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Education on Pregnancy Self-Care and Newborn Care Essentials
Education on Pregnancy Self-Care and Newborn Care Essentials
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Education on Pregnancy Self-Care and Newborn Care Essentials
Pregnancies can become fatal to the mother or the baby if proper natal care is not observed. 25% of all the pregnancies result in maternal death during pregnancies. Good care should, therefore, should be taken for the sake of the mother’s health and the unborn baby. The mothers should promote healthy behaviors and appropriate parenting skills. If the care is inadequate then the critical link in the continuum of care will be broken; this will affect both the mothers and the baby.
Family, friends and the community in which the pregnant woman lives should identify her as pregnant (Kail & Cavanaugh, 2014). This information will enable them embark on a surveillance initiative that will help them be able to assist the pregnant woman in case of emergency. The mother should spread the news of her pregnancy to family, friends, and significant community. The mother will then be favored in some contexts such as queues at the bank or the grocery store or even when she needs to carry heavy loads.
The mothers should recognize and manage any pregnancy related complications such as pre-eclampsia. This will still rely on the effectiveness of the identification and surveillance processes. They should also recognize and treat any concurrent or underlying illness. They should screen for conditions and diseases like anemia, mental health problems, stress symptoms, sexually transmitted infections like syphilis, and HIV infection. A mother who follows these guidelines will be able to eradicate any risk of the unborn baby being affected by pregnancy related complications, underlying illnesses, conditions, and diseases that they might be suffering from.
The mother should consider preventive measures of circumstances that would otherwise adversely affect their unborn child. They should administer tetanus toxoid immunization, prevent malarial treatment during pregnancy, iron and folic acid, bed nets that are insecticide treated, and de-worming among others. These are some of the applicable preventive measures. The mother should take this segment seriously and always ask a qualified medical practitioner about what she is unsure about.
She should make at least four visits to the prenatal care unit. This number of visits is only viable for healthy mothers who have no underlying medical complications (Bloom & Wypij, 1999). Unhealthy mothers may have to make more visits. Focused antenatal care as designed by the World health Organization recommended four numbers of visits that are goal-oriented. This number of visits has been segmented based on costs and all the other barriers to the access and the supply of antenatal care. These visits are aimed at discovering the underlying problems to prevent future fatal deaths of the mother or the unborn baby.
During the pregnancy period and after the baby has been delivered, the parents should ensure that they promote healthy behaviors at home. Injury prevention and safety enhancement should not be ignored. Healthy diets and lifestyles should always be upheld as the baby needs a lot of nutrients during this period of development. Some nutrients such as iron are very important to infants and the mother should facilitate them with such nutrients. They should seek advice from nutritionists to ensure that they and their babies are eating foods that they need the most at this stage.
The mother and her partner should prepare themselves physically and emotionally for the deliverance and care of their baby (Hall & McGillivray, 2010). The mother should be ready for early and exclusive breastfeeding and newborn care that is essential. Both parents should brace themselves up for their duties as supportive companions. They should vouch for postnatal family planning or birth spacing. This will ensure that time between the current and the next pregnancies are not such that they might affect the upbringing of any of the children. Children need a lot of care and attention so the patents should not have so many children all at once that they are not able to divide adequate attention to all their children. Observation of the babies is key to quality parental control. Ill habits among the children are easily rooted out if the parents discover them early enough before they grow into the characters of the babies.
In summary, childbirth and baby care is very essential for the deliverance and raising of a healthy infant. The mother should not ignore these guidelines but rather take them seriously and follow them all to the latter. Nutrition, prevention from diseases, and preparation for parenthood is very essential.
References
Hall, M., Chng, P. K., & McGillivray, I. (2010). Is routine antenatal care worthwhile?. The Lancet, 316(8185), 78-80.
Bloom, S. S., Lippeveld, T., & Wypij, D. (2009). Does antenatal care make a difference to safe delivery? A study in urban Uttar Pradesh, India. Health policy and planning, 14(1), 38
Kail, R. V., & Cavanaugh, J. C. (2014). Essentials of human development: A life–‐span view (1st ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
In this essay, the focus will be on examination of key stereotypes concerning black people acting white
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A stereotype refers to a fixed as well as over-generalized belief in relation to a particular class or group of individuals. It relates to a thought developed concerning how a group of people execute things in certain ways within the society. Some of the stereotypes make us feel worse about them. There are various stereotypes against the black community or African Americans with reference to ‘acting white’. In most cases, these stereotypes are not accurate or exact. Some of these stereotypes indicate that the members of the black community are trying to meet various expectations of the white beliefs and culture thus, making such individuals to turn their backs to their own culture. In this essay, the focus will be on examination of key stereotypes concerning black people ‘acting white’.
Black community or members of the African American community have specific ways of acting in accordance with their culture. Any deviation from these behavior traits indicates that they are turning their back against their own culture and beliefs. There is a stereotype relating to how black people dress within the society. For instance, African Americans have the tendency of dressing in Fubu clothes and baggie jeans. In most cases, they dress in extra-large t-shirts with diverse decorations. Any deviation from this trend is an illustration of acting against the culture. In case black people dress in fitting clothes, they are termed as ‘acting white’ (Bergin & Cooks, 2002). Only white people have the tendency of dressing smartly in fitting clothes. This stereotype is mostly in accurate because it does not reveal the reality on the mode of dressing. African Americans might just decide to appear smart through their mode of dressing.
In addition, African Americans have specific taste for music. In the United States, the most critical hip-hip, rap, and R&B. Deviation from this musical taste and preference would translate to ‘acting white’. African Americans have the tendency of listening to more of Nelly, DMX, and other popular rap music. Moreover, members of the black community in the United States refer to each other using the ‘n’ word. This is an illustration of a sense of belonging to a certain culture and belief (Stinson, 2011). African Americans who fail to use the ‘n’ word while referring to one another within the society are ‘acting white’. This is a demonstration of a stereotype identifying how events unfold within the society.
African Americans have the tendency of attending underprivileged schools because of insufficiency in the financial resources. The essence of being ‘from the ghetto’ as well as fighting ‘the struggle’ is ideal for the black community (Neal-Barnett et al, 2010). Most of the African Americans who attend fancy learning institutions are ‘acting white’. This is because fancy living style is associated with the white culture and beliefs. Another unfounded allegation on the culture against the black community relates the commitment of the kids to their studies. For instance, being good at math and poor at basketball do not relate to the culture of the African Americans. This stereotype illustrate the fact that such students or kids are ‘acting white’ while shunning the culture of the black community (Sohn, 2011). The essence is also evident in the job field. African Americans believe that high paying jobs or white collar jobs do not symbolize being black. They believe that they are not meant for such jobs hence prefer to live in the ‘ghettos’ while struggling to make the ends meet. When some African Americans work hard in their education to pursue such careers, they are deemed to be ‘acting white’ (Ruebeck et al, 2009). From these illustrations, it is vital to note that most of these stereotypes are not accurate.
References
Sohn, K. (2011). Acting White: A Critical Review. Urban Review, 43(2), 217-234.
Neal-Barnett, A., Stadulis, R., Singer, N., Murray, M., & Demmings, J. (2010). Assessing the Effects of Experiencing the Acting White Accusation. Urban Review, 42(2), 102-122.
Stinson, D. (2011). When the ‘Burden of Acting White’ is Not a Burden: School Success and African American Male Students. Urban Review, 43(1), 43-65.
Bergin, D. A., & Cooks, H. C. (2002). High School Students of Color Talk About Accusations of “Acting White”. Urban Review, 34(2), 113.
Ruebeck, C. S., Averett, S. L., & Bodenhorn, H. N. (2009). Acting White or Acting Black: Mixed-Race Adolescents’ Identity and Behavior. B.E. Journal Of Economic Analysis & Policy: Contributions To Economic Analysis & Policy, 9(1), 1-42.
In this article, Finlayson (2014) focused on depicting how political speeches are an integral outcome of societal constructs
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In this article, Finlayson (2014) focused on depicting how political speeches are an integral outcome of societal constructs associated with the aesthetic, institutional, and technological organization and arrangement of communication. The purpose of the article was to provide justifications for the significance and value of political rhetoric in political speeches, particularly in the British context. Finlayson attained this purpose by taking an analytical approach that focused on the areas of political speeches in the past and present, the communicative regime, the virtues of political rhetoric, and the contemporary British rhetoric.
Finlayson (2014) presented several main points the first of which was that rhetoric as an art is essentially concerned with making political arguments and discourses persuasive amidst political contestation by connecting the audiences’ common sense. Here, the author believed that in political communication, rhetoric constitutes both a distinctive theory and practice of communicating persuasively while recognizing that noble and successful arguments in public life integrate and make sense of the propositions derived from the common sense of the people in one’s audience.
The second main point is that political speech in the past is not the same as in the present because public speaking in politics has evolved into a new political system in which the art of rhetoric is no longer appreciated as one of the most indispensable political arts. According to Finlayson (2014), public speaking is a fundamental aspect of politics, and so, preparing and delivering political speeches must reflect appropriate levels of rhetoric to ensure they are persuasive enough to the audiences. Arguing from the perceptive of speeches by Balfour and Cameron, the author held that using rhetoric in political speeches should stimulate audiences to be in immediate agreement or disdain with the speaker.
As regards the communicative regime, Finlayson (2014) argued that technology is at the core of the organization of political communication today. The author held that technology has significantly driven the means by which political communication is amplified, recorded, and disseminated to audiences. Besides this, technology has transformed the scale and cultural distance of political communication, together with its accessibility to audiences and creators and its durability.
On the virtues of political rhetoric, Finlayson (2014) argued that a rhetorical form of political communication must reflect three key features that include proving, pleasing, and persuading. The attainment of these characteristics requires the speaker to demonstrate prudence, wisdom, great judgment, and aptitude to deliver political speeches in a manner that befits the specific context. This makes the audience perceive such communication as truthful, meticulous, and necessarily attractive.
Finally, regarding the concept of rhetoric in Britain today, the author’s main point was a reiteration of the role of technology in political communication. Here, Finlayson (2014) sustained that technology has led to the creation of a new public communication regime characterized by noteworthy redundancy of classical rhetorical skills. For this reason, the author concludes by affirming that the contemporary British political rhetoric is not very good at attaining the three features of an effective rhetorical form of political communication, namely, proving, persuading, and pleasing.
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Finlayson, A. (2014). Proving, pleasing and persuading? Rhetoric in contemporary British politics. The Political Quarterly, 85(4), 428-436.