scholarly journals OVERVIEW OF IMMEDIATE NEW-BORN CHECK-UP

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muthanna Kanaan Zaki ◽  
Muthanna Kanaan Zaki
Keyword(s):  
Obstetric Care ◽  
Infant Care ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Newborn Resuscitation ◽  
New Born ◽  
Basic Care ◽  
Maternity Hospitals ◽  
Available Information ◽  
The Impact

There's proof from maternity hospital-based settings in developing countries that newborn resuscitation education of the staff diminishes new-born deaths from inborn associated events, such as neonatal asphyxia (by 30%), with potential saving 93,700 neonates globally per year by investigating missed attendance of birth clinics or maternity hospitals, together with (up to 192,000) new-born at 90% scope, as it was considering the impact on intrapartum-related neonatal passings. In an arrangement to realize a higher reduction in intrapartum-related newborn passing's, preterm delivery and intrapartum death, a compelling obstetric plan is considered as the most vital intercession and this ought to be complemented with prompt infant care and resuscitation. There is expanding venture in obstetric care, yet to be coordinated by viable execution and supportability of quick infant care and essential newborn resuscitation. Within the private settings, prompt basic care at birth is essential and accessible, even though evaluated by specialists to be of low effects (10% on before delivery and on stillbirths associated with newborn passings). private hospital settingsbased newborn revival may minimise all the reasons of newborn and before delivery deaths, but available information is critical and controversial to directly gauge an effect size from the prove. Future researches ought to endeavour to address impediments distinguished here especially in terms of intercession definitions, plan, comparative control group, outcome identification and subdivision of reasons of stillbirths and neonatal passings. Whereas the available types of evidence for incitement at delivery and neonatal revival are low, mostly since they are regarded as a plan of care, there is adequate and consistent prove of effect. However, such fundamental care stays irregular particularly for the global 60 million home births. Disentangled preparing plan, and effective protocol, low price hardware are presently ac

scholarly journals Free contraception and behavioural nudges in the postpartum period: evidence from a randomised control trial in Nairobi, Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. e000888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret McConnell ◽  
Claire Watt Rothschild ◽  
Allison Ettenger ◽  
Faith Muigai ◽  
Jessica Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Randomised Control Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Modern Contraceptive ◽  
Contraceptive Methods ◽  
Birth Intervals ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Maternity Hospitals ◽  
Sms Reminder ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundShort birth intervals are a major risk factor for poor maternal and newborn outcomes. Utilisation of modern contraceptive methods during the postpartum period can reduce risky birth intervals but contraceptive coverage during this critical period remains low.MethodsWe conducted a randomised controlled experiment to test whether vouchers for free contraception, provided with and without behavioural ‘nudges’, could increase modern contraceptive use in the postpartum period. 686 pregnant women attending antenatal care in two private maternity hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya, were enrolled in the study. The primary outcomes were the use of modern contraceptive methods at nearly 3 months and 6 months after expected delivery date (EDD). We tested the impact of a standard voucher that could be redeemed for free modern contraception, a deadline voucher that expired 2 months after delivery and both types of vouchers with and without a short message service (SMS) reminder, relative to a control group that received no voucher and no SMS reminder.ResultsBy nearly 6 months after EDD, we find that the combination of the standard voucher with an SMS reminder increased the probability of reporting utilisation of a modern contraceptive method by 25 percentage points (pp) (95% CI 6 pp to 44 pp) compared with the control group. Estimated impacts in other treatment arms were not statistically significantly different from the control group.ConclusionsReducing financial barriers to postpartum contraception alone may not be enough to encourage take-up. Programmes targeting the postpartum period should consider addressing behavioural barriers to take-up.

scholarly journals High Risk Infants Follow-Up: A Case Study in Iran

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Heidarzadeh ◽  
Behzad Jodeiry ◽  
Mohammad Baqer Hosseini ◽  
Kayvan Mirnia ◽  
Forouzan Akrami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Clinical Evaluation ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Control Group ◽  
High Risk Infant ◽  
Maternity Hospitals ◽  
Follow Up Care ◽  
High Risk Infants

Background. A follow-up program for high risk infants was initiated in Alzahra Maternity Hospital in Tabriz city, Iran, in 2013. The aim of this paper is to give a brief report of the program.Material and Methods. Two groups of high risk neonates were studied. The first group comprising 509 infants received services in Alzahra Maternity Hospital implemented by the follow-up program. This included a full package for family to look after high risk infant and periodic clinical evaluation at two and four weeks after birth and then two, three, four, five, and six months later again. The second group including 131 infants in Taleqani Maternity Hospital received routine services after birth with no specific follow-up care.Results. Some anthropometric indices showed a significant improvement in the intervention hospital compared to control group. These included the following: head circumference at first and second months; weight in the first, fourth, fifth, and sixth months; and height in sixth month only. Clinical evaluation of infants showed an improvement for some of the medical conditions.Conclusion. Follow-up care program for a minimum of six months after discharge from maternity hospitals may help to avoid adverse and life threatening consequences in high risk infants.

scholarly journals Impact of umbilical cord cleansing with 4% chlorhexidine on rate of omphalitis and separation time among newborns in Khartoum state, Sudan

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelmoneim E.M. Kheir ◽  
Amna M.A. Mustafa ◽  
Awatif A. Osman
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Umbilical Cord ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subsequent Increase ◽  
Separation Time ◽  
Maternity Hospitals ◽  
Umbilical Cord Care ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Infection of the umbilical cord remains high in developing countries with subsequent increase in neonatal mortality rates. This may be due to the practice of applying potentially harmful substances to the freshly cut cord. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of umbilical cord care with 4% chlorhexidine on the rate of omphalitis and separation time among newborns in Khartoum State. This was a quasi-experimental research design that was carried out in the main maternity hospitals of Khartoum state between February and August 2012. One hundred mothers and their respective babies were selected by convenience sampling and were divided equally into intervention and control groups. The tools used for data collection were a questionnaire and an observational checklist. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 17 for descriptive and inferential statistics. Umbilical cord training was effective in enhancing mothers’ knowledge and skills in the intervention group. The result showed that the omphalitis rate was reduced significantly in the intervention group; also the intervention group had a shorter separation time (mean=5.02) compared to the control group (mean=7.24). In conclusion, the application of 4% chlorhexidine on the freshly cut umbilical cord stump, significantly reduces omphalitis rate. This inexpensive and simple intervention can save a significant number of newborn lives in developing countries.

Supplementary Carrying Compared With Advice to Increase Responsive Parenting as Interventions to Prevent Persistent Infant Crying

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian St. James-Roberts ◽  
Jane Hurry ◽  
Josephine Bowyer ◽  
Ronald G. Barr
Keyword(s):  
Parental Behavior ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Parental Responsiveness ◽  
Infant Crying ◽  
Maternity Hospitals ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Main Independent Variable ◽  
Preventative Interventions ◽  
The Impact

Objective. To compare two interventions (supplementary carrying, increased parental responsiveness) introduced from birth for their effectiveness in reducing the amounts of crying in general community infants at 2, 6, and 12 weeks age. Design and participants. Mothers and infants in newborn wards of maternity hospitals were assigned to carrying intervention, responsiveness intervention, or control groups. Follow-up measures were used to confirm that the interventions were implemented and to determine their effects on infant crying. Setting and measurements. Diary measurements completed in the home were employed to measure the aspects of parental behavior targeted by the interventions. Audio recordings, diaries, and questionnaires assessed the amounts the infants cried and the impact of the crying on their mothers and the health services. Sample sizes at 6 weeks of age were 59 (carrying intervention), 57 (responsiveness intervention), and 94 infants (control group). Results. The carrying intervention successfully increased the amounts the infants were carried, particularly while settled, to the target levels. The responsiveness intervention led to more limited increases in carrying and to a modest increase in feeding frequency, but did not affect measures of parental interactiveness and play. No differences in amounts of crying and fussing were found between the three groups of infants on any of the measures. Subsidiary analyses confirmed that the dependent variable (infant fuss\crying) and main independent variable (carrying while settled) were not significantly correlated. Conclusions. It is not, at present, possible to recommend either supplementery carrying or increased parental responsiveness as primary, preventative interventions to reduce infant crying.

Utilization of the Feto-Maternal triage Program in Maternity Hospitals Of Baghdad City

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wisam M. Muttaleb ◽  
Ezedeen F. Baha’aldeen
Keyword(s):  
Waiting Time ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Flow Sheet ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Mean Waiting Time ◽  
Maternity Hospitals ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

Objectives:   To evaluate the impact of fate-maternal triage program upon laboring women's outcomes. Methods: Quazi- experimental design was conducted upon laboring women seeking  for care in Baghdad hospitals The study was conducted At Baghdad hospitals, which in both sides Al-Kargh (13 hospital) and Al-Resafa(23 hospital). The sample of the study consist of 280 laboring women, 140 women for each control and study group who are attending to the labor room in selected hospitals. Questionnaire format conducted as a flow sheet. It is designed and developed by the researcher depending on the feto-maternal triage index of AWHONN'S and Manchester triage system with some modification done by a researcher.  Results:the mean age for both groups is 29.85 ± 8.64. More than a quarter of participants in the study group are within the age group of (21-25) years-old (n = 40; 28.6%), followed by those who are in the age group of (31-35) years-old (n = 36; 25.7%). For the control group, more than a third are in the age group of (21-25) years-old (n = 47; 33.6%), followed by those who are in the (31-35) years-old (n = 33; 23.6%).Concerning participants’ BMI, more than two-fifths in the study group are overweight (n = 61; 43.6%),for the control group, more than two-fifths in the study group are overweight (n = 61; 43.6%).More than a third of participants in the study group reported that the waiting time is (10-20) minutes and (21-30) minutes (n = 53; 37.9%) for each of them,For the control group, more than two-fifths reported that the waiting time is (31-60) minutes (n = 58; 41.4%).The mean waiting time for the control group is greater than that of the study group (1.68, 1.32) respectively. also more than a third of participants in the study group reported that the severity of cases are very urgent and emergency cases (n = 44; 31.4%), (n=23; 16.4%) respectively for each of them. For the control group, more than half of participants reported that the severity of case is very urgent and emergency cases (n = 44; 33.6 %),(n=20;14.3) respectively.There is a statistically significant difference in the mothers’ complications between the study and the control groups (χ2 = 13.755, df = 1, p-value = .000). This indicates a positive influence of the program in reducing the mother's complications. Conclusion: The study shows that the positive influence of the program in triage the cases according to its severity and according to the levels used in the triage.  

Results Obtained with Piracetam in Foetal Distress during Labour

1983 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
E J Huaman ◽  
R Hassoun ◽  
C M Itahashi ◽  
G J Pereda ◽  
M A Mejia
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Blind Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Double Blind Study ◽  
Foetal Distress ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
New Born

A double-blind study was performed on ninety-six parturients of the Lima Maternity Hospital, Peru, with some evidence of foetal distress who were given indistinguishably piracetam or a placebo at random in order to investigate the effects of the drug on the foetus. The conditions of the new-born babies who had received Piracetam were superior to those of the babies treated with the placebo, as evaluated with the Apgar at 1, 5 and 10 minutes after birth and on the basis of the neurological and clinical examination as from 24 hours until they were released. In addition, the reduction of the duration of the labour in the patients treated with Piracetam as compared with the control group was obvious.

Information and Communication Technology and Cultural Change

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Hansen ◽  
Tom Postmes ◽  
Nikita van der Vinne ◽  
Wendy van Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ict For Development ◽  
Practical Implications

This paper studies whether and how information and communication technology (ICT) changes self-construal and cultural values in a developing country. Ethiopian children were given laptops in the context of an ICT for development scheme. We compared children who used laptops (n = 69) with a control group without laptops (n = 76) and a second control group of children whose laptop had broken down (n = 24). Results confirmed that after 1 year of laptop usage, the children’s self-concept had become more independent and children endorsed individualist values more strongly. Interestingly, the impact of laptop usage on cultural values was mediated by self-construal (moderated mediation). Importantly, modernization did not “crowd out” traditional culture: ICT usage was not associated with a reduction in traditional expressions (interdependent self-construal, collectivist values). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

A Newspaper’s Effect on the Strength of Automatic Associations in Memory

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Arendt
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Implicit Measure ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Short Term Treatment ◽  
Short Term Effect ◽  
Automatic Associations ◽  
Foreign Nationality ◽  
The Impact

A test was done to see if reading a newspaper which consistently overrepresents foreigners as criminals strengthens the automatic association between foreign country and criminal in memory (i.e., implicit cultivation). Further, an investigation was done to find out if reading articles from the same newspaper produces a short-term effect on the same measure and if (1) emotionalization of the newspaper texts, (2) emotional reactions of the reader (indicated by arousal), and (3) attributed text credibility moderate the short-term treatment effect. Eighty-five participants were assigned to one of three experimental conditions. Participants in the control group received short factual crime texts, where the nationality of the offender was not mentioned. Participants in the factual treatment group received the same texts, but the foreign nationality was mentioned. Participants in the emotionalized treatment group received emotionalized articles (i.e., texts which are high in vividness and frequency) covering the same crimes, with the foreign nationality mentioned. Supporting empirical evidence for implicit cultivation and a short-term effect was found. However, only emotionalized articles produced a short-term effect on the strength of the automatic association, indicating that newspaper texts must have a minimum of stimulus intensity to overcome an effect threshold. There were no moderating effects of arousal or credibility pertaining to the impact on the implicit measure. However, credibility moderated the short-term effect on a first-order judgment (i.e., estimated frequency of foreigners of all criminals). This indicates that a newspaper’s effect on the strength of automatic associations is relatively independent from processes of propositional reasoning.

Impact of an educative program on dialysis patients’ knowledge and mental health: controlled before and after program

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 20204
Author(s):  
Laetitia Idier ◽  
Aurélie Untas ◽  
Nicole Rascle ◽  
Michèle Koleck ◽  
Maider Aguirrezabal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Vascular Access ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Dialysis Patients ◽  
Emotional Change ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Introduction:Psychological impact of Therapeutic Patient Education (TPE) for dialysis patients is rarely evaluated since the focus of many studies is on medical variables (i.e., adherence).Objectives:The aims of this study were: 1) to estimate the impact of a TPE program on knowledge, depression and anxiety, 2) to examine change in knowledge as a mediator of the effects of a TPE program on mental health.Method:This study was conducted in three hemodialysis units and comprised two groups: an experimental group with education and a control group with routine care. The program was based of 5 educative sessions. Knowledge, depressive and anxious symptoms were assessed with self-reported outcomes measured before and 3 months after the program.Results:The sample comprised 125 patients. Knowledge about vascular access and nutrition (p < 0.01) and depressive symptoms increased in the experimental group (p < 0.01). Analysis of mediation showed that changes in knowledge about vascular access were a significant mediator of the effects of the program on depressive symptoms (F = 4.90;p = 0.01).Discussion:Knowledge acquired during an educational program could lead to an emotional change. Improving knowledge often leads to an awareness of the risks that can modify the psychological state of patients by reminding them of their vulnerability. This study shows that it is required to be attentive to the way of transmitting knowledge. It’s necessary adapting this transmission to the needs of patients and promoting the acquisition of psychosocial competence too.Conclusion:This study shows that knowledge acquired during an educational program can lead to an emotional change in the short term. A long-term follow-up of the population should be interesting to observe these emotional effects.

The Impact of Visual Thinking Approach to Promote Elementary Students’ Problem Solving Skill in Mathemathics

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fendrik ◽  
Elvina Elvina
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Elementary Students ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Visual Thinking ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Student Skill ◽  
Mathematical Skill ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to examine the influence of visual thinking learning to problemsolving skill. Quasi experiments with the design of this non-equivalent controlgroup involved Grade V students in one of the Elementary Schools. The design ofthis study was quasi experimental nonequivalent control group, the researchbullet used the existing class. The results of research are: 1) improvement ofproblem soving skill. The learning did not differ significantly between studentswho received conventional learning. 2) there is no interaction between learning(visual thinking and traditional) with students' mathematical skill (upper, middleand lower) on the improvement of skill. 3) there is a difference in the skill oflanguage learning that is being constructed with visual learning of thought interms of student skill (top, middle and bottom).

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