Obstetrics

obligation nor a right to perform prenatal testing. It is important to maintain the health of the fetus, but supersedes a woman’s autonomous choice. A person who is trying to override a maternal patient’s decision must remember that medical judgments in obstetrics are not perfect. A case in June of 1987 where the hospital retrieved a court order for a cesarean delivery stating independent rights for the fetus because a mother was critically ill with cancer and the fetus was at 25 weeks gestation. The infant

prevalence is not known. Reportedly affecting as many as two million women, this number reflects an estimate from an expert opinion, without the benefit of national or regional “interview and exam” prevalence data (WHO 2010). In most settings where obstetric fistula presents an ongoing public health problem, fistula incidence is extrapolated from maternal mortality estimates (as high as 1:7 in impoverished settings compared to

in the areas I desire to practice in such as women and fetal health. For instance, “70% of infected women will have adverse pregnancy” outcomes without screening and treatment is an astounding statistical number. In the Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology article, “Syphilis Infection during Pregnancy: Fetal Risks and Clinical Management” 60% of new born are asymptomatic and in 35% of the cases, low birth weight (LBW) is the only clinical sign of infection (Santis, et al., 2012).

The purpose of this assignment is to critically review a research article extracted from a professional journal using a critiquing framework. The essay will attempt to analyse and evaluate the validity and rigour of the research study and will unitise the critiquing framework for quantitative research papers devised by (Steen and Roberts, 2011, p56-57), while also taking time to reflect upon the research study’s value and influence on practice. The article ‘Women’s perception of the term ‘obstetrician’

In the past, women gave birth the natural way, via vaginal birth, with the help of a midwife only. As medicine developed, the gynecology and obstetrics department developed as well. Today women are given a choice - give birth the natural way or via caesarian section. It goes without saying that both procedures are practical, but it can be concluded that caesarian section is a surgery that carries a huge risks with it, and women who choose this procedure are taking this matter too lightly. There are

Women who met the inclusion criteria and referred to two hospitals in North-East of Iran were selected using purposive convenience sampling method. Data were collected using a demographic and obstetric questionnaire and 168-items food frequency questionnaire, and were analyzed using SPSS22, applying Mann-Whitney, t-test and chi-square. Results: This study showed that dietary habits of women with preterm labor is more unfavorable compared to women

transfusions. The prenatal care and instruction with birth defect deliveries was introduced about 1900 and was rapidly adopted through the world. Beginning with the development of hormonal contraceptive pills in the 1950s, OB-GYNs have also become responsible for regulating women’s fertility. With the development of amniocentesis, ultrasound, and other methods for the prenatal diagnosis of birth defects, OB-GYNs have been able to abort defective fetuses and unwanted pregnancies. At the same time

Additionally, midwifery skills is continually polluted by years of managing labour under obstetric vigilance and high end technology. Consequently, the dominance of the medical model over the biological model persisted with a negative implication for midwifery confidence in promoting normal births (RCM, 2014; Lucas, 2011). Hence, change can only be possible if the blame and claim culture of childbirth and birthing without fear is realised for women, midwives and obstetricians (Johanson et al., 2002)

abruption however, the placenta detaches from the wall of the uterus before or during the birth of the baby (Oyelese and Cande, 2006). Placenta abruption causes 33% of antepartum haemorrhage in pregnant women (Raynor et al, 2012). It is a major obstetric emergency occurring in around one in a hundred pregnancies and it requires urgent medical attention (Hanretty, 2010). Placenta abruption is also a major cause of maternal and foetal mortality or morbidity (CMACE, 2011). The causes of placenta abruption

of the body and many organs as well. The many different specialties keeps this career interesting, challenging, and as a sonographer you will never have a dull moment. (Technology, 2016) As a sonographer you may choose from being a general tech, obstetrics and gynecology tech, echocardiography tech, vascular tech, or a pediatric echo tech. As a sonographer you are able to specialize in all of the different specialties you are not limited to just choosing one specialty making ultrasound a diverse career