Maternal Class is one of the essential activities that respectful care for making maternal and safe childbirth. However, in reality, so far these classes have only been attended by mothers themselves, without participation husbands as birth attendants, even though since 2000, Indonesian government has launched Alert Husband program. Therefore, community service team collaboration with midwife m...

Now that six years have elapsed since the study of natural childbirth was begun at Yale it seems appropriate to review the status of this philosophy in the perspective of time and experience. Not only is this appropriate, but it is necessary in view of the continuing enthusiasm of its proponents and the continuing attacks of its opponents. Is it a universally objectionable, backward step in the...

to the administration of ergot during labour include: firstly, its possible foeticidal effects; secondly, the probability of giving rise to such irregular uterine action as may occasion subsequent retention of* the placenta; and thirdly, the direct tonic effect on the maternal system that has been attributed to this drug. From a study of 150 obstetric cases in which ergot was used, he comes to ...

In principle knowledge is doubtless indivisible, but in practice we have to divide it into small finite tracts, with plenty of overlap, in which each of us cultivates his respective plot with whatever tools he is most adept at using. It is inevitably a messy business, but as with all bureaucratic arrangements for the division of labour, it is occasionally rewarding to try to think through (and,...

In this paper entrepreneurs are defined as agents who bring about economic change by combining their own effort with other factors of production in search of economic rents. The institutional setup is argued to determine both the supply and direction of entrepreneurial activity. Four key institutions are explored more closely: property rights protection, savings policies, taxation and the regul...

A simple method of preparing extracts of plasma or serum suitable for determination of both triglycerides and cholesterol is described. Its chief advantage over present procedures is in a considerable saving of time and labor involved in the preparation of large numbersof samples. The method appearsto give a more complete extraction of glyceridesand comparesfavorably with existing methods of ex...

Paternal postpartum depression (PPD) has received little attention compared with maternal prenatal and postpartum depression, despite research reporting that paternal PPD concerns a substantial number of fathers. History of depression and antenatal depression have been identified as important PPD's risk factors, underlining the continuity of depressive symptoms during the transition to parentho...

This review article provides information on the role of different methods for pregnant women to prepare childbirth according data regarding both foreign and domestic practices in obstetrics. The highlights issue partner support starting from when pregnancy is established gestation, through postpartum period. According research, it clear that physiological course directly depends psycho-emotiona...

BACKGROUND Childbirth preparation training courses on maternal and neonatal health increase awareness, and capability of pregnant women in overcoming fear and anxiety and managing labor pains. OBJECTIVE To identify the affecting factors and barriers of these courses from the perspective of their instructors. METHODS This qualitative study of the content analysis type, has been conducted on ...