What's new in midwifery - 30th January 2019
Lots of things you may need to know about, this week!Care Quality CommissionMaternity services survey 2018NICE and other guidanceNICEIPG639 -Laparoscopic cerclage for cervical incompetence toprevent late miscarriage or preterm birth, SIGNChildren and young people exposed prenatally to alcohol - StatisticsBreastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks after birth (Public Health England) ResearchIndicators for monitoring maternal and neonatal qualitycare: a systematic reviewPremature babies have fewer complications if a lowerplatelet count is accepted (NIHR Signal)Review of research published in the New England Journal of...
Source: Browsing - January 30, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Infertility and regret: If only …
I can often hear it coming. One need spend only a few minutes with someone coping with infertility before encountering a cascade of regret. “If only we hadn’t waited so long.” “If only I had frozen my eggs.” “If only we had changed doctors sooner.” “If only I hadn’t believed my OB/GYN when she told me not to worry.” “If only I’d realized earlier that I could do it on my own.” “If only I’d met my husband when I was younger.”
And so it goes.
Sure, other thoughts and feelings may torment infertile women and men. Sadness, anger, helplessness, and envy are all part of the deal. However, unlike re...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ellen S. Glazer, LICSW Tags: Health Infertility Men's Health Mental Health Relationships Women's Health Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 2nd January 2019
Happy New Year!Some recent things you might need to know about.News and opinionMore nurses, better care – Tories’ 10-year pledge on maternity services Mothers are being abused during childbirth. We need our own #MeTooGlobal health' We have a shower for pain relief ' : can Haiti ' s young midwives save a new generation?NHS Atlas of Shared Learning case studiesA bespoke training package for midwives at Sheffield Teaching HospitalMidwifery-led enhanced recovery following a caesarean section (UHL)NICEConsultationEctopic pregnancy and miscarriage: diagnosis and initial management (Update): draft guidance consultat...
Source: Browsing - January 2, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
PGS/PGD/PGT testing can reduce pregnancy rates
Many IVF-clinic websites are selling PGS / PGD/ PGT - preimplantation genetic testing to their patients , by claiming that : It increases pregnancy success rates, lowers the risk of miscarriage, and avoids the time (and expense) of multiple IVF cycles. However, the website of Britain ’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, which regulates IVF medicine in the U.K., clearly states - that there is “limited evidence” for those claims.The dilemma posed by mosaic embryos has muddied the water so much that Pasquale Patrizio, head of fertility medicine at Yale University, and Sherman Silber of St. Luke ’s Hos...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - December 31, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
PGT/PGS - preimplantation genetic testing - is a waste of money and should not be used in clinical practice !
After more than 10 years of increasing evidence that the initially promised effects of PGS/PGT-A on IVF outcomes (improved pregnancy, live birth and diminished miscarriage rates) are unachievable (Practice Committees of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, 2018), PGS/PGT-A remains a costly procedure in search of a clinical application. The time appears to have come to put an end to the clinical utilization of PGS/PGT-A outside of clinical trials, given that the procedure has not only failed to fulfill promises but has also has caused harm to many patients...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - December 29, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
October in Prenatal Loss Awareness Month
Many people are not aware that 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in loss. That statistic feels even more staggering when you look at the yearly number: that approximately one million pregnancies in the United States and Canada end in early pregnancy loss, SIDS, miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of the newborn child. Pregnancy and Infant Loss are deeply painful experiences that many families face daily, but they receive little attention. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month can reach and teach others about the needs of bereaved parents.Here are 7 ways to help a loved one or friend deal with early pregnanc...
Source: Dr. Deborah Serani - October 15, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: awareness campaigns parenting pregnancy loss Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 3rd October 2018
This report uses 2017 data to show key achievements made in neonatal care for preterm babies in England, Scotland and Wales. The report contains key findings and selected recommendations for quality improvement of neonatal care going forward.Acknowledgements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin, NICE Newsletter, King ’s Fund Library Health Management and Policy Alert; BMJ alerts (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - October 3, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Many women carry their losses in their hearts for a lifetime
I understand why J35, the killer whale, carried her dead calf. A member of an Orca pod in the Pacific Northwest, Tahlequah (J35 as she is known to researchers) gave birth to a calf who died a few hours later. For an unprecedented 17 days this summer, J35 carried out an exhausting ritual of pushing it repeatedly to the ocean’s surface. For 17 days, and over 1,000 miles she kept her baby from sinking to the ocean floor. Scientists explain that orcas and other mammals carry out these grieving rituals, but the length of time this mother continued to carry her dead calf was extraordinary.
I suspect many women could relate to ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 8, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/sheila-watson" rel="tag" > Sheila Watson, MD < /a > Tags: Physician OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
10 Ways Chronic Stress Is Killing Your Quality Of Life
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Stress is something which is almost unavoidable in modern life. While the right amount of stress motivates individual performance, it is necessary if you could distinguish whether your stress is good or chronic. Chronic stress derives from repeated interaction of the body to intense and stressful situations, contributing to the release of stress hormone. The stress is troublesome when it comes to chronic,...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Victoriatan Tags: depression featured self improvement anxiety bad habits chronic stress Source Type: blogs
5 Questions Couples Should Ask Before a Relationship (According to Experts)
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Relationships can be hard sometimes. Imagine spending the rest of your life in a dull, motionless relationship with someone you can't stand. Not cool, is it?
When you`re dating, there are lots of reason to take someone home. He`s slick, she`s hot, or you just want to fill the void made by someone else.
Regardless of the reasons, if you date the wrong person you`ll regret it, and it ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Marwan Jamal Tags: communication featured happiness jealousy relationships healthy relationships relationship quiz self improvement Source Type: blogs
When You Feel Like Your Body Has Betrayed You
You couldn’t get pregnant easily, and needed fertility treatments. You had a miscarriage. Or several. You developed complications during your pregnancy. You delivered your baby preterm.
Every single one of Parijat Deshpande’s clients feels like their bodies have betrayed them because of the above reasons. Deshpande, MS, is a perinatal mind-body wellness counselor and high-risk pregnancy expert, who helps women navigate stress so they can manage pregnancy complications and give their baby a strong start to life.
Psychologist Julie Bindeman, PsyD, works with women struggling with reproductive challenges, depression, anxi...
Source: World of Psychology - July 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Addiction General Grief and Loss Health-related Mental Health and Wellness Self-Help Stress Women's Issues Betrayal Fertility miscarriage Parenthood Pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Confusion and Conscientious Objection in Arizona
by Steven H. Miles, MD and Arthur Caplan, Ph.D.
Nicole Mone Arteaga was trying to get pregnant. It had been difficult for her. She had a miscarriage. Then, unexpectedly, she got pregnant again. Because of her miscarriage history, she cooperated with weekly medical monitoring, On June 19th, she was told, according to news interviews, that the fetus no longer had a heartbeat. Her doctor offered her a choice between a medication to cause the uterus to expel the fetal remains or a surgical procedure.… (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - July 1, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Steven Miles Tags: Featured Posts Health Regulation & Law Justice Pharmaceuticals Politics Public Health Reproductive Ethics Uncategorized abortion conscientious objection Mone Source Type: blogs
Dander Still Up. Drowning in Great Dismal Swamp. Film at Eleven.
Maybe this is the last in my series of dander-raising essays, as recent national and world events have most definitely left so many of us with a raging case of TDS. (Trump Derangement Syndrome, look it up it ' s a thing).So many damned browser tabs open. So little time.Or maybe not. Who knows. Where are all these suicides coming from?My editor keeps telling me, " don ' t let it make you paralytic. " Hey, I ' m trying.Just sensing a kind of coalescence in all the corruption our bloggers keep writing about. How do we even differentiate these activities across so many sectors of society. We were going to see our swamp drained...
Source: Health Care Renewal - June 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: blogs
The mental health implications of infertility
While infertility may be a problem affecting nearly 7.3 million women in the United States between the ages of 15-44, it is a topic that women often don’t discuss. Rather, they suffer from the emotional pain that accompanies hormone injections, multiple procedures, and sometimes miscarriage. How is it best to treat this vulnerable population that rarely gets the attention it deserves? The answer lies in a team approach to medicine.
According to Dr. Michael Jacobs, reproductive endocrinologist and infertility expert, who is director of Fertility and IVF Center of Miami, “The best way to treat couples challenged with inf...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/samantha-saltz" rel="tag" > Samantha Saltz, MD < /a > Tags: Conditions OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
