Obstetric fistula

Preterm babies, also known as premature babies are born before 37 weeks’ gestational age. These babies can vary in term of prematurity, from two to three weeks, to extremely preterm at over ten weeks. Goldberg and Devitto (2002, as cited in Leman, Bremner, Parke & Gauvain, 2012) stated prematurity is associated with low birth weight, putting infants at risk of long term issues such as faulty cognition, hyperactivity and perceptual disorders. Werner and Smith (1982, as cited in Leman et al., 2012)

Health Promotion: Giving up Smoking in Pregnancy Introduction The object of this assignment is to critically appraise a health promotion initiative related to midwifery practice. The initiative chosen is a NHS Health Scotland leaflet entitled 'Smoking: giving up during pregnancy: a guide for pregnant women who want to stop smoking' (NHS Health Scotland 2003). It will be referred to as the 'initiative' or the 'leaflet' throughout this assignment. The World Health Organisation (WHO) identified that

1.) Obstetric services are provided to pregnant women for before, during, and after birth. These services are very expensive; however, they are very important. Discontinuing these practices could create a multiple of problems. A pregnancy can be a very scary time in a women’s life, especially if this is her first birth. Obstetricians help a soon-to-be mother understand a variety of different facts, such as due date, nutrition for the fetus, monitoring complications and so much more! With such a heavy

A woman is at her most fertile when she is in the ages 20 to 24. Infertility is generally defined as the inability to conceive after one year of unprotected sex. At the age of 30 fertility starts to gradually decline, the chance of successfully conceiving each cycle drops from 22% to just 6 to 8% between 30 and 40 years of age. This big drop in fertility is due to the ageing of a female’s eggs. When born women have around a million eggs, by the time they reach their mid-thirties this number will

Pregnancy Risk Factors - Vital Information About Risk Factors Which Present Prior To Pregnancy By Rebecca Sophia Meade | Submitted On October 08, 2012 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Rebecca

A surrogacy contract is a document signed by two people or parties that agree with traditional or gestational surrogacy; one party receives monetary compensation while the other receives a child. Currently there is a sharp increase in the number of foreign inquiries to India in pursuit of finding women willing to be a surrogate (Gentleman, p.2). This can be seen as taking advantage of a poverty loomed country as the money is hard for these impoverished women to turn away (Gentleman, p.3). The surrogacy

Developing countries are plagued by issues of poor maternal, infant and child health (WHO 2011). Approximately 358000 women die during pregnancy and 7.6 million children under five years of age die annually, worldwide (WHO 2011). Adequate maternal health and nutrition are imperative for child survival (WHO 2011). Maternal, perinatal and under-five mortality is still considerably high in South Africa [Department of Health (DOH) 2012]. This is despite efforts to achieve the Millennium Development

Middle Range Theory Paper: Analysis of Postpartum Depression Theory Description of Theory- In 1993, Beck published a middle range theory on postpartum depression, entitled Teetering on the Edge. Beck, (1993, p. 44) which describes “walking on a fine line between sanity and insanity”. Beck determined a limited amount of qualitative research available and few instruments for measurement of postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and “maternity blues”. Beck interviewed 12 women for 18 months detailed

abruption however, the placenta detaches from the wall of the uterus before or during the birth of the baby (Oyelese and Cande, 2006). Placenta abruption causes 33% of antepartum haemorrhage in pregnant women (Raynor et al, 2012). It is a major obstetric emergency occurring in around one in a hundred pregnancies and it requires urgent medical attention (Hanretty, 2010). Placenta abruption is also a major cause of maternal and foetal mortality or morbidity (CMACE, 2011). The causes of placenta abruption

In today’s world hospitals are the foremost facilities of providing a varying level of care. These facilities supplies its medical professionals with the means to perform any treatment deemed necessary to regain health or save a life. However, as true as this understanding may be, there are hospitals here in the United States that are not allowed to provide certain services because of religious affiliations; meaning they must first follow a religious doctrine before implementing any medical intervention