
During each stage of a pregnancy a woman may experience pain.
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The benefit of increasing calcium and phosphorus to the pregnant women’s diet would be that it’s also an easy way to increase the levels in the body. The pregnant woman would also know exactly what she is taking, instead of taking vitamins with unknown substances in it. The risk of increasing calcium and phosphorus in the diet are the same as with a multivitamin, a person can get to high levels causing harm to the mother and the fetus.
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Childbirth can be described as one of the most rewarding and also painful experiences in a woman’s life. Most women choose some type of method to ease pain, however, there has been a lot of controversy over with pain management method is the most effective. According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), In 2013, there were 3,932,181 births recorded in the United States, 32.7% of those births were surgical procedures. In 2012, 1.36% of recorded births occurred out-of-hospital, meaning these births took place mostly in homes or birthing centers. Without the option of medicine that a hospital provides, how were these women able to manage their pain during labor and delivery. There are many different methods for easing pain during childbirth, some methods involve the use of medicine and surgery, and others include natural techniques, such as hypnosis, Lamaze, and many others. It is a personal preference of the parents over which method is right for the needs of the mother and child. This can be an overwhelming decision for new parents to make because they have to take into consideration the safety of the mother and child, pain management for the mother and desire for medical involvement.
The example shows the pregnant women, which should take the right amount of vitamins, minerals and supplements at this time. The recommended intake is 10 micrograms of vitamin D each day, 400 micrograms of folic acid each day till 12 weeks pregnant. Also we have got some of nutrients that she shouldn’t take which is vitamin A or for example supplements containing vitamins, because that can cause the baby.
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