Midwives And Nurses Unity, Kabwata (2026)

03/07/2025

PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN PREGNANCY INTRODUCTION
Extensive changes take place in the body of a woman during pregnancy in order to maintain the pregnancy and accommodate the growing fetus, nourish the fetus during the periods of development and growth, provide the woman with strength and energy for delivery, and prepare the woman’s body for lactation. These changes come about as a result of the action of hormones from the trophoblast on different body parts and from mechanical pressure by the enlarging uterus. It is all these physical changes which result in signs and symptoms of pregnancy, and these form the basis for diagnosis of pregnancy.
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03/07/2025

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Catherine Nunkwe, Glorious Kabwe, Maimbolwa Mubita, Faith Muzo Lupaka

24/12/2024

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Karolyn Ivwanaji, Jessica Chilufya, Mwewa Josephine, Patrick Nkemba, Katebe Bwalya, Mutinta Simaluma, Chintu Pauline, Kazembe Undi, Mulengah Veronicah, Siniter Sichibangu

02/07/2024

INDUCTION OF LABOUR
📍Involves the artificial process of cervical ripening and uterine contractions with the goal of a vaginal delivery ….
The following are types of induction
📌MACHANICAL CERVICAL RIPENING
this utilizes a folley ballon catheter ,exerting pressure on the cervical canal and lifting fetal membranes, which triggers the release of endogenous prostaglandins causing implification of dilatation of the cervix.
📌HORMONAL RIPENING
involves administration of PGE1 (misoprostal) orally or vaginally ,or applying PGE2 (dinoprostone) to the posterior cervical fornix this initiates dilatation and contractions
📌AMINOTOMY ALSO KNOWN AS ARTIFICIAL RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES
Performed once the cervix is favorable swiped and involves puncturing th membranes with an amniotic hook after bulging, releasing prostaglandins within amniotic fluid.
📌OXYTOCIN ADMINISTRATION
This stimulates and optimize Ute to be contractions
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06/01/2024

What is the difference between antibiotics and Probiotics?
Give two examples of each and their functions
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19/12/2023

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12/07/2023

Pre-eclampsia is a complication of pregnancy in which a pregnant woman has high blood pressure, protein in urine with or without oedema, and may develop other symptoms and problems.
-The more severe the pre-eclampsia, the greater the risk of serious complications to both mother and baby. Pre-eclampsia is thought to be due to a problem with the placenta, and so delivering the baby early is the usual treatment. Medication may be advised to help prevent complications.
RISK FACTORS
Maternal personal risk factors for preeclampsia First pregnancy -New partner/paternity -Age younger than 18 years or older than 35 years -History of preeclampsia -Family history of preeclampsia-Black race Obesity.-Interpregnancy interval less than 2 years or more than 10 years.
*-Maternal medical risk factors for preeclampsia Chronic hypertension, especially secondary causes of chronic hypertension such as hypercortisolism, hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, or renal artery stenosis .
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
- Visual disturbances-These disturbances are presumed to be due to cerebral vasospasm.
- Headache is of new onset and may be described as frontal, throbbing, or similar to a migraine headache.
- Epigastric pain is due to hepatic swelling and inflammation, with stretch of the liver capsule. Pain may be of sudden onset, is typically constant, and may be moderate-to-severe in intensity.
-While mild lower extremity edema is common in normal pregnancy, rapidly increasing or nondependent edema may be a signal of developing preeclampsia.
-NOTE : Maternal SBP greater than 160 mm Hg or DBP greater than 110 mm Hg denotes severe disease.
* The treatment for pre-eclampsia😇 *
Delivering the baby-The only complete cure is to deliver the baby. At delivery the placenta is delivered just after the baby. It is common practice to induce labour if pre-eclampsia occurs late in the pregnancy.A caesarean section can be done if necessary. The risk to the baby is small if he or she is born just a few weeks early. However, a difficult decision may have to be made if pre-eclampsia occurs earlier in the pregnancy.
Other treatmentsUntil the baby is delivered, other treatments that may be considered include:
-Magnesium sulphate. if mothers with pre-eclampsia are given magnesium sulphate, it halves the risk of developing eclampsia. Magnesium sulphate is an anticonvulsant, but prevents eclampsia much better than other types of anticonvulsants which are used for epilepsy. It does not affect the outcome of the baby, but the risk of serious consequences to the mother are much reduced. Magnesium sulphate is used especially in women with severe pre-eclampsia where there is a greater risk of developing eclampsia.

17/03/2023

WHAT IS A CLEFT LIP OR CLEFT PALATE ?
Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth abnormalities of the mouth and lip that occur early in pregnancy when the sides of the lip and the roof of the mouth do no fuse together as they should. The lip is formed during the first 4 to 6 weeks of pregnancy. During this time, skin and the muscle normally grows in from both sides of the face to join the skin that grows down from the tip of the nose. If the growth and union of these parts are not complete, the baby is born with a cleft lip. A cleft palate is an opening between the roof of the mouth and the nasal cavity. The child’s palate forms during the first 8 to 12 weeks of pregnancy. During this time, bone and muscle grow in from both sides of the upper jaw and join to form the palate, which is the roof of the mouth and the floor of the nose. If the fusion of these two shelves of cone and muscle is not complete, the baby is born with a cleft palate; an opening between the mouth and the nose. A cleft lip appears as a narrow opening in the skin of the upper lip that extends all the way to the base of the nose. It may occur on one side only (unilateral) or on both sides (bilateral).

17/03/2023

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