39^th Annual Midwifery Summit

 Pregnancy and birth are as ordinary and extraordinary as breathing thinking or loving and both call on an individual’s creativity, flexibility, endurance, and humor. You will usually feel your baby’s first movements after 20 weeks for your first pregnancy or 16 weeks for pregnancies after that. Fetal movements will usually become more regular after 24 weeks.

 Pregnancy, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman. Multiple pregnancies involve more than one offspring, such as with twins. Pregnancy can occur through sexual intercourse or assisted reproductive technology. Childbirth typically occurs around 40 weeks from the last menstrual period (LMP). This is just over nine months, where each month averages 29½ days.  When measured from conception it is about 38 weeks. An embryo is a developing offspring during the first eight weeks following conception, after which, the term fetus is used until birth. Symptoms of early pregnancy may include missed periods, tender breasts, nausea and vomiting, hunger, and frequent urination. Pregnancy may be confirmed with a pregnancy test.

This illness is seen as the second regular gynaecologic malignancy with a few cases every day. It is where a portion of the cells in one or the two ovaries develop strangely and in the end form into malignancy. The ovaries are two little almond molded organs that are a piece of the female regenerative framework. Every ovary measures around 2-4cm crosswise over and they sit on either side of the uterus. There are four primary sorts of ovarian malignancy and these are named after the kind of cells in the ovary where the disease starts developing. Progressed ovarian malignant growth is frequently treated with the assistance of medical procedures. Different malignant growths like vulvar disease and vaginal malignant growth are relatively uncommon and can be dealt with quicker whenever distinguished and analyzed appropriately at a beginning period.

Breast cancer is brought about by a hereditary transformation in the DNA of breast cancer cells. Breast cancer is a disease that happens when cells in breast tissue change (or transform) and continue repeating. These irregular cells typically group together to shape a tumor. Breast cancer cells for the most part begins in the milk-delivering organs of the breast (called lobules) or the cylinder molded channels that convey milk from the lobules to the areola. Less frequently, malignant growth starts in the greasy and sinewy connective tissue of the breast.

Pediatrics is a branch of medicine which plays a prominent role in midwifery. It involves with proficient practice nurses/ midwife to administer primary health management to women and their infants, children, and adolescents. Relying on the framework of midwifery and adolescent development, it provides direct care for women and children as well as stimulates healthy habits that reduce the risk of ailment and disease. Midwives are the primary caregiver for pregnant women; they can be called as an obstetrician as well. Pediatric nurses often aid doctors by providing medical care and information about diseases and treatment plans to their young patients. Pediatricians work in hospitals, clinics, and are also involved in private practices. Midwives practice in hospitals and private practice medical clinics and may also deliver babies in birthing centers as well as attend at-home births. Some proficient practitioners also work in academic institution.

During pregnancy or within the first year after delievery of the new born Perinatal depression generally occurs. Nowadays it is very common and most of the  Maternal suffers from depression througout their lifetime or childbearing period. Midwifery services helps in treatment and evaluation of problems related to pregnancy, post partum depression, miscarriage, adjustment to motherhood and infertility.

A midwife is a proficient professional in midwifery who assists women during labor, delivery, and after the natality of their infants. Midwives may deliver infants at birthing centers or at home as well as can deliver babies at a hospital. Midwifery is also called obstetrics where the midwives accord with the postpartum period, pregnancy, and childbirth which includes the care of infants.

Midwifery practice facilitates or expedites the natural processes with an emphasis on the holistic care of women within the context of their families and communities. Midwives partner with women to provide evidence-based, individualized care. The midwife collaborates with appropriate health care professionals and refers the woman and/or new-born to specialists as needed if complications arise beyond the midwife’s scope of practice.

A Midwife is a person (typically a woman) who is trained to assist women in childbirth. Midwife requires various skills like Excellent people skills to support the huge diversity of women, during some of the most emotionally-intense periods in their lives. Good communication and observation at listening and communicating with women, their partners and families Interest in the physical, psychological and process of pregnancy and birth to have an in-depth understanding fetal and child development Ability to answer questions and offer advice share your knowledge and skills with patients, their families and friends and make sure their needs are recognized by the rest of the care team happy to work as part of a team work alongside the parents and baby. The better you know each other, the more smoothly the birth is likely to go and to deal with deal with emotionally charged situations.

Maternal health is associated with the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. While motherhood is most often a positive and fulfilling experience, but for many women, it is affiliated with suffering, ill-health and even demise. It is important for children to get regular checkups with their health care provider. Visits to  medical practitioner is a good chance to check the child's development and catch or prevent problems

Midwifery care is holistic and continuous in nature, grounded in an understanding of the emotional, psychological, social, cultural, spiritual, and physical experiences of women. Pregnancy and nativity are usually normal physiological processes. For ages, midwives have assisted women during childbirth as well as cared throughout their reproductive lives. Prenatal care involves a series of regular exams and evaluations with the midwife. Prenatal care helps in detecting and preventing various kinds of diseases that can be attacked to mother and then spread to the baby. Postnatal care should be a continuation of the care the woman received during her pregnancy, labor, and birth. Postnatal care involves planning and regularly reviewing the content and timing of care, for individual women and their infants. Medical care to women starting from puberty to menopause can be indulged by nurse midwives and includes care for their newborn (neonatology), intrapartum, antepartum, nonsurgical gynecological care and postpartum. Disease prevention, health promotion, individualized wellness education and counseling can be included in midwifery.

Women have unique health issues; some health issues affect women differently or peculiarly. Some of the unique health issues include pregnancy, menopause, and conditions of the female organs. Women can avoid unhealthy pregnancy by having early and regular prenatal care. They can also be recommended for cervical cancer, breast cancer, and bone density screenings. Complications in pregnancy are one of the serious health problems which can affect the mother's health, the baby's health, or both. Diet and nutrition during pregnancy time must be recommended to the pregnant ladies as well as eating well at work. Protein-rich veg recipes as well as, 13-16 weeks Calcium rich recipes are beneficial for pregnant women. Ovulation is the event of de Graf’s follicles rupturing and releasing secondary oocyte ovarian cells. The best time to try and conceive is during the ‘fertile window’ of the menstrual cycle. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common medical complaint. It is estimated that up to 40 percent of women will have a UTI at some time in their lives. Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape. Certain factors increase your risk of ovarian cancer such as Age Inherited gene mutation, Estrogen hormone replacement therapy.

Midwives are skilled enough to assist with a normal vaginal delivery while more complicated deliveries are handled by a health care provider who has had further training and is better proficient.

Breast milk is the perfect food for the baby. It protects the baby against gastroenteritis and diarrhea, ear and chest infections, allergies and diabetes. Breastfeeding reduces the risk of bleeding after the birth, is convenient. An early stage of nutrition for the infants starts from the mother’s milk. Immunity development for the child starts to improve eventually through the breast milk. Breastfeeding also helps in managing weight of the mother eventually. A midwife’s advice in the infant feeding at the initial stages after the birth of the child initially for the first three months after the birth adds to the mother’s health.

Neonatal Nursing is a subspecialty of pediatrics that comprises of the medicinal care of infants, particularly the ill or premature infants. It is a healing center-based strength and is typically polished in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The key patients of neonatologists are infants who are sick or requiring exceptional restorative care because of rashness, low birth weight, intrauterine development impediment, intrinsic deformities (birth abandons), sepsis, pulmonary hypoplasia or birth asphyxia.