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H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The flu is an infection in your nose, throat, and lungs that is caused by a virus. There are different kinds of flu, like the one that people get every winter, which you can get a flu shot to prevent. There are other types of flu that primarily infect animals, like bird flu and now swine flu. The real name for swine flu is H1N1 flu. It is called swine flu because a virus that causes this flu also causes flu in pigs. You cannot get this flu from eating pork, bacon, sausages, or any other pork products. (Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health)
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - October 30, 2009 Category: Midwifery Tags: Share With Women Source Type: journals

Folic Acid – What's It All About?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Folic acid is a B vitamin. The body uses folic acid to help make red blood cells and other new cells. The folic acid found naturally in food is sometimes called “folate.” People who do not get enough folic acid in their diet can get anemia—their blood does not carry oxygen well, and they feel tired and weak. Not having enough folic acid can also increase the risk of heart disease, colon cancer, and stroke. (Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health)
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - October 30, 2009 Category: Midwifery Tags: Share With Women Source Type: journals

Is 6 months still the best for exclusive breastfeeding and introduction of solids? A literature review with consideration to the risk of the development of allergies.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health professionals advising mothers on the introduction of solid foods to infants need evidence-based guidelines. A literature review on this topic was undertaken to examine the current international recommendations of expert bodies and evidence-based research published since 2003. Particular reference in this review is made to the timing of introducing food allergens and the risk of development of allergy in the child. Recommendations in developed countries of reducing this risk by avoidance of allergenic foods until the child is of varying ages past 6 months have been challenged by recent population studies. Where ...
Source: Breastfeeding Review - June 30, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Anderson J, Malley K, Snell R Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

Complementary Health for Women: A Comprehensive Treatment Guide for Major Diseases and Common ConditionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Consumer interest in utilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is rapidly increasing. Although there is no generally accepted definition, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine branch of the National Institutes of Health defines CAM as “a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine.” Complementary medicine is typically used in addition to traditional medicine, whereas alternative therapies often replace traditional medical practices. (Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health)
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - October 30, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Katherine O'Brien Tags: Media Reviews Source Type: journals

Pregnancy Complicated by Obesity: Midwifery ManagementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Obesity-related comorbidities such as gestational diabetes and hypertension have the potential to affect at least 25% of women in the United States. Midwives have been caring for and collaboratively managing these conditions in nonobese women for decades. Prenatal weight gain advice should be based on pregravid body mass index and aim for the lower end of the 1990 Institute of Medicine prenatal weight gain ranges. Obese women may require extra ultrasound and blood glucose testing during pregnancy. Pregnancy complicated by obesity may limit the place and style of birth. Midwives can integrate management techniques into the ...
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - October 30, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Cecilia Jevitt Tags: Features Source Type: journals

Midwifery Management of the Woman With an Eating Disorder in the Antepartum PeriodEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A 21-year-old gravida 1, para 0 at 11 weeks and 4/7 days by last normal menstrual period presented to our clinic for prenatal care. She has never had a serious illness, surgery, or hospitalization. Her family history was positive for chronic depression and substance abuse. Her psychological history was positive for bulimia nervosa, which she reported first developing at 18 years of age. Although she had been working with a therapist for the past couple of years, she reported binge eating 1 to 2 times a week and compensatory behaviors, including excessive exercise, laxative use, fasting, and self-induced vomiting. She denie...
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - October 30, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Cory Cantrell, Tarra Kelley, Tanya McDermott Tags: Clinical Rounds Source Type: journals

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(Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health)
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - October 30, 2009 Category: Midwifery Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals

Marion's message. The midwife and the partograph.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19824247 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Midwifery Today with Internationalm Midwife)
Source: Midwifery Today with Internationalm Midwife - October 16, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: McLean MT Tags: Midwifery Today Int Midwife Source Type: journals

Society PageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health)
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - October 30, 2009 Category: Midwifery Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals

Cultural aspects in the care of the orthodox jewish woman.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article offers an overview and explanation of some of the main customs and laws in the Jewish religion surrounding the reproductive health care of the Torah-observant woman. By understanding the religious and spiritual needs and preferences of a patient, the midwife is better able to provide optimal, culturally-competent care. Some of the aspects discussed include procreation, menstruation, modesty, contraception, abortion, genetic testing, induction, the Sabbath, Kosher diet, circumcision, and naming of the child. PMID: 18164435 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health)
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - January 1, 2008 Category: Midwifery Authors: Berkowitz B Tags: J Midwifery Womens Health Source Type: journals

Student Midwives: Delivered into debt and uncertainty about job prospects.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More than 90 percent of final year midwifery students are struggling to find a job, a new survey published today by the Royal College of Midwives reveals. The survey also showed that 58 percent of midwifery students were concerned about getting a job. The survey comes as the midwifery profession is moving into a new era as an all graduate profession. (Source: Royal College of Midwives)
Source: Royal College of Midwives - May 4, 2008 Category: Midwifery Source Type: organizations

Young mothers who choose to breast feed: the importance of being part of a supportive breast-feeding community.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: themes raised highlight the importance of viewing breast feeding as the normal way to feed an infant and having others support the mother in this behaviour. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: increasing breast-feeding initiation and duration among this at-risk group is important for both infant and maternal health. Helping mothers to view breast feeding as the norm, creating an environment where breast feeding is accepted, providing professional and peer support, and encouraging the mother to continue breast feeding are important steps in raising breast-feeding rates among younger mothers. PMID: 19896254 [PubMed -...
Source: Midwifery - November 4, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Brown A, Raynor P, Lee M Tags: Midwifery Source Type: journals

Bachelor of Midwifery students' experiences of achieving competencies: The role of the midwife preceptor.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: a positive midwife preceptor-student relationship is an integral part of successful student midwife learning, and preceptors with helpful qualities enhance learning. Hands-on learning was emphasised as the most beneficial learning experience and students sought opportunities to work with midwives who imbued the philosophy they admired rather than becoming desensitised or socialised into a midwifery culture that was at odds with the course's philosophy. These findings are potentially useful to inform midwives and agencies teaching student midwives about preceptor behaviours helpful...
Source: Midwifery - September 13, 2007 Category: Midwifery Authors: Licqurish S, Seibold C Tags: Midwifery Source Type: journals

Factors affecting the success of moxibustion in the management of a breech presentation as a preliminary treatment to external cephalic version.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: moxibustion creates a better chance of vaginal birth for expectant mothers. Of the women who were successful in turning their babies using moxibustion, 88% went on to have a normal birth and 12% had a caesarean section. Moxibustion treatment also significantly increases version from a breech presentation to a cephalic presentation where there are fewer side effects reported, if the woman is multiparous and has support during the administration of moxibustion treatment. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: moxibustion treatment should be offered to all women with a breech presentation because it is non-invasive and can b...
Source: Midwifery - October 21, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Manyande A, Grabowska C Tags: Midwifery Source Type: journals

Acupressure Relieves Symptoms of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy for some, But not all, WomenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Despite the fact that nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) is common and that a variety of drug treatments are available to control NVP symptoms, many pregnant women wish to minimize their use of any drugs during pregnancy. Several studies examining the use of complementary, nonpharmacologic therapies—such as reflexology, hypnosis, acupuncture, and acupressure—have been published showing favorable or mixed results. A commercially available acupressure wrist band was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2004 for the relief of nausea and vomiting related to morning sickness, chemotherapy, and motion sickn...
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - October 30, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Sharon Bond Tags: Journal Reviews Source Type: journals

Climate change threatens the achievement of the millennium development goal for maternal health.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19836867 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Midwifery)
Source: Midwifery - October 14, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Homer CS, Hanna E, McMichael AJ Tags: Midwifery Source Type: journals

Midwifery models: students' conceptualization of a midwifery philosophy in clay.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Formulating a professional and personal philosophy statement assists nurses and midwives in clarifying focus and direction. It also facilitates grounding of the nursing and midwifery professions or professionals by enabling the identification of both shared beliefs and unique elements. The purpose of this activity was to assist beginning student nurse-midwives (SNMs) in exploring the intersection of their own and the profession's philosophy. Through the creation of a clay representation of their philosophical model, eight SNMs expressed their midwifery philosophies at the beginning of their clinical sequence by sculpti...
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - January 1, 2007 Category: Midwifery Authors: Walker DS Tags: J Midwifery Womens Health Source Type: journals

Third Stage of Labour Care for Women at Low Risk of Postpartum HaemorrhageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article examines the evidence from existing randomised trials comparing active and physiological third stage care for its relevance and validity to the effectiveness of physiological third stage care for women who are at low risk of postpartum hemorrhage. Consideration is given to midwifery and medical perspectives of the following definitions: ‘postpartum hemorrhage’; ‘low-risk status’; ‘active’; ‘expectant’ and ‘physiological’ third stage care. A systematic search of the research literature regarding the third stage of labour is described. Four randomised trials and a meta-analysis by Cochrane we...
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - August 31, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Kathleen M. Fahy Tags: Features Source Type: journals

The psychological effects of aromatherapy-massage in healthy postpartum mothers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined the effect of aromatherapy-massage in healthy postpartum mothers. A quasi-experimental between-groups design was used. Mothers who received aromatherapy-massage were compared with a control group who received standard postpartum care. Thirty-six healthy, first-time mothers with vaginal delivery of a full-term, healthy infant participated in this study. Sixteen mothers received a 30-minute aromatherapy-massage on the second postpartum day; 20 mothers were in the control group. All mothers completed the following four standardized questionnaires before and after the intervention: 1) Maternity Blues Scale;...
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - March 1, 2006 Category: Midwifery Authors: Imura M, Misao H, Ushijima H Tags: J Midwifery Womens Health Source Type: journals

Postnatal depression soars, says midwivesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Royal College of Midwives)
Source: Royal College of Midwives - April 30, 2007 Category: Midwifery Source Type: organizations