Developments and Technology
Due to the growth of new technologies and ideas
are constantly being developed in order to make childbirth safer and easier on both the mother and baby. Attitudes and expectations towards childbirth have changed
throughout the years and new methods of easing pain
during the process have made a huge impact on
mothers.
New technology is being by nurses in order to give the best quality care to patients and make the childbearing
experience as easy, safe, and painless as possible.
Attitudes towards childbirth have changed drastically over the past hundred years. Today, pregnant women expect their journeys through childbirth to be healthy. Because of the new developments in the past years, this is a reasonable
way to think after so many technological advances have
made labor and delivery both safe and sanitary tasks.
To enhance better understanding of birth and skills, simulation mannequins have become extremely helpful in
labor and delivery training units. There are both baby and mother mannequins that make sounds and are able to display a real birth.
Birth simulator
These simulations are excellent team
building activities for groups of nurses and can be used
without the risk of harming a mother or child.
Nurses monitor the baby before and during birth using
Doppler ultrasound technology to detect the heartbeat. New
technological advances have made this task easier on the
mother known as wireless fetal monitoring. This wireless
telemetry monitor detects the heart rate and contractions of
a baby without the use of cables fastened to a unit. Some
researchers have said it may shorten the first stage of labor
and make a difference in pain level.
Oxytocin is a drug used to start or increase the frequency of
contractions in labor and is usually administered by an IV.
Smart pumps are tools used to administer oxytocin in
precise amounts. They are programmed using specific
dosage guidelines and will not go beyond the certain level
they are set to.
All of these new developments in labor and delivery units
have made childbirth easier and less stressful on mother’s,
nurses and doctors. Technology will continue to make a
difference and be utilized in order to give the best quality
care to patients.
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