Improving career wellbeing for first-time expectant mothers

Within the diverse population of working women, those who experience pregnancy for the first time may face some particular challenges when it comes to their career development needs and issues. These include discrimination in the workplace, responding to social expectations and pressures, negotiating life roles, and evolving personal identities. This article discusses the major career problems encountered by this target group, both structurally and socially, with a focus on individual strategies to access personal agentic functioning and empower women facing these challenges. These workers are often overlooked in the career literature; yet, there is a range of career theories to draw upon to assist them in their needs. The application of the life-span, life-space career theory, and the narrative therapy approaches are explored in relation to the helping process. These two theoretical orientations were chosen as they address the particular challenges faced by pregnant women in the workplace, especially around negotiating life roles and an evolving personal identity. There is a need for a stronger understanding of these challenges and opportunities to support pregnant women as they seek vocational wellbeing, and how to tailor suitable, well-established career counselling strategies to meet their unique needs.

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Examination of the field of vision in pregnant women

Kazan medical journal ◽

10.17816/kazmj57528 ◽

1926 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 333-335

Author(s):

N. A. Popova

Keyword(s):

Visual Field ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

International Congress ◽

Field Of Vision ◽

First Time

In a report to the International Congress of Ophthalmologists in America, in 1922, Finlay reported for the first time that when examining the eyes of one woman who was in the last month of pregnancy, he accidentally stumbled upon a sharp bilateral temporal narrowing of the visual field, and since there were no he could not detect the phenomenon of moments, he suggested that this narrowing of the field of vision depends on the hypertrophy of the cerebral appendage occurring during pregnancy.

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Defence Medical Services’ REBOA training course

BMJ Military Health ◽

10.1136/bmjmilitary-2021-001926 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. bmjmilitary-2021-001926

Author(s):

Max E R Marsden ◽

C Park ◽

J Barratt ◽

N Tai ◽

P Rees

Keyword(s):

Training Programme ◽

Balloon Occlusion ◽

Medical Services ◽

Skill Retention ◽

Training Course ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Haemorrhage Control ◽

Surgical Teams ◽

The Uk ◽

First Time

Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) enables temporary haemorrhage control and physiological stabilisation. This article describes the bespoke Defence Medical Services (DMS) training package for effectively using REBOA. The article covers how the course was designed, how the key learning objectives are taught, participant feedback and the authors’ perceptions of future training challenges and opportunities. Since the inaugural training course in April 2019, the authors have delivered six courses, training over 100 clinicians. For the first time in the UK DMS, we designed and delivered a robust specialist endovascular training programme, with demonstrable, significant increases in confidence and competence. As a result of this course, the first DMS REBOA-equipped forward surgical teams deployed in June 2019. Looking to the future, there is a requirement to develop an assessment of skill retention and the potential need for revalidation.

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Término del embarazo de las adolescentes atendidas en el Hospital Verdi Cevallos Balda

QhaliKay Revista de Ciencias de la Salud ISSN 2588-0608 ◽

10.33936/qkrcs.v3i3.1166 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 12

Author(s):

Betzabhé Pico Franco ◽

Olga Pamela Cadena Orellana ◽

Víctor Miguel Castro Bravo ◽

Nicole Elizabeth Puga Miranda ◽

Gustavo Iván Zambrano Intriago ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Teenage Pregnancy ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Global Public Health ◽

Cephalopelvic Disproportion ◽

Postterm Pregnancy ◽

Palabras Clave ◽

First Time ◽

The City ◽

Global Public Health Problem

El embarazo en adolescentes es un problema de salud pública mundial que altera la salud física, emocional, la condición educativa y económica de los futuros padres; asimismo, frecuentemente se afecta también al producto de la gestación. La investigación fue de tipo retrospectiva, correlacional y cuantitativa. La muestra fue 461 embarazadas adolescentes atendidas en el Hospital “Verdi Cevallos Balda” de la ciudad de Portoviejo durante el 2016. Los resultados de este estudio mostraron que la mayor tasa de embarazo en adolescentes se produjo en primigestas (88,72 %) de 18 años. La desproporción céfalo-pélvica fue el factor materno-fetal que ocupó el primer lugar como causa de cesárea, seguida de factores fetales como distocia de presentación y ruptura prematura de membranas. Palabras clave: Parto espontáneo, cesárea, pretérmino, postérmino, embarazo. Abstract Teenage pregnancy is a global public health problem that alters the physical, emotional, educational and economic condition of future parents; likewise, the gestation product is frequently affected. The research was retrospective, correlational and quantitative. The sample was 461 adolescent pregnant women treated at the Hospital "Verdi Cevallos Balda" of the city of Portoviejo during 2016. The results of this study showed that the highest rate of adolescent pregnancy occurred in first-time pregnant women (88.72 %) of 18 years. Cephalopelvic disproportion was the maternal-fetal factor that ranked first as a cause of caesarean section, followed by fetal factors such as presenting dystocia and premature rupture of membranes. Keywords: Spontaneous delivery, cesarean section, preterm, postterm, pregnancy.

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Gravidographics: A Health Lifestyle Segmentation of Pregnant Women in Transition to First Time Motherhood

10.26686/wgtn.17008555 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Jayne Krisjanous

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Health Behaviour ◽

Survey Design ◽

Life Stage ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Main Research ◽

Health Lifestyle ◽

Novel Approach ◽

First Time ◽

The Way

<p>The purpose of this thesis is to contribute a new health psychographic/ lifestyle segmentation of pregnant women in New Zealand who are in transition to first time motherhood. It provides a better understanding of the make up of the market and the way it aggregates into health lifestyle segments. By using a wide selection of pre-existing and pregnancy related health and attitude dimensions, it complements existing understanding and classifications of pregnancy health lifestyle. First, the study richly describes pregnancy health behaviour within a representative cohort of pregnant women in a transitional lifestyle using a holistic framework. It takes into account lifestyle as made up of a combination of factors and underlying motivations. Furthermore, it establishes the application of 'lifestyle' as it is used in marketing as legitimate for the study of a transitional health lifestyle. The research is cross disciplinary, and for that reason, integrates two perhaps seemingly disparate (marketing and health) understandings of lifestyle, using a somewhat novel approach. It is inclusive of high risk pregnant women and a much less oft studied group, normal, healthy or low risk women. Second, a key component of this study is the seminal development of a segmentation typology that classifies women's health in pregnancy through a situation specific psychographic approach. This typology has been termed 'Gravidographics', and identifies segments of pregnant women, who have distinct or unique identifiers in regard to their pregnancy health lifestyle. This knowledge will be useful for health behaviour change through social marketing and also the design and targeting of products and services to specific groups of pregnant consumers. A third focus of the study is the examination of health lifestyle within the concept of life stage transition. As pregnancy marks the transit into a new life stage, there are many adaptations that need to be made, and several underlying factors influence the way such a journey is approached and achieved. The study is exploratory and the conceptual framework, derived predominantly from the marketing and health literature, guides the study and informs development of the data collection tools. Eight main research questions are explored. The study uses a survey design and is cross sectional, with quantitative enquiry the dominant logic. A survey using a self administered health psychographic questionnaire was distributed by Lead Maternity Carers to pregnant women in their care. A sample of 478 women was obtained for this stage of the study. Quantitative analysis was undertaken through descriptive statistics and bi-variate analyses. Secondly, two step clustering was undertaken to develop pregnancy health lifestyle clusters. Four health lifestyle segments were identified. These segments were then profiled against additional variables and data that led to rich descriptions of each segment. Several managerial recommendations are made that will assist in the delivery and positioning of maternity health goods and services particularly in regard to healthcare marketing and segmentation. Secondly, recommendations for future marketing communication strategies targeting pregnant women are made. Through this work, the study's ultimate aim; making an academic contribution to knowledge that will lead to improved health outcomes for mother and baby, has been achieved.</p>

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Mexican pregnant women show higher depression and anxiety with rising age and in the case of being single

Acta medica Lituanica ◽

10.6001/actamedica.v26i4.4208 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 227-236

Author(s):

Irma Visoso Salgado ◽

Jayson Leonel Moncada Mendoza ◽

Hugo Mendieta Zerón

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Severe Depression ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Mild Depression ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychology Service ◽

First Time ◽

Severe Anxiety

Background. Pregnancy is an important predisposition period to develop anxiety and depression, with a direct impact on the woman’s offspring. The aim of this study was to report the correlation between depression and anxiety in pregnant women and its association with the marital status and age. Materials. A descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient care of the Psychology Service at the “Mónica Pretelini Sáenz” Maternal Perinatal Hospital (HMPMPS), Toluca, Mexico, from June 2012 to March 2019. As routine, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory-Trait (BAIT), were applied to all women seeking attention at the HMPMPS. Only pregnant patients were selected for this study, with the women referred for the first time to the external Psychology Clinic as inclusion criteria. Pearson’s correlation coefficient and the frequency of cases for age, BDI-II, and BAIT were obtained using the IBM SPSS Statistics ® v.23 software. Results. The study included 2947 pregnant patients with a mean age of 28.6 ± 6.9 years. Of these, 2616 (88.8%) presented with mild anxiety, 269 (9.1%) with moderate, and 62 (2.1%) with severe anxiety. On the other hand, 2149 (72.9%) patients presented with minimal depression, 341 (11.6%) mild depression, 268 (9.1%) moderate depression, and 189 (6.4%) had severe depression. The correlations between age and BDI-II was –0.026 (P = 0.152), between age and BAI was –0.038 (P = 0.037), and between BAIT and BDI-II 0.650 (P ≤ 0.001). Conclusions. The age group with the highest frequency of depression and anxiety was from 20 to 29 years. The absence of a stable partner represented an important risk factor for anxiety and depression during pregnancy.

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THE SWEET ICES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

Food Science and Technology ◽

10.15673/fst.v13i1.1309 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

J. Kozonova ◽

L. Telegenko ◽

A. Salavelis

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Chromatographic Study ◽

Plant Raw Materials ◽

Daily Food ◽

Sodium Magnesium ◽

Magnesium Salts ◽

First Time ◽

Average Woman ◽

Acid Index

Daily food consumption norms of an average woman and a pregnant woman have been analysed. It has been established that in a pregnant woman’s diet, it is necessary to increase the content of proteins, fibre, vitamins C, E, D, PP, and B, and reduce fats, carbohydrates (easily digestible), vitamins B5 and H, sodium, magnesium, salts, and water. Taking into account the above-mentioned requirements, eight recipe compositions of sweet ices based on plant raw materials have been suggested. The recipes were selected by linear programming using MS Excel. The products have a low calorific content (26–137 kcal per 80 g), and an increased nutritional value (due to vitamin C, carotene, etc.). For the first time, cereals, various types of seeds, nuts, have been put into the recipe of sweet ices, as well as raw materials, which eliminate physiological complications during pregnancy. The products developed differ in their composition and are made without sugar. However, some recipes include small quantities of honey as it is highly palatable. The chemical composition of the new sweet products has been studied and analysed in details and sugar/acid indices have been calculated. The developed ices have a slightly acidic taste or no acidity at all, which corresponds to the values of sugar/acid indices 13.4–26.6, while the sample from the store, selected for comparison, contains a large amount of sugars, as evidenced by the cloying taste and high sugar/acid index (more than 30). The source of fatty acids in sweet ice for pregnant women Joy is almond nuts. The results of the chromatographic study have shown that this product as for the quantitative fatty acid composition, meets the current requirements. We recommend introducing the sweet ice manufacture technology on the equipment already in use in canneries. The products are formed (poured into moulds where wooden sticks are then inserted) in a Hassia machine. One of the main operations, freezing, is done in a quick freezer GyroFreze. We also recommend manufacturing sweet ices using existing restaurant equipment.

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СТРУКТУРУВАННЯ КОМПОЗИЦІЙНИХ ТА КОНСТРУКТИВНИХ ЗАСОБІВ ПРОЕКТУВАННЯ ОДЯГУ ДЛЯ ВАГІТНИХ

Fashion Industry ◽

10.30857/2706-5898.2019.1.2 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 40-47

Author(s):

І. В. Давиденко ◽

Т. В. Ніколаєва ◽

І. Л. Гайова

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

System Analysis ◽

Historical Context ◽

Costume Design ◽

Literary Analysis ◽

Practical Significance ◽

European Tradition ◽

Technological Means ◽

Visual Graphic ◽

First Time

The purpose of the research is to analyze and improve the structure of the composition and constructive means of costume design for future mothers through the prism of the historical perspective of its development. In the process of doing the work used modern methods of research: literary analysis, historiography, systematic structural, morphological analysis and classification of artistic and composition elements. On the basis of literary and visual-graphic sources, an analysis of the evolution of constructive-technological means of creating clothes for pregnant women in the European tradition of the 15th-20th centuries is carried out and systematized design solutions for certain historical periods to satisfy the ergonomic, utilitarian, hygienic functions of the respective costume, the creation of psychological comfort, as well as the provision of social, artistic and aesthetic functions. Next was the structuring of composition and constructive means of creating comfortable clothes for pregnant women. Analysis of composition decisions was carried out on the basis of both historical and modern costumes. It was investigated that the use of the principles of transformation in pregnant clothes increases the versatility of products and extends the life of the work. The scientific novelty of research lies in the fact that for the first time a system analysis of the means of shaping and artistic expressiveness in designing special clothes for pregnant women was carried out based on an analysis of the evolution of the shaping of this type of costume in a historical context. It has been determined, systematized and structured the modern constructive-composite means of the design process of promising collections of clothes for pregnant women. The practical significance of the work lies in the development of scientifically based means of shaping special clothes for pregnant women to create collections of modern women’s suits that represent special clothes for pregnant women with improved functional and aesthetic qualities.

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The Sound of a Superpower

10.1093/oso/9780190649692.001.0001 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Emily Abrams Ansari

Keyword(s):

World War Ii ◽

Cold War ◽

American Exceptionalism ◽

White House ◽

American Composers ◽

American Nationalism ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

War Propaganda ◽

The Cold War ◽

First Time

Classical composers seeking to create an American sound enjoyed unprecedented success during the 1930s and 1940s. Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Howard Hanson, and others brought national and international attention to American composers for the first time in history. In the years after World War II, however, something changed. The prestige of musical Americanism waned rapidly as anti-Communists made accusations against leading Americanist composers. Meanwhile, a method of harmonic organization that some considered more Cold War–appropriate—serialism—began to rise in status. For many composers and historians, the Cold War had effectively “killed off” musical Americanism. In this book, the author offers a fuller, more nuanced picture of the effect of the Cold War on Americanist composers. She shows that the ideological conflict brought both challenges and opportunities. Some leftist Americanist composers struggled greatly in this new artistic and political environment, especially as American nationalism increasingly meant American exceptionalism. But composers of all political stripes would find in the federal government a new and unique channel through which to ensure the survival of musical Americanism, as the White House sought to use American music as a Cold War propaganda tool and American composers as cultural diplomats. The Americanists’ efforts to safeguard the reputation of their style would have significant consequences. Ultimately, they effected a rebranding of musical Americanism, with consequences that remain with us today.

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Descriptive study of HTLV infection in a population of pregnant women from the state of Pará, Northern Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical ◽

10.1590/s0037-86822012005000007 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 453-456 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Carina Guilhon Sequeira ◽

Bruna Pedroso Tamegão-Lopes ◽

Eduardo José Melo dos Santos ◽

Ana Maria Revoredo Ventura ◽

Maria Isabel Moraes-Pinto ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

The State ◽

Metropolitan Region ◽

Htlv Infection ◽

Control And Prevention ◽

Northern Brazil ◽

First Time ◽

Brazilian Studies ◽

Basic Health Units

INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, studies have shown that HTLV seroprevalence among pregnant women varies from 0 to 1.8%. However, this seroprevalence was unknown in the State of Pará, Brazil. The present study describes, for the first time, the HTLV seroprevalence among pregnant women from the State of Pará, Northern Brazil. METHODS: 13,382 pregnant women were submitted to HTLV screening during prenatal care, and those with non-seronegative results to anti-HTLV were submitted to Western blot (WB) test to confirm and separate HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 carriers. RESULTS: HTLV seroprevalence in the population of pregnant women was 0.3%, and HTLV-1 was identified in 95.3% of patients. The demographic profile of HTLV carriers was as follows: women with age between 20 and 40 years old (78.4%); residing in the metropolitan region of Belém, Pará (67.6%); and with educational level of high school (56.8%). Other variables related to infection were as follows: beginning of sexual intercourse between the age of 12 and 18 years old (64.9%) and have being breastfed for more than 6 months (51.4%). Most of the women studied had at least two previous pregnancies (35.1%) and no abortion (70.3%). Coinfections (syphilis and HIV) were found in 10.8% (4/37) of these pregnant women. CONCLUSIONS: Seroprevalence of HTLV infection in pregnant women assisted in basic health units from the State of Pará, Northern Brazil, was 0.3% similar to those described in other Brazilian studies. The variables related to infection were important indicators in identifying pregnant women with a higher tendency to HTLV seropositivity, being a strategy for disease control and prevention, avoiding vertical transmission.

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PREFERENCE FOR A FIRST-BORN BOY IN WESTERN SOCIETIES

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932002000135 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 13-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

JACQUES D. MARLEAU ◽

JEAN-FRANÇOIS SAUCIER

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Male Child ◽

Careful Examination ◽

Men And Women ◽

Born Child ◽

Expectant Fathers ◽

Males And Females ◽

First Time

Many studies in the last 45 years have shown that women prefer a boy to a girl for their first-born child, suggesting that this preference is universal in Western societies. A careful examination of these studies reveals, however, that the subjects were often women who were not pregnant and/or students. A review of sixteen studies with first-time-pregnant women showed that in most cases the opposite was true, namely, that a girl was desired more often than a boy, especially during the last two decades (from 1981 to 1996). Data concerning expectant fathers, however, indicate that they prefer a boy rather than a girl. A preference for a boy first was also observe for both non-expectant males and females. Women’s preference for a male child decreased and men’s preference increased slightly when the two sub-periods (before 1980 vs after 1981) were compared. A difference between men and women is, however, evident whatever the sub-period: men more often prefer a boy than women. These findings suggest that something specific about being pregnant is related to the preference for a girl first.

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