talk about a few important facts about pregnancy discrimination in general, I believe this is of outmost importance when it comes to providing concrete information. This is also useful to keep us informed about the situation and helps us know how to behave in certain situations. Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace occurs when an employer discriminates on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions. Pregnancy discrimination may include denial of time off or reasonable accommodations
and poor marital relationship were found to have a significant correlation with peri-partum depression (Dubey, Gupta, Bhasin, Muthal, & Arora, 2012). As we know poor social support and single parenting are the factors found to predict traumatic childbirth too and such similarities in risk factors show that depression in postpartum period should be conceptualized as a diagnostic entity rather than individual causes underlying it. Austin et al. in a cohort study of 1,549 women found that 32.8% major
of pregnant mothers from the time they go to her clinic for antenatal care and labor up to childbirth, postpartum and newborn care provision as well. This role is highlighted in one of the Filipino beliefs which states, “when a pregnant woman delivers her newborn, one of her legs is already lodged in the burial pit”, as no one would know what to expect during the process of childbirth and post childbirth, if the delivery procedure becomes successful or not. Statement of the Problem The research
BIRTH SATISFACTION SCALE AS APPLIED AMONG FILIPINO WOMEN DURING INTRAPARTUM WHO DELIVERED IN LYING-IN CLINICS Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Childbirth is an important life event in a parent's life, and as such is a multifaceted experience. The mother's satisfaction during the birthing process is the most frequently reported indicator in the evaluation of the quality of maternity services (Bowman et.al, 1992). A positive birth experience is associated with an increased mother-child bond
propose with the general objective to explore maternal and foetal outcomes among teenage mothers and their perceived experiences. In national and international context, various literatures revealed that various factors effects on teenage pregnancy and childbirth. Moreover, the outcome of teenage pregnancy is a risk for both mother and foetus. The study also had shown that positive perception of mother help to promote the outcome of teenage pregnancy. The term “adolescent” is often used synonymously with
There are no good mothers. Indeed, given society’s job description of the good mother, there can be no good mothers. In an attempt to understand the importance of pregnancy and childbirth, I tried to understand the social construction of motherhood which can be said to be the last stage in the sequence from sexual activity to pregnancy to child birth to mothering and then finally motherhood. The backward sequence might
related to the gestation and childbirth in the antenatal period. According to Philips-Moore (2012), one of the principal anxieties of the expecting couples, apart from the fear associated with terrible stories heard about birth, is the named ‘fear of the unknown’. The author states that it can be enormously reduced when a professional explains the birthing process and the methods that the woman can use to help her body in going through it. He highlights the importance of providing fathers or birth
Homeostasis Homeostasis is the maintenance of constant internal environment within an organism within restricted limit (Roberts and King, 1987). It is a balance or the systemic working of enzymes within the cell of the body. The automatic control system in our body which maintains temperature etc. to let the cell function properly must have a receptor to detect the stimuli, a coordinator to receive and control information to activate the steps to correct the change and effectors which produce
an emotional connection to the audience and traditions described. The author masterfully presented a variety of sources and organized the traditions of childbearing practices into five main categories: “diversity and disparity; social context of childbirth and marriage; diet based on Ayurveda; pollution theory and confinement; and finally, rituals and customs”. While each category was explored in detail, there definitely could have been more emphasis regarding the view of these women on childbearing
for a nation. Women form half of the world population. The health of the women is a matter of great importance especially health during pregnancy because at that time it is the healthy woman who will give birth to a healthy baby. So the Concept of 'Maternal Health' or 'Safe Motherhood' came into existence. According to WHO, Maternal Health refers to the “Health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period.” Why there is a need for Maternal Health? “No matter where a woman lives, giving