Show Notes
Halad to Health is an international non-for-profit organisation which focusses on bridging the gap that exists in health inequality worldwide through easily accessible health education. In the first of this two part series, we talk to co-founder Eliza about Halad to Health's mission, the need and role for volunteering in improving obstetric care and how others interested in bridging the healthcare gap can get involved. You can find Halad to Health at www.haladtohealth.org
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This week we discuss Antepartum haemorrhage (APH), defined as PV bleeding from or within the genital tract after 20 weeks of pregnancy until the delivery of baby. We discuss the two main causes of APH, including placenta previa and placental abruption. We outline their risk factors, as well as their management and consequences of the condition.
This week we delve into the dreaded (for some) world of immunology to discuss Rhesus Factor. We talk about some basic immunology, why we worry about both mum, dad and baby's Rh factor, and what we can do to prevent the consequences that occur as a result of Rhesus Incompatibility
This week we discuss Chorioamnionitis, otherwise known as the infection and/ or inflammation of the chorionic and amniotic membranes, or the amniotic fluid. We also further discuss the implications of chorioamnionitis including Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome (FIRS) as well as neonatal sepsis.
In this episode, we once again talk to you, our listeners. Jaimie is a student midwife from Queensland. During this episode we discuss what it is like to study as a mature age student, but also as a mother of young children. We talk about the challenges she faces as a student and a mother, and how her experiences as a mother inspired her to pursue a career as a midwife. We discuss the ups and down of being a student, where we might going wrong in how we give obstetric care in Australia, and the major differences between obstetrics in the private versus the public sector.
In this episode we discuss PROM/ PPROM, Pre-labour rupture of membranes as well as premature pre-labour rupture of membranes. We discuss signs and symptoms of each, treatment options, appropriate exams and investigations and possible complications that may arise as a result of PROM and PPROM