Medical brain Notes 3

  Historical development of obstetrics   Usually women have cared for other child bearing women through out much of human history. Birth practices in ancient cultures of the world that did not develop written language and relied only on oral transmission of knowledge have been lost or can be reconstructed only by examining current “Primitive” practices. The routes of maternity care in the Western world are also ancient; the first recorded obstetric practices are found in Egyptian records dating back to 1500 B.C Practices such as vaginal examination and the use of birth aids are referred to in writings from the Greek and Roman empires, but much of their information was lost in the dark ages. Advance in medicine made during the renaissance in Europe led to the modern “Scientific” age of obstetric care. Significant discoveries and invitations by Physicians in the 16 th  and 17 th  centuries let the stage for scientific progress.

  Magnitude of Maternal Health problem in Ethiopia   Maternal mortality is one of the health indicator which shows the burden of disease and death; the greatest differential between developing and developed countries. More than 150 million women become pregnant in developing countries each year and an estimated 500, 000 of them die from pregnancy related causes. Other than their health problems most women in the developing countries lack access to modern health care services and increase the magnitude of death from preventable problems. Lack of access to modern health care services has great impact on increasing maternal death. Most pregnant women do not receive antenatal care; deliver with out the assistance of trained health workers etc. The life time risk of death as a result of pregnancy or child birth is estimated at one in twenty – three for women in Africa, compared to about one in 10,000 for women in Northern Europe 75% of Maternal morbidity and mortality related to pr...

  Importance of Obstetrics and Gynecology nursing   Ensuring healthy antenatal period followed by a safe normal delivery with a healthy child and an uneventful post partum period. Prompt and efficient cares during obstetrical emergencies also prevent so many of complications. The importance of the obstetric and gynecology nursing are:   ·                   Equip the nurse with the knowledge and understanding of the Anatomy and physiology of reproductive organ be able to apply it in practice ·                   With a good knowledge of obstetric drugs including, the effect of diseases their Complications and know how to deal with them. ·                   Develop skills in carrying out antenatal care and be able to detect ...