An individual’s attitude represents a specific mental state toward something, and it shapes human behaviour towards the such subject. The way we perceive something, think about it, feel about it, and act on it permanently is what we call our attitude. Definitions: According to – Krech and Crutchfield (1948)- An attitude can be defined as… Read More »
Female Reproductive System Introduction: The female reproductive system is made up of both primary and secondary sex organs. Females’ major sex organs are a pair of ovaries, which produce ova or eggs and secrete female sex hormones such as progesterone and oestrogen. The uterus, fallopian tubes, cervix, and vagina are the other accessory sex organs.… Read More »
Introduction After the Reformation in the 16th century, the Church of England took over the task of approving licences for midwives to practise. At that time, only midwives, who were untrained in anatomy and obstetrics, practised midwifery. The same condition prevailed in India, where traditional “dais” practised midwifery. In Edinburgh, a chair of midwifery was… Read More »
The Lancet Series on Midwifery (2014) defines midwifery as a crucial aspect of compassionate care for expectant mothers, newborns, and families during the pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and early weeks of life. The core features of midwifery care include optimizing natural biological, psychological, social, and cultural processes of reproduction and early life, timely prevention and… Read More »