Considered to last from the onset of regular uterine contractions to full effacement and dilation of the cervix. Commonly the onset of labor is difficult to establish because women may be admitted to the labor unit just before birth, and the beginning of labor may only be an estimate. The first stage is longer than the second and third stages combined. Great variability is the rule. Parity has a strong effect on the duration of first stage labor. Full dilation may occur in less than 1 hour in some multiparous pregnancies. In first-time pregnancy, complete dilation of the cervix can take 20 hours or more. Variations may…
Within the last stages of pregnancy the foetus changes position so their head is face down this is the usual delivery position, if the foetus doesn’t move into this position the child will be born “breech” which can often course complications for the mother. Immediately after birth the baby should gasp and cry this is a physical activity it has been practicing over the last few months in order to survive, and is starts the lungs working. Just after birth the babies will follow similar patterns to what they did with in the womb.…
The first type of cerebral palsy, congenital cerebral palsy, may be caused by a variety of factors. There are seven factors that can cause congenital cerebral palsy: women who use infertility treatments to aid them in bearing a child; oxygen supply being cut off to the fetus due to uterine rupture, umbilical cord problems, or detachment of the placenta; accumulation of bilirubin in the blood…
1. I think that it is morally wrong for a child to be created for "parts". Donor children are often referred to as "savior siblings", "spare part sisters", or "bred to order brothers". These names create the assumptin that the children are created merely for instrumental reasons, or to serve as a donor for the sick sibling, and not for their own sake. Same goes for clones, as soon as a clone (or any other human being) has achieved personhood, it deserves the same respect as any other being with those dispositional capacity. The ethical principle of equality demands no less.…
In my opinion, the article was very helpful in the sense that it shows how physicians actually think of their nurses. They like that they are older and have a lot of experience. It gave me a good outlook on how they expect the nurses to act and hold themselves. It also gave me a little insight about how important it is to have good communication with your doctor. It will prevent your patients from any harm and it will keep you and your doctor a…
My life as a teenager would soon be coming to an end and my life as mommy would be coming up faster then expected. It all started June 10th 2012, my family and I had just finished eating our dinner celebrating my achievement of getting my GED. I had received cards, gifts, and even some money from my family members for finally receiving this GED after being out of school for my senior year. Everybody was so happy for me even my dad, which was not a very common emotion for him to express towards me. Unfortunately their happiness would soon be long gone. For it was the night before this that I had five different tests all of which said the same thing in different ways, I was pregnant. I was not ready for this kind of responsibility. I was not ready physically, emotionally, and financially to take care of even myself yet now I had to find a way to provide all of those things for a child. I was only seventeen, turning eighteen in July; I was still a child myself. To many people I would be viewed as a delinquent because of getting pregnant. On the other hand, others might have seen this coming since my mom also had me at a young age. Many also believe all teens who get pregnant will fail. Although these beliefs and views from others were in my head at the time, I knew I needed to tell my family I was pregnant, find out how far along I was, and make a life changing decision.…
A young girl said to me the other day, “Parenthood-It’s so easy” and I thought to myself ‘Are you kidding me?’ You go through 9 months of pregnancy, the painful childbirth, then you struggle through tears and tantrums and hormones. Mothers are personal doctors, maids, chefs, cleaners and counsellors. Dads are personal coaches, bodyguards, builders and handy mans. They serve their children in hope that when they are old and crusty their children will serve them. Parenthood is anything but easy but easy, but all the good things never are.…
One rite of passage is the birth of a new born child. This can lead to several challenges for either a single parent or two, because a new born can turn a family around drastically. One challenge that the guardian or parents can face is financial problems. When the child is born there are medical costs that need attending. Medical considerations include all prenatal care, testing, labor and delivery, hospital stays, and any special treatments that arise during a birth. New parents need to plan their expenses accordingly by talking with their medical insurance provider. Another financial problem that can provide potential stress is supplying the new born with necessities. These necessities can include diapers, feeding costs, and clothing. Many families choose to use disposable diapers for the reliability and convenience. Disposable diapers cost a lot and will be an ongoing expense for two years or more of the baby’s life. Moreover, the larger the diaper size, the less diapers you will get for the same high price. Some mothers are unable to breastfeed there child so they rely on formula as a substitute. As the child increases their intake, more formula will be needed. As the baby grows, they will advance to baby foods, juices, and snacks. Babies tend to grow exceptionally quick so they would need to be provided new clothing constantly. The financial situation becomes worse if it is a single parent taking care of the child. The costs of buying a child’s necessities may be small at first, however, the price adds up in the long run.…
From a helpless newborn to an active toddler: It takes just 12 short months for a baby to undergo an incredible transformation. Babies grow and change at an amazing pace, and every month there are new and exciting developments happening. Do you know how babies are made? We all got the basics covered. A man and woman meet, they have sex, and nine months later, a baby is born. But there's a lot more to it than that.…
- A thin, watery, yellow fluid composed of protein, sugar, fat, water, minerals, vitamins, & maternal antibodies that precede breast milk.…
They are a variety of reasons why the birth percentage is rising for instance health care, increase of children being born at the same period, high population, giving birth at a younger age, abortions are becoming more costly, single parents aren’t looked down upon, better food, better food sources. Improved health care and in some courtiers its free so that mean less people are dying form accidents, disease and so on that means the person can carry on their life and reproduce for example medical knowledge has improved form the 1950’s “as late as the 1930’s, levels of obstetric knowledge and technique were so poor that they were more likely to increase rather than decrease death rates in childbirth” that fact that this has impaired equals to the change of birth rates. In this day and age in the medical sector doctors can now give women pills that will make sure that the women has two or three children at a time. A high population means that there is more people wanting to have children this could be a problem but more children being born will mean that more will die in the future however countries like china has enforced a child law meaning that a family is limited to only one child. Giving birth at a younger age, one type of this is teenage pregnancies and it can also be due to culture issues in gang areas or teenagers being under the influence of drugs and…
In the ‘50s, these poor girls were sent away to boarding schools or nunneries to have their babies in secret then they were forced to give them up. In the ‘70s, many pregnant mothers just ran away from home beginning the trend of teenagers out there all alone fending for themselves with a baby on the way. In the ‘90’s, my friend Amity lived through hell at school…
Labor and birth is physically and emotionally straining for a woman. As the patient’s body undergoes physical changes to help the fetus pass through the cervix, she may also feel discomfort, pain, panic irritability, and loss of control. Providing measures to promote relaxation is key during labor and breath.…
On February 12, 2010 a day I will never forget. I started my daily routines cooking and cleaning. Then all of a sudden I began to feel weak, my vision was blurry, I felt dizzy, and it felt as if my head was about to explode.…
There’s a popular saying that the mark of a great TV show is that it dares you to reject it. The most ambitious dramas repel their audiences or confuse or give them nightmares about bodies dissolving. But if you hold too tightly to that bias, you’ll miss out on an equally delightful television—the talky, heartfelt, yet surprisingly nuanced style of a show like Parenthood. A sprawling, multigenerational ensemble series, Parenthood might look, to someone who had seen only flashes in passing, like a soap opera, suspiciously overstocked with sequences of family members dancing in the kitchen. Yet it’s one of only two great dramas on network television. Week after week, Parenthood, risks corniness, tiptoes up to the edge of conventionality, then delivers real emotion. Its strength is arguably as valuable as the ability of other series to agitate their fans: it manages to be warm, even sentimental, without being dumb.…