Maternal and Childcare procedures

Procedures of maternal and child healthcare Aimed at supporting the health and wellbeing of mothers throughout pregnancy childbirth and postpartum period as well as the care of newborn and children.
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Performing heimlich maneuver for children

⁕ DEFINITION :- An emergency procedure for dislodging a bolus of food or other obstruction from the trachea to prevent asphyxiation in a...

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Collecting urine specimen from infant

⁕ DEFINITION :- It is the process of collecting urine specimen for the purpose of diagnosis. ⁕ ARTICLES :- 1. Urine collection si...

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Growth assessment for children(anthropometry).

⁕ DEFINITION :- Anthropometry is the science of measuring the human body as to height and size of the component parts. To as...

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for children

⁕ MEANING : Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a basic emergency procedure for life support consisting of chest compression, airway, and b...

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Weighing a newborn.

⁕ DEFINITION :- Quantitative expression of body mass that indicates state of growth and health. It is measured in kilograms or pounds ...

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Administering Nasogastric or orogastric tube feed for chi...

⁕ DEFINITION :- Feeding infants and children by a tube passed into the stomach through either the nares or the mouth. ⁕ ARTICLES ...

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Feeding infant with cleft lip and cleft palate

⁕ DEFINITION : Feeding babies who have cleft lip and cleft palate using devices conducive for the baby to ingest feeds. ⁕ PURPOSES...

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Giving sponge bath to a newborn.

⁕ DEFINITION :- A sponge bath is a cleansing bath given to a newborn using a soft washcloth until the cord stump has fallen. ⁕ PUR...

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Bathing a newborn.

⁕ DEFINITION : Baby bath is a cleansing bath given to a newborn by immersing the baby's body in a tub of water. ⁕ PURPOSES :- 1. ...

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Care of newborn in incubator

⁕ DEFINITION : Providing care to prematurely born or sick infants in a device called incubator which keeps them warm. ⁕ PURPOSES ...

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Performing neonatal Resuscitation

*DEFINITION :- Measures taken to revive newborns who have difficulty in establishing respiration at birth include suctioning, positive...

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Care of baby undergoing phototherapy

⁕ DEFINITION :- Caring for a baby being exposed to ultraviolet light source for prescribed period of time. ⁕ PURPOSE :- -To bring...

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