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    Maternal Risk Factors

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    As a beginner nurse working in the indigenous community it is important to understand the maternal risk factors that affect fetal growth during pregnancy, in particular, factors affecting babies of Indigenous mothers, which are nearly twice as likely than non-Indigenous mothers, to be born with low birthweight (LBW) and/or be small for gestational age (SGA). In order to understand the effect of these risk factors, multiple journal databases were searched, using a multitude of combinations of keywords

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    Summary of Findings Maternal morbidity is defined as any health condition attributed to and/or aggravated by pregnancy and childbirth that has a negative impact on the women’s wellbeing” (World Health Organization). One of the highest contributing factors to maternal morbidity is repeat cesarean deliveries. Repeat cesarean deliveries have increased heavily over the years due to a number of factors. According to Landon (2004) “A decline in vaginal birth after cesarean delivery due to risk of

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    Ethics of Maternal Care

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    rules are being placed within the practice of maternal mothers with focus on the protection of the fetus as a separate entity from the woman. These legalities are said to question the rights of the pregnant woman about her own medical care and decisions. The new protective actions for the fetus will enforce criminal charges on women who behave in a way that is associated with fetal harm or adverse perinatal outcomes. The ethical dilemmas with maternal decision making are being approached because it

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    fascinated with threatening mothers who do not fulfil this stereotype and expectation? These reveries around the ‘monstrous mother’ are often known of by the horror genre. This theme is so popular that it has created a sub-horror genre: Maternal Horror. Mothers in maternal horror are so interesting due to their questioning of the status of motherhood. As this happens, they become the danger in the film, sometimes even the antagonist, and fail to protect the child. Mothers in horror create depth

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    Introduction: Most captive bred animals, whether held in zoos, laboratories, as companion animals or for agricultural production uses are separated from their young almost immediately after birth and artificially reared by humans. The implication of maternal deprivation has been extensively studied in laboratory rats, mice, and monkeys, but largely ignored in dairy cattle. Most dairy producers in North America believe that early separation of the cow and calf is both economical and beneficial to the

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    Maternal Age Stillbirth

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    Maternal Age and Risk of Stillbirth As with most complication of pregnancy, labor, delivery, and congenital defects, the maternal age plays a key role. In particular, mothers who are age 35 and older statistically have the highest rates of incidence in complications. Conversely, teen pregnancies also comprise a substantial portion of the difficulties seen during pregnancy as well as the effects on the developing fetus. Description of the Study The study was conducted to determine what correlation

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    Maternal Home Scenarios

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    states grandmother is watching child and maternal grandmother seems paranoid. Reporter states the family is not using air conditioning and the house is hot with a child. The maternal grandmother covers vents in house and she feels someone is listening. Maternal grandmother feels there are cameras in the fans. Reporter states the maternal grandmother was heard saying she will whoop the child’s ass about 2 months, unknown why she stated that. Reporter states maternal grandmother moved in February of this

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    Maternal Family History

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    routine medication. JM has never been hospitalization. His mother states that JM is up to date with the immunizations and last time to see his physician was December last year for year checkup and he see his dentist every six months. Family History Maternal family history: JM’s mother, SM is 35 years old. SM reports overall good health. She has one brother age 40, who is also in good health. SM’s father died last year at the age of 72 with diabetes mellitus type II. SM’s mother is still alive in Tanzania

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    Maternal Health Essay

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    Preventing maternal deaths demands challenging social biases that drastically limit women’s choices and deter husbands, fathers, health care providers and policymakers from investing in women. Transforming these attitudes and behaviours requires working not only with women, but also with men to demonstrate the benefits that gender equality brings to families and communities (UNFPA, 2012). In 2005, India, home to more than 50,000 maternal deaths annually, intervened through the Janani Suraksha Yojana

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    Maternal Health Essay

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    An Analysis of Maternal Health and Women’s Political Participation Introduction Women’s unequal social and economic status has led to lower levels of political participation and representation and worst health outcomes. We address the Triple Aim to improve healthcare outcomes and experience for women by focusing on maternal health. We address costs reduction by the expenses associated with loss of life and productivity loss. We are interested in the associations among maternal health and women’s

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