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Protocol For Determining Fertility While Breastfeeding And Not In Cycles, Richard Fehring, Mary Barron, Mary Schneider
Protocol For Determining Fertility While Breastfeeding And Not In Cycles, Richard Fehring, Mary Barron, Mary Schneider
Richard J Fehring
A protocol was developed and evaluated for nonovulating breastfeeding women to determine potential fertility with an electronic hormonal fertility monitor. The amount of required abstinence (i.e., days of potential fertility) through the first menstrual cycle indicated by the fertility monitor was significantly lower (17% of the total days) compared with the amount of abstinence (50% of the total days) indicated by the self-observation of cervical mucus.
New Low And High Tech Calendar Methods Of Family Planning, Richard Fehring
New Low And High Tech Calendar Methods Of Family Planning, Richard Fehring
Richard J Fehring
Calendar-based methods are not usually considered effective or useful methods of family planning among health professionals. However, new “high-” and “low”-tech calendar methods have been developed, which are easy to teach, to use, and may be useful in helping couples avoid pregnancy. The low-tech models are based on a fixed-day calendar system. The high-tech models are based on monitoring urinary metabolites of female reproductive hormones. Both systems have high levels of satisfaction. This article describes these new models of family planning and the research on their effectiveness. The author proposes a new algorithm for determining the fertile phase of the …
Basal Body Temperature Recording: A Useful Recommendation To Couples Seeking Pregnancy?, Mary Barron, Richard Fehring
Basal Body Temperature Recording: A Useful Recommendation To Couples Seeking Pregnancy?, Mary Barron, Richard Fehring
Richard J Fehring
No abstract provided.
Feeding Readiness In Preterm Infants: The Relationship Between Preterm Behavioral State And Feeding Readiness Behaviors And Efficiency During Transition From Gavage To Oral Feeding, R. White-Traut, Brenda Lessen, M. Berbaum, B. Mcfarlin, L. Cardenas
Feeding Readiness In Preterm Infants: The Relationship Between Preterm Behavioral State And Feeding Readiness Behaviors And Efficiency During Transition From Gavage To Oral Feeding, R. White-Traut, Brenda Lessen, M. Berbaum, B. Mcfarlin, L. Cardenas
Brenda S. Lessen
The purpose of this secondary analysis was to assess whether alert behavioral states were associated with an increased number of feeding readiness behaviors (FRBs) and whether the number of FRBs were associated with subsequent feeding efficiency in healthy premature infants born between 29 to 35 weeks gestation. (post-print forthcoming)
Perfil Das Gestantes Adolescentes Na Assistência Ao Pré-Natal Na Clínica Materno Infantil Em Sarandi-Pr / Profile Of Pregnant Teens In Prenatal Care On Maternal And Child Clinic In Sarandi-Pr, Everton Fernando Alves, Adriana De Sant'ana Gasquez, Sandra Marisa Pelloso
Perfil Das Gestantes Adolescentes Na Assistência Ao Pré-Natal Na Clínica Materno Infantil Em Sarandi-Pr / Profile Of Pregnant Teens In Prenatal Care On Maternal And Child Clinic In Sarandi-Pr, Everton Fernando Alves, Adriana De Sant'ana Gasquez, Sandra Marisa Pelloso
Everton Fernando Alves
Este artigo tem como objetivo conhecer o perfil das gestantes adolescentes em consulta de enfermagem, ao primeiro atendimento da assistência ao Pré-natal na Clínica Materno Infantil em Sarandi – PR. Realizou-se um estudo descritivo no período de 23/09/2003 a 21/06/20004, avaliando o perfil das gestantes adolescentes através da investigação e análise de fichas perinatais dos prontuários de gestantes. Observamos a prevalência de evasão escolar entre as adolescentes que encontravam-se grávidas, além de iniciam o pré-natal mais cedo em relação as multíparas. Entretanto há uma preocupação em relação a idade gestacional de início do pré-natal pois podem haver fatores de risco …