The seeds of midwifery were slow to grow, but they proved to be persistent. Midwife is derived from middle English ‘mitwif’ -‘with woman’. Formal education was not done for midwives but they were women who had experiences on childbirth. Technical and magical aspects of midwifery existed in ancient times15th and 16th century, midwives were burnt due to people’s perception of them being companions of the devil

Chief Complaint A. Brief statement of primary problem (including duration) that caused family to seek medical attention B. OLDCART ACRONYM II. History of Present Illness A. Initial statement identifying the historian, that person’s relationship to patient and their reliability B. Age, sex, race, and other important identifying information about patient C. Concise chronological account of the illness, including any previous treatment with full description of symptoms It belongs here if it is relates to the differential diagnosis for the chief complaint.

Immune modulators are used to modify the actions of the immune system. Using the complement components, phagocytic cells, and natural killer (NK) cells, the innate immune system initiates the defense against pathogens and antigenic insult.

Infertility is defined as the inability of a couple to conceive following 12-24 months of regular unprotected coitus. Sterility is the inability to produce offspring, for example the inability to conceive (female sterility) or to induce conception (male sterility). Primary infertility refers to patients who have never conceived. secondary infertility denotes those that have had previous pregnancies regardless of outcome but have failed to conceive subsequently. Eighty percent of couples can achieve conception within one year of frequent unprotected intercourse while ninety percent do so within the second year. Therefore, 10 percent remain infertile by the end of the second year.

The word nursing is defined from a Greek word nutricia which means to nurture or nourish. Virginia Henderson in 1966 defined Nursing as an art of assisting an individual sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to peaceful death) that he/she would perform unaided if he/she had the necessary strength, will and knowledge. Nursing may also be described as use of clinical judgment in the provision of care to enable people to improve, maintain or recover health, to cope with health problems, and to achieve the best possible quality of life, whatever their disease or disability, until death (Royal college of Nursing, 2003). EVOLUTION OF NURSING. To understand the current status of nursing it is necessary to have a base of the historical knowledge about the profession. By learning from historical role models, nurses can enhance their abilities to create positive change in the present and the future. They can also appreciate the advancements of the profession. The historical background of nursing may be divided into four main phases.

ETHICS IS A BRANCH of philosophy concerned with determining right and wrong in relation to people’s decisions and actions. How do we distinguish a right action from a wrong one and who determines what is right and wrong?

To assess maternal and fetal wellbeing throughout the first stage of labour. To facilitate the progress of labour. To identify factors that may influence the ongoing management of the woman and her infant

Jaundice is the yellow color of the skin and sclerae caused by deposits of bilirubin

Nursing process, as a problem solving method, is a discipline specific version of critical thinking. Traditionally, nurses have used a problem solving approach in planning and providing nursing care. Today the decision-making part of problem solving has become increasingly complex and requires critical thinking. Nursing process is a systematic rational method of planning and providing individualized quality nursing care to an Individual, Family and Community. It provides a systematic guide or method to assist nurses and students to develop a style of thinking that leads to appropriate clinical judgment.

Each discipline has a unique focus for knowledge development that directs its inquiry and distinguishes it from other fields of study. Nursing knowledge is the inclusive total of the philosophies, theories, research, and practice wisdom of the discipline. As a professional discipline this knowledge is important for guiding practice. Theory-guided, evidence-based practice is the hallmark of any professional discipline.