Unit 9: M2/D2 Values and planning in health and social care

The Australian College of Midwives believes that it is the right of every pregnant woman to have access to continuity of care by a known midwife for her pregnancy, labour and early postnatal period. Midwives are the most appropriate primary care providers for healthy mothers and newborn babies and are able to refer to specialist medical care if the need arises (Hicks, Spurgeon & Barwell, 2003). Midwives must work within the competency standards enforced by The ANMC Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council (2006) in order to obtain and practice as a registered midwife in Australia. Competency 4 states Midwives should “promote safe and effective practice” (ANMC, 2006), this is achievable by providing Midwifery continuity of care to women and

Being a midwife refers to a profession where the midwife would work in partnership with the women throughout her pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period. Not only is being a midwife women-centred, however, their role also includes ensuring the partner and family members are prepared and aware of the process. Within a women’s health, the midwife should focus on health, family planning, nutrition, domestic and other health issues as the main priority is the

This essay demonstrates significant factors, a midwife and the women may face within Australian public hospitals. As a midwife the key skills are understanding of what supports and impacts the normal physiological process of labour and birth. This essay will discuss two influencing factors that have a negative effect on the normal progress of labour and birth. This will be seen, firstly by discussing the cultural and environmental impacts of labour and birth. Then, examining how the midwife may best support and facilitate the adverse effects of normal physiological process. This essay also discusses a positive labour and birth environment within the Australian standard model of care.

To care for and monitor the progress of the mother in the postnatal period and to give all necessary advice to the mother on infant care to enable her

Childbirth is one of the greatest privileges on the earth anyone could have and we, as women, should feel proud to be major contributors for it. Thus, a mother has to play a key role in aiding the healthcare workers to mitigate the health crisis associated with childbirth by performing her duties faithfully. One such associated health crisis is “Premature (preterm) birth” which occurs when the baby is born too early, before 37 weeks of gestational period (CDC, 2015). The rate of preterm birth ranges from 5% to 18% of babies born across 184 countries (WHO, 2015).

In America, midwives attend less than 8% of all births and less than 1% of those occur outside a hospital. At the same time, the US

Women’s health is an important and rewarding field of study. Certified Nurse-Midwives or CNMs are Advanced Practice Registered Nurses provide education and care prior to conception, during pregnancy, childbirth and after delivery of a baby. CNMs work in settings that may include doctors’ offices, hospitals, birth centers, health clinics and attending patients’ homes for birth services or routine pre and post-natal care. CNMs also provide health care to women throughout their reproductive lives that may call for reproduction education, health visits, annual exams, and post-menopausal

Midwives are able to supervise, care and give advice to mothers during their pregnancy. Furthermore, they are able to detect any problems that may occur if there are abnormal changes in the mother and the baby and obtain specialist assistance if needed. Obstetricians provide care at public hospitals and mothers may be able to see one if they are on duty at the time of their appointment. Women are more likely to see an obstetrician if their pregnancy becomes complicated.

Public health is defined by the World Health Organisation as ‘all organised measures to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole’ (WHO, 2015). Within this role of public health, the midwife has an essential role. They are in the best position to be able to guide

Their family would come and give a speech about the hardships of life.   The midwives would be present during the child's  birth.  Their role was to supervise and assist the woman’s pregnancy, delivery, and they also perform the ceremonial ritual’s associated with the child's birth.  They are very much respected woman.

Purpose: To compare patient experiences of the use of midwives verses the use of obstetricians throughout pregnancy and labor. Methodology: The Cinahl database was utilized to find five articles related to patient experiences and outcomes of the use of midwives and the use of obstetricians. Results: Synthesis over the research indicated that there were no significant differences between the outcome of mothers and babies when comparing the use of midwives verses the use of obstetricians throughout pregnancy and labor. The articles obtained showed more favor of the care of midwifery based off of experiences gathered from the mothers. It was suggested that the experiences of mothers using midwife care throughout their labor resulted

A midwife is someone who is certified to deliver babies. They use a more natural form of techniques to provide for the families having babies so there are no complications. Midwives delegate a pregnancy by getting to know the family on a deeper level; they counsel parents about all aspects of a woman's life impacted by pregnancy and childbirth using exercise as a main focus, and use only natural birth methods. Midwives attend births in hospitals unless the mother wants different birthing process such as a home or water birth. Technically they are only allowed to handle low-risk pregnancies, if they did have a high-risk pregnancy on their hands they would have to refer the patient to an obstetrician. Mid wives are more common in most countries

Hearing the word midwife leaves many people thinking of unprofessional, inexperienced women who help deliver babies naturally, without the help of medication. In truth, nurse-midwives are registered nurses who have attended additional schooling for women’s health and are taught to make women feel as comfortable as possible. In the beginning, remedies were the females’ legacies, their “birthright”; these females were known as “wise-women by the people, witches of charlatans by authorities”. (Ehrenreich, 1973). “Females were wanderers, traveling from one place to another, healing the sick and wounded.” (Ehrenreich 1973). These women were among the first human healers and they were especially helpful when it came to childbearing. The midwives

Midwifery is commonly misunderstood as the practice of just delivering babies, when in fact that isn’t the case. I have learnt through constant research and talking to actual qualified experienced midwives that it is far more than just childbirth, it’s also giving support and empowering women at the time in which they are at their most vulnerable point in life. Due to this understanding my interest in midwifery has enhanced even more, I know this would be a career path in which the caring and nurturing side of my personality would be able to blossom. The roles of a midwife vary as it is a very multi-tasked career, they are needed to first and foremost support their patient in all their decisions as well as being able to advise the best thing for their patients antenatal care. A midwife is expected to make sure all patients feel safe and respected by being attentive and responsible.

Midwives have been around for centuries. They have not only been around for centuries, they were around before the doctors. The only fault that comes with being the first physicians was that they were the only one who know about medicine. This alone put them under strong speculation, particularly from people of religious importance. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the catholic church had total control over midwives. Amanda Banks claims, “Without…church approval and early licensing, a women who acted as a midwife…was open to charges of witchcraft” (429). At this time of history religion oversaw everything to make sure that nothing contradicted what they believed to be true. If any woman acted as a midwife without the approval of church, they would risk being banished from their community or even worse, executed on account of witchcraft.