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Obstetrical nursing, also called perinatal nursing, is a nursing specialty that works with patients who are attempting to become pregnant, are currently pregnant, or have recently delivered. Obstetrical nurses help provide prenatal care and testing, care of patients experiencing pregnancy complications, care during labor and delivery, and care ...
Website. www.awhonn.org. The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit membership organization. The stated purpose of AWHONN is to promote the health of women and newborns. [1]
t. e. Obstetrics and gynaecology (also spelled as obstetrics and gynecology; abbreviated as Obs and Gynae, O&G, OB-GYN and OB/GYN[a]) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynaecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system ...
Scholarship for the Care of Women, Childbearing Families & Newborns JOGNN is the scientific journal of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. The mission of JOGNN is to advance the health and health care of women, childbearing and childrearing families, and newborns across all settings through the bimonthly publication of peer-reviewed nursing and interdisciplinary ...
Obstetric fistula is a medical condition in which a hole develops in the birth canal as a result of childbirth. [1][2] This can be between the vagina and rectum, ureter, or bladder. [1][4] It can result in incontinence of urine or feces. [1] Complications may include depression, infertility, and social isolation. [1]
The following is a list of instruments that are used in modern obstetrics and gynaecology. [1][2] Instrument. Uses. Speculum. A specialized form of vaginal speculum is the weighted speculum, which consists of a broad half tube which is bent at about a 90 degree angle, with the channel of the tube on the exterior side of the angle.
Reva Rubin (April 8, 1919 – Mary 13, 1995) [1] [2] was one of the first specialists in maternity nursing. [3] Her work helped to broaden maternal nursing to include caring for the mother's mental wellbeing before and after childbirth. [1]
It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, which focuses on pregnancy and childbirth, thereby forming the combined area of obstetrics and gynaecology (OB-GYN). The term comes from Greek and means "the science of women". [1] [2] Its counterpart is andrology, which deals with medical issues specific to the male reproductive system. [3]