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Maternal-Fetal Attachment Among Vietnamese Mothers In The First, Second, And Third Trimesters Of Pregnancy: A Pilot Study., Barbara Choo
Maternal-Fetal Attachment Among Vietnamese Mothers In The First, Second, And Third Trimesters Of Pregnancy: A Pilot Study., Barbara Choo
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate maternal-fetal attachment (MFA) among Vietnamese women during pregnancy. Design: This study is a quantitative, descriptive pilot study of maternal fetal attachment among twenty-five Vietnamese women during pregnancy. Convenience sample of twenty-five pregnant Vietnamese women were selected. Two questionnaires were used. The demographic survey included the mother's age, ethnicity, primary language spoken at home, country of origin, parity, and the stage of pregnancy. The Maternal-Fetal Attachment scale (Cranley, 1981) is a twenty-four item self-administered Likert-type scale. Result: The study result's showed modest difference in scores in the three trimesters among the Vietnamese …
The Future Of Professional Education In Natural Family Planning., Richard Fehring
The Future Of Professional Education In Natural Family Planning., Richard Fehring
Richard J Fehring
Nurses and other health care professionals often have little knowledge of methods of natural family planning (NFP) and do not readily prescribe natural methods for their patients. One reason for this is that little or no information on NFP is provided in nursing or medical schools. The holistic, informational, and integrative nature of NFP fits well with professional nursing practice. A university online distance education NFP teacher training program, which offers academic credit and includes theory, practice, and the latest developments in fertility monitoring, has been developed for health care professionals. Professional NFP services in the United States need to …
Tandem Mass Spectrometry In Newborn Screening, Sandra Banta-Wright, Robert Steiner
Tandem Mass Spectrometry In Newborn Screening, Sandra Banta-Wright, Robert Steiner
Faculty Publications - College of Nursing
Since 1961 newborn screening for errors of metabolism (EM) has improved the diagnosis, treatment and outcome of newborns with an EM. Recently, advances in laboratory technology with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) has increased the identification of newborns with an EM. With a single dried filter paper blood spot (Guthrie R, Susi A. A simple phenylalanine method for detecting PKU in large populations of newborn infants. Pediatrics. 1963;32:338-343). MS/MS can identify more than 30 disorders of metabolism This review will explore MS/MS to provide a better understanding of the development and application of this technology to newborn screening for perinatal and …
A Comparison Of The Fertile Phase As Determined By The Clearplan Easy Fertility Monitor And Self-Assesment Of Cervical Mucus, Richard Fehring, Kathleen Raviele, Mary Schneider
A Comparison Of The Fertile Phase As Determined By The Clearplan Easy Fertility Monitor And Self-Assesment Of Cervical Mucus, Richard Fehring, Kathleen Raviele, Mary Schneider
Richard J Fehring
The purpose of this study was to compare the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle as determined by the Clearplan Easy Fertility Monitor (CPEFM) with self-monitoring of cervical mucus. One-hundred women (mean age = 29.4 years) observed their cervical mucus and monitored their urine for estrogen and luteinizing hormone metabolites with the CPEFM on a daily basis for 2-6 cycles and generated 378 cycles of data; of these, 347 (92%) had a CPEFM peak. The beginning of the fertile window was, on average, day 11.8 (SD = 3.4) by the monitor and day 9.9 (SD = 3.0) by cervical mucus …
Couples' Views Of The Effects Of Natural Family Planning On Marital Dynamics, Leona Vandevusse, Lisa Hanson, Richard Fehring, Amy Newman, Jaime Fox
Couples' Views Of The Effects Of Natural Family Planning On Marital Dynamics, Leona Vandevusse, Lisa Hanson, Richard Fehring, Amy Newman, Jaime Fox
Richard J Fehring
Purpose: Natural Family Planning (NFP) requires periodic abstinence and partner cooperation to prevent pregnancy. The aim of this study was to learn about the effects of modern NFP methods on marital relationships. Design: Descriptive survey. Methods: Questionnaires were mailed to 1,400 randomly selected couples known to use NFP and residing in the United States of America; 334 couples (24%) responded. Content analysis was used to identify meanings and themes. Numeric analyses were used to determine frequencies. Findings: Nearly two-thirds of the qualitative comments were positive. Four themes were identified in the positive responses: relationship enhancements, knowledge improvements, spirituality enrichments, and …
An Analysis Of The Majority Report "Responsible Parenthood" And Its Recommendations On Abortion, Sterilization, And Contaception, Richard Fehring
An Analysis Of The Majority Report "Responsible Parenthood" And Its Recommendations On Abortion, Sterilization, And Contaception, Richard Fehring
Richard J Fehring
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