Prenatal Case Study

However, because the respondents self-reported their level of depression and were not clinically assessed by a provider, for example, it was not possible to examine how clinical or subclinical levels of depression may have affected the scale’s ability to properly assess those kinds of psychological incapacities (Conrad, Matschinger, Riedel-Heller, von Gottberg & Kilian, 2014). When compared to the WHOQOL-BREF, the Geriatric Depression Scale, the Barthel Index and the Mini-Mental State examination, another study done on older adults in Taiwan in 2013 found that the WHOQOL-OLD yielded the most acceptable psychometric properties and found it to be a useful instrument for older adults in Taiwan compared to others (Yao & Chien, 2013). In Britain in 2011, however, when the WHOQOL-OLD, CASP-19 and OPQOL were compared in a random zipcode with an ethnically diverse population and a mostly non-diverse white population, both CASP-19 and WHOQOL-OLD were found to be reliable only in a non-diverse sample (Grant & Bowling, 2011). Whereas the OPQOL was found to be reliable in both diverse and non-diverse demographic populations (Grant & Bowling, 2011). OPQOL’s domains and other psychometric properties will be addressed in the next

The right of every human to a standard of living that ensures health and wellbeing independently of race, religion, geographic location, social status, and political views , is often viewed as a way of guaranteeing individual dignity and development (United Nations).

She is a full term baby who was born with weight of 2.977 kg (6 lbs 9 oz) with normal spontaneous vaginal delivery. She was healthy with no respiratory, congenital or cardiac issues. She didn’t require special care or hospitalization in the NICU. She was discharged after three days with her mother.

Stephanie and I had teamed up to tackle a major issue concerning the accessibility of birthing classes in Galion and Bucyrus, Ohio. Over the course of the last seven weeks our project has taken us in many different directions. Just recently we have found a way to make a positive impact on our communities within a feasible amount of time.

The first research topic I am considering is medical interventions in prenatal care. My research question would be “Are medical interventions creating more harm than help in prenatal care and the birthing process?” This topic is a bit personal to me as I have had four complicated pregnancies, followed by complicated births. I believe that if a more natural approach been taken that I may have been spared the traumatic experiences. I intend to argue the point that a woman’s body is built for creating life and that there should be some degree of confidence in the woman’s body by medical professionals. I also plan to argue that the amount of unnecessary medical interventions has resulted in maternal trauma,

According to Shi and Singh (2012), in the United States, working people earning low wages are the most disenfranchised because most are not eligible for public benefits and cannot afford premium cost sharing. (p. 7) The purpose of this phenomenological study is to understand how mother’s experiences shape their perspectives when seeking prenatal care, medical and social services. Previous studies demonstrate that the lack of health care insurance leads to numerous unmet health care needs such as delaying medical care and having a health problem and not seeking medical care. (Collins, Doty, Robertson & Garber, 2011)

In the case study, “Fetal Abnormality” provided by Grand Canyon University (GCU) (n.d.) the four characters exhibit differing influences and worldview theories. The first character is a 30-year old immigrant named Jessica who is exhibiting signs of multiple worldviews (Modern western, Christian, and Materialistic worldview). In the case study, Jessica actions point to a modern western worldview because the influence of dualism is in play. History has shown that dualistic thinking has put a hard line between spirit and matter (Shelly & Miller, 2006). Jessica is torn between two dividing options that she is having a hard time choosing from. On the one hand, her Christian worldview is pulling her to one side with the belief that life is

The above is a letter to a friend who is in need of an intervention. She feels as though a weekly girl’s night complete with cocktails and continuing to smoke would not affect her baby. Conventional medicine and science teaches us that smoking and drinking while pregnant is detrimental to fetal development and growth. It was my job to convince her to give up smoking and drinking while pregnant. It is a job that I was more than successful at completing. But now we must ask ourselves why in the year 2015 are people still uneducated about maternal and fetal health. What steps must we take as a society in order to change this destructive line of thinking?

Finding out you are pregnant is one of the most exciting things in life. The most important step in early pregnancy is to begin prenatal care. Be sure to arrange to be seen by an experienced OB/GYN. The ideal time to schedule your first appointment is within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

According to the information given by SuperTracker regarding Pam’s diet, she is clearly deficient in vitamins and minerals that are essential during pregnancy. These vitamins and minerals play a crucial role in fetal development and keeping her weight within healthy ranges. A few adjustments to Pam’s lifestyle could go a long way in transforming her body into an ideal one for childbearing.

HELP! We have a case of a baby being born premature with the chronic lung disease, BPD, Bronchopulmonary Dysphasia. What doctor should be our major go to? Well, in this particular case the doctors that will play the most vital role in this situation it would lead to a special group of doctors who are known as Neonatologists. What is neonatologist and what do they do? A neonatologist is a person who is specifically trained on how to properly care for newborns who have high-risk and complex complications from birth. For instance, if a child is born premature with a chronic disease like BPD, a group of neonatologist will come in and depending on how bad the illness is they will place the baby on medications or either place them on a ventilator.

Beginning prenatal care within the first trimester is a critically important step in reducing poor birth outcomes. However, due to barriers to accessing care, many women in LSCC’s target population delay or forgo prenatal care altogether. The absence of access to a health home means that many pregnant women covered by Medicaid and CHIP present to the closest ED upon delivery, a situation referred to as a "no-doc delivery." These types of deliveries are less than ideal for the mother, baby, and clinician. The clinician is not familiar with the patient, the pregnancy, or the mother's medical history; and because the patient in a "no-doc" scenario is unlikely to have had adequate (if any) prenatal care, there is greater risk of pre-term births and complications during delivery. There is also increased risk of low and very low birth weight infants for these deliveries. All of these risk factors are detrimental to the health of the mother and the baby, and poor birth outcomes come at a greater cost to the health care delivery system, including Medicaid.

According to the Ohio Supreme court documents, the two EMTs responded to an ongoing labor in a residency. When the EMTs arrived the premature baby was breathing and had a pinkish color. The EMTs cut the umbilical cord, covered the baby in a towel, and performed oxygen blow-by.

The difference between preconception care and prenatal care is that preconception care is the care or checkup you receive before you get pregnant to make sure your body is ready for pregnancy and to increase your chances of having a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Prenatal care is the care and checkups you receive throughout the entire duration of your pregnancy. These help keep you and your baby healthy or find if there are any health conditions early on. The schedule for prenatal visits usually go as follow: Week 4-28 every 4 weeks, week 28-36 every 2 weeks and weeks 36-birth every week. During your prenatal checkups your provider will check you weight, blood pressure, measure your belly, and

Everyone alive right now will either give birth or has seen or heard about someone giving birth at some point in their life. Now think, with over 7 billion people in the world and about 350,000 babies being born every day, how many of those babies received adequate prenatal care. Due to the rising cost of medical care, especially in America, the cost of having a baby has gone through the roof. The extensive care a baby needs to grow and develop properly while in the womb can cost thousands of dollars. Prenatal care, such as prenatal vitamins, physical exams, lab work, and prenatal tests, should be free and available to women who cannot afford them and would not be able to provide these services for their babies otherwise. These services should