According to Nandita Scott, MD, cardiologist and co-director of the Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program and the Pregnancy Service at Massachusetts General Hospital, health problems that woman deals with during her pregnancy, can reveal important facts about problems she may face later on. Based on the research, which was not specified in this article, women that develop preeclampsia, hypertension, or gestational diabetes have a greater risk of developing higher blood pressure, coronary artery disease, stroke, blood clots, and type 2 diabetes later in their lives . Based on Ms. Scott's words, pregnancy is like a stress test for a woman's body. If she develops preeclampsia, her test has failed. This condition doubles a woman's risk of heart…
Symptoms of peri-natal depression include sleep disturbances,changes in appetite, mood changes, and difficulty concentrating. There are many risks associated with untreated depression during pregnancy. They include preterm labor, growth retardation, decreased prenatal care, poor weight gain, and increased substance use. Depression during pregnancy is very common, but also under diagnosed because women feel they should be joyous since they are having a baby. Depression is very different from the "baby blues," which is very common after the baby is born.…
Yes, pregnancy is going to be hard at times, but life is hard. However, pregnancy is not a disease, so why do people treat it like one? A medical condition is often defined as an injury, disease, or disorder. Pregnancy is not…
I am a mother of a five-month-old baby and the first few weeks after becoming a mother were maddening. Don’t get me wrong, I love to be a mom and I will never forget that moment when I saw him for the first time. Meeting my baby boy was a moment I was looking forward for quite some time. Although you hear testimonies from other mothers expressing how difficult are the first few days if not weeks after giving birth, it is not the same when you get to experience it. The first few weeks I was tired all the time not getting enough sleep.…
After a mother gives birth she can develop the “baby blues”. This is pretty much depression. After the mother gives birth she begins to loose hormones quite rapidly. This sudden drop in hormones can lead to depression and suicidal thoughts. With a mother in this state it is imperative for her husband to be at home with here to support her both emotionally and mentally.…
I think post partum depression is caused by multiple factors that include hormone imbalance, the emotional impact of having the child, and maybe genetic predisposition. Physical changes from the child birth would cause the imbalance of hormones which can lead to being tired and depressed. Emotional distress could be caused by how the baby has changed the mother’s life; sleepless nights and constant worrying about the baby. It’s hard to say if she should be put in jail for what she did because she may have not had much control in the condition she was in.…
Post-partum depression has been one of the most popular dangers a new mother can face, and has been something everyone tends to keep an eye out for. A University of Kansas researcher wants to share awareness of several other perinatal (several weeks before, during, and after birth) mental health conditions that are important for the new mother and father alike. In today’s world, the pressure to be “super mom” and “super dad” is growing, according to Carrie Wendel-Hummell.…
Nurses and midwifes encounter numerous problems in their operations. Firstly, their concerns being on both the child and the mother’s health, creates a wider scope of health assessments, some of which are difficult to administer. This includes lack of early detection of Postnatal Depression. Some mothers are later seen to exhibit symptoms of emotional and mental disturbances. This may lead to the mother’s failure to cooperate with the nurses for their own welfare as well as that of the child.…
Base on on the reading Theresa has some knowledge of childcare but this is her first time as a mother and as a nurse I would find it important to educate her on fatigue and proper nutrition and how it ties in together. Fatigue is common in the first few week of postpartum however physical exhaustion which is a decrease capacity for physical and mental work is a sign of postpartum fatigue which can last for as long as 19months (Davidson, 929, 2016). On initial visit to Theresa’s home I would do a visual assessment of her, the baby and their environment. Base on my finding I would proceed to the the next step by asking specific questions in order to get a baseline of what she been experience at home since her discharge from the hospital.…
After being surprised about my pregnancy, last week, I had the harsh reality of being pregnant woman. I was mentally and physically stressful because I had all ills related to the first stage of pregnancy. I was so stressed to the point of starting fearing for myself. I had dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and all these were constantly followed by a permanent flu. In summary I had a terrible week that I spent by staying in my bed and that really made me very stressed.…
Oh god, look at me. I’m already one of those mothers who are crazy worried about her baby. I have known I am pregnant for a week and my hormones are kicking in. This is going to be a crazy 6…
That means no more parties, going out for the hell of it, and definitely no more careless shopping sprees. All you have time for when you’re pregnant is preparation. You have to buy the weirdest and least expected things for your baby. You have to prepare a baby shower, buy diapers, clothes, formula and so much more for this little infant. Your responsibility is to protect and provide for the wellbeing of your child.…
The second most important disadvantage of going back to work right after birth is the health of the mother. Women that leave the labour department and are able to engage in hard physical work the next day, are only seen in movies. In reality, even childbirth with no complications is exhausting. It is a long and wearing process that can cause injury and may include suture. Even more so in cases of Cesarean section - a full scale abdominal surgery, where full recovery takes time.…
When women are pregnant they go through a huge influx of hormones; these cocktails of hormones are what helps the soon to be mother grow her baby to be healthy and properly develop. These hormones leave, once their jobs are finished, i.e. the baby is born and are lowered down, this drastic change from an abundance of hormones, to now a low amount is the main culprit for the depressive moods of the new mothers. The change in hormonal levels cause the moms to feel sluggish, tired and sometimes depressed. This depression ranges in levels of intensity. The lowest level being referred to as “postpartum baby blues”.…
Although severe pain during labor is not life-threatening for a healthy pregnant women , it may result in the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system leading to maternal hypertension, increase oxygen consumption and adversely affecting uteroplacental blood flow. It may also contribute to psychological consequences like postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress disorder [5] [6]. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) states that ‘‘there are no other circumstances; considered as severe as labour pain and study in United Kingdom and Finland indicated 93.5% and 80% of laboring women described the pain as very severe and intolerable [9]. Childbirth is a traumatic event for 34% of mothers, 1.9% posttraumatic…