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    The registered midwife and the student midwife looked after Laura, a 29-year-old, gravid 2 para 1 woman, who was in active first stage of labour. No relevant social, family, medical or obstetric history was highlighted during handover or in Laura’s pregnancy notes. Laura’s first pregnancy and birth was uncomplicated and the current pregnancy was uneventful and remained low risk throughout. Laura was labouring in the birth centre. Between contractions the registered midwife discussed the management

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    Victoria’s midwife processed the referral in an untimely manner therefore delaying her treatment. It was not sent until Victoria was 31 weeks, as a result she was not seen until 31 weeks and three days. She had a little over two weeks where she was left confused about what her management should be and worried for the well being of her unborn child. Realistically the referral should have been done immediately. She saw a physician, obsetrician, dietitian and diabetic midwives during this appointment

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    Nurse Midwife Have you ever heard of a Nurse Midwife? If not, they basically take part in health care, takes care of women during/after their pregnancy, prepare a mother for what’s to come during labor, childbirth, and postpartum. Some things that lead me toward wanting to be a Nurse Midwife is I love kids, the education I need, the birthing center, goals, and experience. I have always loved children since I was little. I treated them as my own because they will grow up and you can’t get all

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    Holly Spangler Ms. Mills English 12 CB 2 April 2015 Nurse Midwife They say home is where the heart is. Have you ever wanted your doctor to come see you at your home? Instead of going out to the doctor’s office where you could catch something worse than what you already have. If you’re a female then you should contact a midwife. A midwife is a primary health care provider for women throughout their lifespan. This means that midwives preform physical exams, prescribe medications including contraceptive

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    the woman’s son, I realized that I had to be a part of the maternal-infant field. Since graduating with my Bachelors in Science of Nursing, I have directed and dedicated my career in preparation for my ultimate goal of becoming a Certified Nurse Midwife. Upon commissioning with the United States Navy, I requested to be placed on any maternal-infant unit. I started my nursing career on the high risk antepartum floor where my daily assignment consisted of both higher acuity postpartum and antepartum

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    would provide quantitative and qualitative results to the question 1) what is the mortality rate of mothers and infants with a midwife as the practitioner. 2) What is the experience satisfaction level of mothers who give birth with a midwife in attendance in the home setting? Then compare that to 3) what is the satisfaction level of mothers who give birth with a midwife in the hospital. Primary source data and secondary survey data was the primary type of literature reviewed. Care was taken to include

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    This is what makes Mrs. Ballard’s diary so important. Her journal demonstrates how she chose an occupation that gives her complete authority over her own actions and career choices, which was rare in the Early Republic Era. Her being a midwife let her dictate the jobs that she did and did not accept. Martha gets the honor of showing the world that women of her time did all they could to be as independent as possible. In The Midwife’s Tale, Laurel Ulrich explains, “She gardened, sewed,

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    ood development I have learned so many things that will help benefit my future career as a Registered Nurse working to become a Midwife or Obstetrician/Gynecologist . As well as my life in general, as I want to be a mother one day. In this class, I have been able to walk away with so much new information. I have been taught the 7 styles of learning, which consist of; Visual (spatial), Aural (auditory-musical), Verbal (linguistic), Physical (kinesthetic), Solitary (intrapersonal), Social (interpersonal)

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    Obstetrics I am interested in helping people. I believe in the well-being of others and would love to work with the miracle of life, also known as pregnancy and birth. This is why I am looking at Obstetrics. According to webmd.com an Obstetrician is, “a doctor who specializes in pregnancy, childbirth, and a woman’s reproductive system.” They take care of women during pregnancy in many ways, including monitoring the mother’s and her developing baby’s health by carrying out routine ultrasounds, measurements

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    Prosecutors said the midwife in Utah had reassured the parents that she could deliver premature twins safely at a birth center in 2012, but when one baby was born purple and unable to breath she tried to treat him with outdated techniques instead of going to the hospital right away. A Cedar City midwife convicted of manslaughter in connection with the 2012 death of a premature infant was sentenced to probation and 180 days in the Iron County Jail Tuesday. More than 30 friends, supporters, family

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