Essays on Vaginal Birth

Part:1- Vaginal Delivery – Qualitative Study

This study encompasses a series of revelations, which were apparently hidden from medical science. Researchers have advanced that regardless of the consequences emerging from women’s health irregularities, repeating a second cesarean section (CS) birth after a first one is usually the norm among Western countries. However, most experts recommend vaginal birth after Cesarean section except there is marked evidence of cephalo-pelvic disproportion is recommended (Nilsson, van Limbeek, Vehvilainen-Julkunen, & Lundgren, 2017). Currently, evidence shows that rates are decreasing. They also vary from one maternity organization to the other as well as country. The study being reviewed researched 22 women ...

Nilsson, C., van Limbeek, E., Vehvilainen-Julkunen, K., & Lundgren, I. (2015). Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Views of Women From Countries With High VBAC Rates. Qualitative health research, 1049732315612041. This article is about the Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) whereby a study on the number and status of women who are prone to VBAC took place. In particular, the study incorporated an investigation across the globe and majors in the United States. The article illustrates keenly the effects of vaginal birth on the general health of a woman who has previously undergone a cesarian section (Nilsson, Limbeek, Vehvilainen-Julkunen, & Lundgren, 2015). Health ...

Age: 34 Yrs

LMP: October 28, 2015 EDC: August 10, 2016 Gestation: 40 weeks Obstetric History: Elena is a 34-year-old female who presents to the maternity clinic with labor pains. The client is a G3 P3 T3 A0 L2. The previous children were delivered by normal vaginal birth. She had a pre-pregnant weight of 137 lbs and a current weight of 176 lbs.

First Stage of Labour

The patient reports that contractions started seven hours ago at home. The contractions are regular occurring after approximately five minutes with a duration of 45 to 60 seconds. The cervical dilation is at 6cm. After two hours, the contractions ...

Introduction

Evidence base practice is crucial in the health care of the patient. In fact, establishing the quality of care depend totality on evidence. To insure the important of evidence in practice, many studies have been done over the years. The research done in these studies gave the world a view about the importance of evidence based practice. Globally, it should be used as a standard in care given to patients. From this point, each nurse should be aware of how to link between traditionally practiced medicine and evidence based medicine. Evidence base practice (EBP) has been established since the 1900s. ...

Increased rates of elective caesarean section procedure

Literature review Caesarean section or rather c-section is a medical procedure of delivering babies that involve a surgical incision on the belly and through the uterus. The procedure is used for delivering babies as well as removing foetus from the womb. It is usually, as a result of difficulty in vaginal delivery and also patients request for it for which it is pre planned. The use of this procedure has been widespread in the recent past and is mainly because of the advancement of medical technologies and surgeries (Drife, and Walker, 2001 p. 156) There are several reasons that explain ...

Introduction

According to Iliadou (2012), “labour support as a term used to describe the presence of an empathetic person who offers advice, information, comfort measures and other forms of tangible assistance to help a women cope with the stress of labour and birth”. It is the midwives role to be able to identify the woman’s needs and address them appropriately and within a timely manner. There are many ways, in which midwives can offer support during labour and birth both physiologically and psychologically. However, the support provided to women in labour also varies enormously depending upon the birth environment. This essay ...

Postpartum Hemorrhage

Introduction Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a significantly life-threatening complication that can occur after both vaginal and caesarean births (Ricci & Kyle, 2009). Simpson and Creehan (2008) define PPH as the amount of blood loss after vaginal birth, usually more than 500mL, or after a caesarean birth, normally more than 1000mL. However, the definition is arbitrary, attributed to the fact that loss of blood during birth is intuitive and widely inaccurate (Ricci & Kyle, 2009). In line with this, studies have suggested that health care providers consistently underestimate actual blood loss, thus, an objective definition of PPH would be any amount of bleeding ...