Obstetrics

effective maternity health care. Therefore, they are often neglected in the medical world and are forced to seek low-funded medical facilities. It was only after Congress enacted legislation to make Medicaid available to more women, which covered the obstetric care. At this point, physicians who were once disinterested in taking care of poor, pregnant women became more willing to do so as Medicaid covered the cost fees. Still women had to co-pay for any covered…

Assessment 1: High Risk Pregnancy Subjective Data is M.J. is a 24-year-old African American female who presented the clinic for abnormal vaginal bleeding and twelve weeks pregnant. The patient is a single mother who works as a cashier clerk, has a high school level of education, and lives with her boyfriend of one year. She denies a history of alcohol or drug abuse. M.J. admits to being pregnant since using a home pregnancy test. M.J. states that she may be 12 weeks pregnant and denies having…

Drugs Used During Labor Throughout the years, medicine has become and still is one of the most evolving factors in our world today. Various doctors were not able to help find a way to help women bear the pain during labor. Women were just hoping that their baby would turn out healthy, no matter what they consumed or did. Many were not able to live with their child and died, sometimes along with the baby. Some nurses and doctors would only help deliver the baby, weigh it, check to see if it…

3. Transverse cerebellar diameter measurement (TCD) : The cerebellar view is obtained by rotating the transducer in the axial plane centered on the thalamus to show the cerebellar hemispheres. This view shows the cerebellum, the cistern magna and the cavum septum pellucidi. The cerebellum characteristically appears as two lobules in either side of midline in the posterior cranial fossa. The widest diameter of the cerebellum is measured(16). Fig. 5: Ultrasonographic Measurement of Transverse…

Does Your Age Really Matter? Many women say age is nothing but a number; meaning their age has no effect on their physical condition. However, this saying is not completely true because age has a significant effect on women trying to become pregnant or already pregnant. Many women dream of the day when they can bring a child into the world and experience the blessing of creating life inside them. This amazing phenomenon is one of the happiest moments in a woman’s life. Yet pregnancy is not…

Biological and psychological risks of untreated depression in pregnant women There are substantial risks associated with untreated prenatal depression for both the mother and child including low birth weights, preterm deliveries, and preeclampsia (Anderson et al., 2015). Even more risks after delivery have been identified such as postpartum depression, childhood obesity, and development of depression in the child later in life. It must be noted, however, that previous experiments? analysis of…

4 Customisation of vaginal cone and its quality control measures 4.1 Introduction Globally one third of the women suffer from pelvic floor dysfunction. Every women experience mild to severe form of pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms at some point of their life. It occurs due to weak pelvic floor muscles which acts a basin for the pelvis and support the pelvic organs. The weakness inevitably occurs during pregnancy, after child birth (normal vaginal delivery and caesarean section) and after…

Exploring 30-day children?s readmission rate in a general hospital. K van Driel1*, GS de Wolf2, R. van Schaik3 1 Division woman and child, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, the Netherlands 2Department of clinical methods and Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 3Division woman and child, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, the Netherlands * Corresponding author: K van Driel, Division Woman and Child Diakonessenhuis…

In the future, I plan to be an Obstetrics and Gynecology Nurse, OB GYN Nurse, because I want to work with babies and help women to have great health. I have a little brother that I took care of since he was born and as a teen now, I love to babysit and take care of little kids. Helping mothers through the process of pregnancy and making sure the process is healthy and other women are healthy is something I will want to do. Also, I will be more experienced and have tips on what to do when I want…

Everyone knows that having an abortion has an effect on multiple people; whether it be the mother, friend, partner, or anyone. There are many different factors that are needed to be put into play when it comes to thinking about an abortion. Not only will it affect a body physically, it will affect it emotionally, and possibly affect those around you. There are several examples as to how abortion can harm your body physically. After the process is over, there is a significant chance that…