PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS AND CELEBRATIONS The LCDF Healthy Start Program experienced many successes and celebrated many milestones. The following are our highlights and celebrations: • The program over achieved enrollment and actively served 325 families in home visiting. • The program maintained an active enrollment of 204 families at all times throughout the year. • Retention of families through 9 months or longer increased to 46% indicating an increase of 2% from the last year. • The average number of families receiving a face to face visit for the quarter was 86%. • Partnered with MMC to conduct outreach to new mothers to schedule post-partum follow-up medical appointments and schedule 3 day medical appointments for and newborn babies. …show more content…
The event was well accepted and attended by participants. Pictures were taken during the event and published in the 2017 LCDF Healthy Start Calendar whose theme for the year is “Collective Impact”. • LCDF Healthy Start Program participated in a research project with the Ben Archer Health Center, and the Border Alliance Group from San Diego, CA, Laredo, TX and Nogales AZ., to address women’s access to prenatal care within the first trimester. Additionally, Jonah Garcia, Program Director, along with fellow Border Alliance members presented “First Trimester Prenatal Care among Hispanic Women along the US-Mexico Border” during the Healthy Start Convention in Washington …show more content…
Through this study, which was completed in October, 2016, HSBA programs conducted over 350 surveys of pregnant and inter-conception participants across the five sites and worked with a researcher from New Mexico State University to analyze and publish results, which will be shared with all Healthy Start grantees nationally and other key local and regional
The disparities may be attributed to the amount of prenatal care that pregnant women of different ethnicities receive. In 1996, 81.8% of all women in the nation received prenatal care in the first trimester--the m...
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Two-thirds of infants die during the first month of life due to low birth weight (Lia-Hoagberg et al, 1990). One reason for this outcome is primarily due to difficulties in accessing prenatal care. Prenatal health care encompasses the health of women in both pre and post childbearing years and provides the support for a healthy lifestyle for the mother and fetus and/or infant. This form of care plays an important role in the prevention of poor birth outcomes, such as prematurity, low birth weight and infant mortality, where education, risk assessment, treatment of complications, and monitoring of fetus development are vital (McKenzie, Pinger,& Kotecki, 2012). Although every woman is recommended to receive prenatal health care, low-income and disadvantaged minority women do not seek care due to structural and individual barriers.
result in separation of moms and babies. In Mississippi 81 percent of infants are separated from their mothers after birth. In Munroe Regional Medical Center, the facility tried to adopt the couplet model in 2012 but under opposition from the area physicians the transition has been put on hold for now. According to Prophecy Healthcare, with organizations like American Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American College of Gynecologists (ACOG) supporting the adoption of the couplet care model, I believe that the national standard of traditional maternal care will transition to the couplet care model. The atmosphere of the maturity level is going to change “ the postpartum rooms will be mother/baby suites, the labor and delivery rooms will be the Birth place, and the nursery will be known as the baby lounge” (Schreiner,
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...roups at three months postpartum. The control group received usual postpartum care. The experimental group was asked about the usefulness of the information provided at the conclusion of the study. 91% said that the information was very helpful to them and their families, as well as useful in identifying support people (Heh & Yu, 2002).
Childbirth is biological, psychological, and natural activities by which the human species grow into its family cycle and childbirth also have a sexual tradition. Beyond the emotions and the various phases that it creates, childbirth has specific criteria to be met on both man and woman. Their union must be founded on the reciprocal love, the biological and psychological maturation, and a developed sense of responsibility. Because of this, a pregnancy occurred early in life is becoming a situation full of social, economical and psychological difficulties. The birth’s pain is weighted quickly on the young and premature couple. In the United States, teen’s pregnancies from ages 15 -19 remain one of the highest situations in the modern world. It has had little chance of success because many teens are still becoming parents and this problem is constantly increasing in the Latino/ Hispanic community. Immigration, peer pressures, dropout rate, cultural difference, and economic disadvantages are main reasons behind the majority teen’s pregnancies in this community. After I explain why it’s important to reduce teen’s pregnancy rates, I will suggest some challenging yet feasible solutions to break the cycle of unplanned pregnancies.
Healthy people 2020 states “The risk of maternal and infant mortality and pregnancy-related complications can be reduced by increasing access to quality preconception (before pregnancy) and interconception (between pregnancies) care. Moreover, healthy birth outcomes and early identification and treatment of health conditions among infants can prevent death or disability and enable children to reach their full potential.” (CITE HEALTHY PEOPLE) Objective maternal, infant, and child health (MICH)1.1 has the goal of “reducing the rate of fetal deaths of fetuses at 20 or greater weeks gestation”. (C...
Statistics show the impact that preemies are causing as the rate of preterm birth increases every day. Any part of the world is affected no matter how advanced they are in technology. “One of every eight infants born in the United States is premature babies” (Medline Plus). These statistics are extremely high, however people can change it by getting involved in the community and helping preemies have a less chance to lose in their battle for life. In 2003; 499,008 infants were born prematurely (National Center for Health Statistics). The rates of preterm births have increased over the years. "In 1995: 11.0% of live births were born preterm, In 2006: 12.8% of live births were born preterm"(March of Dimes-Peristats). As the numbers keep increasing, many families are suffering and losing hope for they’re babies. African American women have the highest rate of preterm birth in 2004 with a 17.6% (Reedy, 2007). These statistics demonstrate the high frequenc...
It is important to understand what women commonly experience during pregnancy. With a better understanding of what happens during prenatal development and childbirth, physicians can competently develop the best plan for the mother and baby. I interviewed two women who have been previously pregnant in order to evaluate how the ideas in the book translate into real-life experiences.
As defined by World Health Organization (WHO), health is a "state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." (WHO, 2016). However, this statement can vary among people’s perspective of what consider healthy or unhealthy. In the minority group of Hispanics or Latino, health issues have taken a big toll due to fact they are the largest uninsured rates of any racial and ethnic groups in the United States (OMH, 2015). Besides not having health insurance, there are many barriers that this minority group encounters that create a big impact on what enables them to promote health. This paper will analyze the health status of the Hispanic or Latino groups by comparing and contrasting it to the national average, and also will highlight the health disparities in the group and the best approach to health using the three levels of health promotion and prevention.
How the provision of information in the antenatal period can positively affect health and life style choices in the pregnant woman and her family.
It was during my 4th year sub-rotation in family practice medicine that I became fascinated about pursuing a family practice specialty. During my rotation, I worked with an attending physician who was in an Obstetrics and Gynecology fellowship and observed prenatal visits, deliveries and non-pregnancy related visits from members of the same family. The experience increased my knowledge about the different opportunities to provide comprehensive care to patients and be committed to building healthy family lives. I was intrigued about the opportunities in family medicine to provide services to populations of all ages without any limitations to gender or diseases.
March Dimes Foundation: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center. Retrieved from http://www.marchofdimes.com/materials/teenage-pregnancy.pdf