Service for Life

Midwifery Care Standards (Public Service)

Standards of midwifery care can be seen from the scope of midwifery service which includes 25 standard and classified as a public service standards, standards of antenatal care, delivery assistance standards, service standards childbirth, emergency obstetric and neonatal handling standards.

General Service Standards

Standard 1 (preparation for a healthy family life)
Midwives provide counseling and advice to individuals, families, and communities on all matters relating to the kahamilan, including general health education, nutrition, family planning, preparedness in dealing with pregnancy and become parents Talon, avoid bad habits and support good practice .

Standard 2 (recording and reporting)
Midwives take records of all activities that do, namely registration of all pregnant women in the work area, details of services provided to every mother understand / maternity / post partum and newborn baby, all home visits and counseling to the public. In addition, the midwife should include pregnant women cadres to record and review community efforts relating to maternal and newborn.

Sports 1 hour a day prevent weight gain

Gain weight with age is common. But middle-aged women who started trying to lose weight in a healthy and doing 1 hour of moderate activity every day to avoid weight gain, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

There are a lot of research on how to lose weight and keep it, but very little research on the prevention of weight gain.

The researchers tried to show the amount of physical activity / sport that is needed to prevent weight gain from time to time without caloric restriction, a question that is often debated.

The function of the cardiovascular system

The function of the cardiovascular system is to deliver and drain the supply of oxygen and nutrients to all tissues and organs are needed in the process of metabolism. Normally each body’s tissues and organs will receive the blood flow in sufficient quantities so that the tissues and organs receive adequate nutrition. Cardiovascular system that serves as a regulatory system that applies a variable in response to whole body activity. One example is a mechanism to increase blood supply for network activity can be met. In certain circumstances, more blood will flow in vital organs like the heart and brain to maintain circulatory system organs.
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Autism and Genetics

Two genes have been associated with autistic disorder in a new study of 661 families. The researchers wrote in the BioMed Central recently launched in the journal Molecular Autism found that variations in the genes of two proteins in the brain that is LRRN3 and LRRTM3, was significantly associated with susceptibility to the occurrence of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD).

Parathyroid Glands and Adrenal Glands

Parathyroid glands
Parathyroid gland is very small glands located on each lobe of the posterior and the thyroid. Parathyroid glands produce parathyroid hormone (parathyroid hormone, PTH) or parahormon. The primary function of parathyroid hormone is to regulate levels of calcium phosphate in the blood. Unbalance calcium and phosphate in the blood will lead to disruption of nerve impulse transmission, damage to bone Read more…

Urinary incontinence

– Urinary incontinence is the unintentional discharge of urine. This is not a serious health problem, but can be very embarrassing.

– Care that you need depends on what is causing the problem. Treatment may include exercise, a tool which strengthens the urinary tract, drugs, or surgery.

– At home, you can try going to the bathroom to set the time for voiding and completely emptying the bladder when you urinate.

– If you smoke, your doctor may advise you to stop. Coughing from the smoke puts more pressure on the bladder, which can make the problem worse.
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Red Beans Nutrition

Kidney beans actually has the ability to cope with various diseases, among them capable of reducing damage to blood vessels, capable of lowering blood cholesterol levels, reduce blood sugar concentration, and reduce the risk of colon cancer and breast cancer.

nutrient content of red beans are very good for the health of the human body. Dry beans are a source of vegetable protein, complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamin B, folasin, thiamine, calcium, phosphorus, and iron. Folasin are essential nutrients that can reduce the risk of damage to blood vessels.

Kidney beans contain fat and sodium is very low, almost free of saturated fat, and free kolersterol. In addition, red beans is also a good source of fiber. In 100 grams of dried red beans, can produce 4 grams of fiber consisting of a water soluble fiber and insoluble fiber water. Water-soluble fiber can significantly lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
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What is Hypertension?

Simply put, someone said to suffer from hypertension or high blood pressure if systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mmHg or diastolic pressure greater than 90 mmHg. Ideal blood pressure is 120 mmHg for systolic and 80 mmHg for diastolic. In many cases, both the pressure increase.

Systolic blood pressure (top number) is the peak pressure is reached when the heart contracts and blood pump out through the arteries. While diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) was taken when the pressure fell to its lowest point when the heart relaxes and fills the blood back.

Increased pressure on closely related hypertension is not exactly the storage of salt and water, or increased pressure from within the body gently on the circulation of the blood vessels (peripheral). Although the causes vary, but its center is the imbalance in the renin-Angio-tensin, which plays an important role in regulating blood pressure.
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About Asthma

Asthma is a symptom caused by respiratory disorders in the form of heightened sensitivity to stimuli from the environment as a trigger.

The trigger symptoms may include fatigue of the mind (emotional distress), physical fatigue, changes in the environment which is not expected (weather, humidity, temperature, smoke (especially tobacco) and smells stimulate), respiratory infections, especially of certain influenza illness, and allergic reaction of the material inhaled or eaten.

Level of sensitivity of respiratory symptoms is initiated from mild symptoms (a runny nose / sneezing or coughing that often recurrent / relapsed) to severe symptoms of asthma attacks (difficulty breathing). This situation was characterized by a background of allergic reactions.
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When did Caesar Operation Necessary?

Caesarean surgery is major surgery that involve risks for both mother and baby, partly because of the influence of drugs and surgery itself. However, a cesarean section can save both time of childbirth complications. Here are the causative factors which may be a reason for cesarean section:
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