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Do Women's Sociodemographic Characteristics Or Type Of Prenatal Care Provider Influence Quality Of Prenatal Care?, Mayura Kandasamy

Open Access Dissertations and Theses

Do women’s sociodemographic characteristics or type of prenatal care provider influence quality of prenatal care?

Objective: This study examined whether sociodemographic characteristics or type of prenatal care provider influenced the quality of prenatal care received by women in Canada. The main predictors of high quality prenatal care received by Canadian women were identified.

Methods: A secondary analysis of data collected for a primary study that developed and tested the Quality of Prenatal Care Questionnaire (QPCQ) was conducted. Women (n=422), recruited from five cities, completed a background questionnaire and the QPCQ. Data analysis involved examining nine sociodemographic variables and ...

Perception, Expression And Management Of The Pain Of Childbirth, Mary H. Christenson

Senior Honors Papers

In order to be a competent nurse on an American labor and delivery unit it is important to have an understanding of the pain of childbirth. This includes a thorough understanding of pain as a sensation and its manifestation during the birthing experience. An understanding of pain is useless, however, unless standardized pain assessment practices are used. The most accurate pain assessment is associated with a general understanding of cultural trends in pain perception and expression. Along with culture, other factors also influence how a woman senses and copes with the pain of labor. Anxiety is one of these influential ...

Nurses’ Perspectives On Neonatal Massage Therapy In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Kayla R. Hanson

Senior Honors Papers

Research in neonatal massage therapy has shown many possible benefits to the baby and family. Though there has been a growing trend towards family-centered care, along with a substantial and growing body of research, the practice of neonatal massage therapy is not routine in most NICUs. This study was conducted to evaluate neonatal intensive care nurses’ perspectives and attitudes towards neonatal massage therapy before and after evidence-based education. Willingness to discuss benefits of neonatal massage therapy significantly increased after education on neonatal massage therapy. The findings suggest that with proper training on the techniques and safety monitoring of massage therapy ...

The Effects Of Nursing Care On The Patient Experiencing A Stillborn Birth, Katherine Totten

Senior Honors Papers

Childbirth has the potential of being one of the most joyous and fulfilling experiences a woman goes through in her entire life. Being a mom, driving the kids to soccer practice, and sitting around the Christmas tree with the family can easily be seen as an ideal life. Conversely, the negative experiences with childbirth are rarely discussed. There is an overlooked category: moms who conceive but lose the baby in the womb. Not only are these women overlooked, but also the hospital care they receive proves inconsistent with the latest research. Nurses and doctors should be aware of the latest ...

An Evidence-Based Approach To Feeding The Late Preterm Infant, Diane Mcclure

Dissertations

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Kangaroo Mother Care For Premature And Low Birth Weight Infants, Emma Rahn, Bethany Hotchkiss

The Research and Scholarship Symposium

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Maternal Mortality: The Need To Work With Traditional Birth Attendants To Offset The Problem, Nat Quansah

Nat Quansah

The Reninjaza (Traditional Birth Attendant) is recognized as the professional of Traditional Medicine specializing in the provision of maternal and infant health care services just as the Midwife is recognized as the professional of Allopathic Medicine who specializes in the provision of maternal and infant health care services. Having these professionals of the two medical systems work in a complimentary manner, it is argued, will not only result in improving the gathering of information on maternal deaths, the accuracy of reporting and monitoring of maternal deaths but more importantly, will result in the reduction of maternal deaths. This is because ...

Barriers To Effective Pain Management In Preterm And Critically Ill Neonates, Sharon W. Lake

Theses and Dissertations--Nursing

The purpose of this dissertation is to explore potential barriers nurses experience in providing effective pain management for preterm and critically ill infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The specific aims of the study conducted are to examine (a) NICU caregivers’ knowledge about pain, (b) scales used to evaluate pain in infants, (c) NICU nurses’ documented pain practices, and (d) bias in treating pain of certain types of infants.

This dissertation is comprised of three manuscripts. The first manuscript is an integrated review of the literature describing caregiver knowledge, barriers, and bias in the management of pain in neonates ...

Breast Milk Versus Formula: What's The Big Deal?, Chelsea B. Bazemore, James C. Cleveland, Racheal Hollifield, Taylor Hope

University of North Georgia Annual Research Conference

Breastfeeding versus formula feeding infants has long been a debate and question for parents. Many negative and positive points are brought up for each side of the debate, but an overwhelming majority of evidence has pushed for breastfeeding and its positive benefits for the newborn. However, there is a concern for the incidence of hyperbilirubinemia in infants and whether breastfeeding or formula feeding affects bilirubin levels. The aim of this project is to gather evidence to determine whether or not bilirubin levels in newborns are significantly influenced in the first one to three weeks of life by source of feeding ...

Mongolian Women's Voices: A Case Study On Maternal Healthcare, Pregnancy, And Birth In Ulaanbaatar's Public Hospitals, Amelia Olmsted

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Mongolia is a country undergoing an incredible amount of change. Last year, in 2011, they had the fastest growing economy in the world, with a 17.2% increase in their GDP, according to the World Bank. A mere 22 years ago, Mongolia was a communist country, and today they are a parliamentary democracy. The country has opened itself up to the rest of the world and a free market economy, and experienced a very drastic shift in this direction in the early 1990's. Many Mongolians will tell you that the mindset of Mongolia's citizens has made a drastic ...

An Examination Of Maternal Stress, Inflammatory Markers, And Preterm Labor In Pregnant Women, Cecilia Boateng

Kaleidoscope

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Immersive Virtual Environments For Perioperative Nursing, Kelley Connor

Kelley Connor

Synopsis Perioperative nurses require ongoing education throughout their career to stay current in their practice. While there are many formats available for nurses to gain continuing education knowledge, virtual reality may enhance current learning options. Virtual reality environments are flexible spaces where users are able to interact with each other and the space around them. Virtual reality education options include both synchronous and asynchronous learning.