This section explores the existing notions and understandings of childbirth that women have within the low income household communities of Mirpur. Drawing out their narratives and tracing the construction of those narratives allows us to see how women view their place in their own and in other women’s reproductive lives and to understand the intentions, motivations, desires and influences that lie behind their decisions of where to give birth, how much to rely on formal or informal healthcare providers, etc....
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The leading purpose of this article is to understand why cesarean deliveries are overused, considering the increased risk of complications that affect mother and fetus. The author makes it a point to focus on the larger scale of cultural factors that are associated with a key clinical measure of quality care for the maternal population. In this study, they recruited obstetricians, family physicians, midwives, anesthesiologists, and labor nurses from 79 hospitals in California. The Labor Culture Survey (LCS) consisted of...
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The end of gestation or pregnancy phase is marked by the birth of the baby, either through vagina or through a Cesarean section. Childbirth is also known as delivery or labor. The most common type of childbirth is the vaginal birth, a natural mode of childbirth. Cesarean Birth, commonly known as C-section is a surgical method of childbirth in which incisions are made on the abdomen and uterus of the mother. C-sections are performed usually when complications arise during vaginal...
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How and why the childbirth in Heian and Tokugawa period were so different than today’s childbirth? In the words of Marco Gottardo, “Pregnancy and childbirth in early-modern Japan within a religious framework, as they were charged with religious meaning at the popular level”[footnoteRef:1] represents one of the best angles to analyze this phenomenon. By this quote, we can understand that women’s role in medieval Japan had several faces. Their positions were linked to religious assessments-Buddhism and Shinto, but other social...
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The birth of a baby is a powerful life event that has implications for a woman's well-being and future health. But less attention is paid to interventions for the safety, and comfort of the antenatal mother and makes her feel positive about her experience during childbirth. A positive birth experience promotes a sense of achievement, enhances feeling of self-worth, and facilitates confidence—all of which are important for a healthy adaptation to motherhood and psychological growth. Childbirth classes help them to...
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In a post-child-birth exit survey of 641 women, Abuya, et al. (2015a) found that D&A is perpetuated by health workers and other facility staff. Further, a systematic review of fourteen studies conducted in Nigeria by Ishola, Owolabi, and Filippi (2017) corroborates this and suggests that D&A was mostly reported as perpetrated by facility staff in their systematic review of fourteen studies conducted in Nigeria. Sadler et al. (2016) also report that D&A can occur when women interact with the providers...
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Introduction Many people would refer to the birth of a child as a joyous experience, but for some women, it can be traumatic and lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. Much of the research has shown that there are many different things that can cause a woman to perceive their childbirth experience as traumatic. However, 54.6 % of women reported that it was related to lack and or loss of control (Hollander et al., 2017). Some other factors that make birth...
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Introduction This report aims to discuss the purpose of Public Health England (PHE) and the short- and long-term implications of smoking during pregnancy and childhood. Besides, it will explore the role of the midwife in health promotion, the parent-infant attachment in correlation to local and national guidelines and communication strategies that influences behavioural changes. Government Agenda Public Health England (PHE) is a government agency within the UK; the main purpose of PHE is to protect and improve the nation’s health...
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When people discuss pregnancy, it is easy to believe that it is a safe process. While it is easy to notice physical changes throughout a woman’s pregnancy, it is not easy to realize the mental changes that pregnancy can drown a new mother in. What people do not see is a new mother going through a range of intensified emotions after birth, such as postpartum depression. Changes such as mood swings, negative thoughts, and sleep pattern changes are just a...
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Postnatal disorder is a type of mood disorder associated with childbirth that can affect both sexes. The postnatal disorder is more likely towards mothers than fathers but it does not mean the father is not affected at all. Postnatal depression is usually affected by new fathers because they will feel stress becoming a new role as the head of the family (Coyne, 2019, October 10). The stress comes when they need to do something unusual like they need to have...
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Introduction Post-partum depression is commonly known to be one of the main difficulties with maternity and childbirth (Jones, 2017). Many women commonly do not realize they suffer from this debilitating illness and can often go months even years without seeking treatment. This illness can be viewed with extreme variations, ranging from ‘baby blues’ to psychosis (Degner, 2017). Understanding the different symptoms and the severity of each symptom plays an important role in recognizing and treating each woman and in turn...
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The adverse effects societal changes such as urbanization have on the incidence of Postpartum Depression and measures taken to support women. Abstract With the incidence of Postpartum depression (PPD) at around 20%, this paper aims to explore how a current stressor such as urban upbringing (a factor that has not yet been studied about PPD could affect the incidence of PPD). It expands on the hypothesis that urban upbringing is linked to increasing stress hence a potential increase in PPD...
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A topic I chose for this project is Postpartum Depression in mothers after labor and how it affects the bond with their baby. This topic is a personal topic to me because I experienced postpartum depression after giving birth to my first daughter in 2018. I felt lonely for the first three weeks after birth and could not cope with my emotions and bond with my daughter. After three weeks, I went back to my normal routine and back to...
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The calling to become a midwife is a profound and deeply personal journey I have embraced with my whole heart. It is a profession that combines medical expertise with a deeply human touch, standing at the miraculous gateway of life. My aspiration to become a midwife is rooted in a desire to support, empower, and care for women during one of the most significant experiences of their lives. This essay explores the multifaceted reasons behind my decision to pursue a...
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The following assignment will examine the role of the midwife within antenatal care. Firstly, looking at the changes that may affect pregnancy which could then impact on the midwives role, for example, conditions such as breech or gestational diabetes. To then continue to discuss the process of risk assessment and the importance of protecting pregnant women. Next, the impact of the midwife meeting the needs of the pregnant woman and her family: physically, socially and psychologically will be discussed. Moving...
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Societies over the ages have called into question the basis of reality and how things came to exist. Religion is one significant way society explains the formation of the Earth, which is the belief in a higher power or powers. Religions have sacred narratives, which people may preserve in symbols, scriptures, and holy places, that aim mostly to give meaning to life. One major institution of religion is the Catholic Church. The corruption of the Church reached a climax during...
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