There are more techniques and strategies for births today. The mother’s are taught to plan ahead and what to do in the event of their water breaking. The doctors today are more skilled to deal with complications if any occur during the birth. Medicine is also a key factor to the advancement of pain management for the mothers with pain during contractions. Epidural and Natural births both have advanced since my Nana’s birth the medicines are more advanced with helping with pain.
The History of Dr. Pepper Katelin Eddy Freshman Technology January 25, 2016 My favorite drink is Dr.Pepper. The Dr. Pepper Snapple Group is the oldest manufacturer of soft drink concentrates and syrups in the United States. Dr. Pepper started being sold in 1885. It was manufactured in the Central Texas town of Waco. Dr. Pepper is a “ native Texan,” originating at Morrison’s old Corner Drug Store.
Home Care Assistant/Aide Heath Care workers help patients that may be physically or mentally ill, injured or disabled. Home care workers can live with the patient, work on weekends or week days. Home Care Assistant are always up on their feet they have tom complete all the hard work the patient cannot do. Home Care Assistant may receive some irritation and disorientation from the patient.
In the Chicago Tribune, August 1, 2000, Darryl E. Owens (Knight Ridder) writes about a birthing practice used for thousands of years that has made a renewed entrance into American Healthcare entitled, “Childbirth ‘Doulas’ Take Root” (Owens, 2000). I found this article to be very interesting as I am studying to enter nursing school, and I have a desire to work as a nurse in women’s health, especially obstetrics. This article describes a different approach to preparing and supporting expecting families before, during and immediately after childbirth. The author, Darryl E. Owens is an editorial writer specializing in criminal justice, race relations, and social services for the Chicago Tribune, and has also featured articles in Teen Magazine.
In the early 1900s, women’s health was non-existent. It was not taught in school, it was never spoken about in the media, and many women themselves had no knowledge about reproductive health. During this time it was common to see women with ten, fifteen, even twenty pregnancies throughout their lives. Men and women both were often unaware on how to plan or prevent a pregnancy and birth control was pronounced illegal. Consequently, this was also a period of high childbirth mortality, as well as a time where many women were dying due to self-induced or “back-alley” abortions.
Imagine being on call 24 hours a day, and during the day receiving a phone call from an expecting mother that says, “MY WATER JUST BROKE!”. Imagine getting out of bed at 2 a.m. and rushing to the clinic to help deliver the mother’s new arrival. You enter the building, walk down a few corridors, and finally make it to the delivery room. As soon as you get there you have to be prepared to get straight to work. You lay the mother gently on the bed being sure to keep her calm as she endures the contractions that come and go every 3 minutes.
Hmong families will bury the placenta below the home after delivery with the smooth side facing upward. If a woman is unable to give birth in her home or a family member’s home an evil spirit, also called a dab, may injure her. American births traditionally take place in the hospital. Although, home births are starting to become a growing trend in American these births are almost always assisted by a midwife.
Annotated Bibliography Domanico, R., Davis, DK., Coleman, F., & Davis, BO. (2011). Documenting the nicu design dilemma: comparative patient progress in open-ward and single family room units. Journal of Perinatology, 31, 281-288. doi: 10.1038/jp.2010.120.
1-800-MALPRACTICE Website Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse Introduction Nursing homes should be safe havens for the vulnerable elderly members of our community, but regrettably, this is not always the case. A recent report from the U.S. Office of the Inspector General found that 33% of residents in Medicare-approved nursing homes experienced serious adverse events that resulted in harm or death during the first 35 days of their stay. These unfortunate situations, which exist in nursing homes throughout the country, range from full-blown abuse such as sexual assault and over-medication to more passive forms of neglect such as failing to reposition bedridden residents often enough to prevent bed sores and inadequate supervision of those at risk for
In studying Registered Nursing one will find that they have to be compassionate and want to care for others. Registered Nurses assist physicians with suffering patients of any medical condition. They help to decide the patient’s medicine, treatment, recovery, and educate the them and their families on post-medical treatment. They need to have bedside manner, and be able to prepare patients for surgery. Registered Nursing careers range anywhere from critical care, oncology, mental health, to an everyday school nurse.
It makes sense that, in a society like the United States, so afraid of experiencing pain, and over and self treated in many instances, the possibility of having an epidural administered, in order to avoid labor pains, is no longer a choice, but more of a routine. In fact, a mother who wants to experience a natural labor has to specifically request for the epidural not to be performed on her. In many other countries, the practice of the epidural became available just recently, and a mother has to request it way before the birth of the child because natural labor is still the common routine of delivering a baby. A latent function of childbirth, in regard to the epidural practice, may be the fact a mother will actually feel better right after the birth of her child because her body, from the hips down, is anesthetized. This fact could lead to a better post-labor experience compared to that of mothers who gave natural births, and because of the extreme pain, are exhausted both physically and mentally.
The mother has complete control over her body and the position in which she chooses to give birth. There are no drugs used in a home birthing and the mother can feel every ounce of pain. Not only are they letting their bodies handle the process naturally, but they are also able to form an unbreakable bond with their baby. This can also be seen as a revolt against the modern technologies and views on women. In the hospitals, mothers do not produce oxytocin at the right times or right levels, and their babies do not get this hormone when feeding on breast milk.
In the world of college, there are many majors or professions to choose from. Whatever career I choose to take, I know that there are many doors open for me to walk through. Planning for life after high school, I am considering going into the medical field to become a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse (NICU). A NICU Nurse is a nurse who cares for premature and critically ill newborns that are born in need of immediate medical attention.
Unlike doctors that only have one agenda when it comes to a woman giving birth, midwives provide women with individualized care uniquely suited to their physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and cultural needs. In the course of developing that relationship, midwives provide personalized and thorough care at many levels that empowers the soon-to-be mother in her ability to give birth and care for her baby. The maternity care practiced should be based on the needs of the mother and child and not the caregiver or provider; therefore, interventions should be avoided with the natural birthing process unless complications arise. Until 1940, midwives used to deliver most babies; however, there was a cultural and social shift that made women believe that the hospital provided a safer, pain-free birth without risks of hemorrhage, infection or death (Connerton). This movement has “grappled with economic, political, religious and racial differences” (Craven).
The arrival of a new baby, especially the first always marks a new beginning for a mother. It comes with a lot of challenges more so if the mother is less knowledgeable about baby care. Take such as cleaning the baby for the first time, or feeding, it is not easy. The baby is still fragile and slippery and needs a special care. But if the mother is not ready for all these, or maybe, does not have any knowledge on what to do, the baby’s life might be endangered since the baby needs a special care which only the mother can give.
