Introduction: Poor maternal health outcome, still a major health problem in developing countries, is influenced by both women’s personal characteristics and the characteristics of the place where they live. Identifying the spatial distribution and clusters of poor maternal health outcomes can assist in developing geographically specific interventions. This article examines the influence of …
BREASTFEEDING ISN’T ALWAYS EASY If breastfeeding is natural, it must be easy, right? Sometimes it isn’t. Today, close to half of all mothers who start out nursing their babies give it up within the first six weeks. The rea- son for this failure is rarely that the mother is unable to produce enough milk. Typically, it is because she is alone in her efforts to nurse. All too many new …
Ever since Hippocrates stated “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” more than two thousand years ago, it has been apparent to all that a healthy balanced diet is essential to good health, with that benefit also extending to optimal reproductive function. This publication sets forth to address the important issue of how nutrition, both diet and nutritional supplements, can i…
The topic of pharmacology usually escapes the attention of many college students by virtue of the fact that pharmacology itself is rarely taught on the undergraduate level. It generally is reserved for postbaccalaureate students who are enrolled in health curricula associated with medicine, dentistry, nursing, and the veterinary sciences; however, certain upper level undergraduates are inte…
Why compile a textbook that focuses on maternal-fetal and neonatal endocrinology? If the answer isn’t self-evident, we can explain why from our own clinical experiences. And judging by comments we’ve received from colleagues and patients around the world, we’re not alone in this. Endocrinologists and internists are called upon by obstetricians to diagnose and manage women who have endo…
We live in a society filled with technology—from computers surfing the Internet to automobiles operating on gas and batteries. In the midst of this advanced society, diseases, ill- nesses, and medical conditions are treated and often cured with the administration of drugs, many of which were unknown thirty years ago. In the United States, we are fortunate to have an agency, the Food…
Pada materi akan dibahas tentang anatomi fisiologi dan reproduksi system reproduksi manusia : Anatomi fisiologi organ reproduksi (genetalia interna, genetalia eksterna, pelvis), perkembangan organ reproduksi manusia (pria dan wanita) dan kaitannya organ reproduksi dengan proses kehamilan, persalinan, nifas dan sepanjang daur kehidupannya Materi ini merupakan materi dasar yang harus dikuasa…
Ethnography is bound up with travelling, both literally and metaphorically. Travelling to foreign lands has always been both an adventure and a metaphor for adventure – no one can predict what will befall the traveller – it is an inherently unpredictable activity. Few, perhaps, are lucky enough to combine research and travel in such pleasant lands as northern California and Hawaii. But …
Being a busy stay-at-home mom, I found it an enormous challenge to write a book (it’s hard enough just finding the time to even read one). But, thanks to some incredible people, the task was completed and a dream was fulfilled. Because of this, I want to take a moment to thank them. First and foremost, thank you to my wonderful husband, Jeff. There would never have even been a book with…
A few years ago, because of my background in animal behavior, I was asked to give a talk on “breastfeeding lessons from animal behavior.” What fun! I would look at pregnancy, birth, feeding, sleep, solids, and weaning in other mammals, and let the audience draw for itself the obvious and entertaining parallels with humans. That’s not how it turned out. I never really got past the bir…