Hunger

The stressor I chose was natural disaster. About six years ago, my city was under water and it was very disturbing. Hurricane Katrina did so much damage, she was one of the strongest storms to impact the coast of the United States during the last 100 years. With sustained winds during landfall of 125 mph (110 kts) (a strong category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scales) and minimum central pressure the third lowest on record at landfall (920 mb). Katrina caused widespread devastation along the central Gulf Coast states of the US. Cities such as New Orleans, LA, Mobile, AL, and Gulfport, MS bore the brunt of Katrina's force (National Climatic Data Center, 2005). My family and I lost everything in my home and our city was damaged severely. I had to evacuate to Baton Rouge where I had family members. I did not care for that at all. My family members were there to help, but only a few of them did not mind our family staying with them. I was able to cope with it because I had my family (the ones I evacuated with to Baton Rouge) around me. So, I didn't feel lonely at all. We actually did more and became closer to one another after we evacuated. The only thing that I missed was being at school with my friends.

I chose to talk about America as a whole.  In America, we deal with hunger just as well as some of the second and third world countries. This impacts the development of the children because when some children are starved, they exhibited seven to twelve times as many symptoms of conduct disorder (such as fighting, blaming others for problems, having trouble with a teacher, not listening to rules, stealing) than their at-risk or not-hungry peers (American Psychological Association, 2012). Also, children that are starved, become depressed, have poor self-esteem and they suffer from chronic health problems. There is a domestic hunger-relief charity, which are the food bank network members that supply food to 14 million children.

Reference:

American Psychological Association. (2012). Hunger. Retrieved May 25, 2012, from http://www.apa.org/pi/families/poverty.aspx

National Climatic Data Center, 2005).  Hurricane Katrina. Retrieved May 22, 2012, from http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/special-reports/katrina.html

Child Development and Public Health

The public health topic I chose and thought was very meaningful was that of access to healthy water. I thought that this topic was very meaningful because it is something that we use everyday in life. Water is pretty much one of the main sources in life that we need to survive. We use water to cook, clean, bathe, and also to drink. Water is the main supplier to our body needs and for use in everyday life.

The country I chose was Sudan. In the country of Sudan there is only one source of supply for them to get water. Although this is the only source of supply it is still not healthy and clean to drink. So, the Republic of Sudan calls on the world to come together to create safer drinking water more readily available to all of Africa, and the entire world.

The information that I have learned may impact my work in a great deal of ways. One way that having access to healthy water may impact my work in the future because I will need to make sure that I keep the children I'm working with hydrated. They must stay hydrated since they like to run around and play all day. Teach and show them that it is important to make sure they know the importance of accessing healthy water.

Childbirth In Your Life and Around the World

Personal Birthing Experiencing About Myself

I remember the time when my mom was telling me about her birthing experience with me. She went into labor twice, but the first time it was a false alarm. The second time she went into labor, it was the real thing. My mom gave birth to me and then three minutes later she gave birth to my twin sister. She had a time with her as she was giving birth to her. My mom didn't get an epidural, so when she was giving birth to my twin sister she ended up going back up  as she was trying to push her out and she said that she felt her trying to climb back up and felt her nails sticking her. So the doctor had to go in and kind of grab her out. Then when she came out she didn't even cry, so the doctor popped her on the behind and that is when she began to cry. When I was born I only weighed two pounds and had to stay in the hospital for two months. Of course I don't remember anything about my own birth. I only remember the things that my mother told me about it and also the pictures with me in the hospital in the neonatal intensive care unit. I chose to talk about this example because I just thought that it was a very interesting birth. My thoughts on birth is fascinating. I believe that it is a wonderful experience and I will hope to one day experience it.



Birth In Another Country
The birth in China is very interesting. A pregnant woman is expected and encouraged to continue working, as it is believed that this will ease labor and delivery. Arguments and disputes are to be avoided as the baby may be disturbed by them. Nutritious foods and herbal soups should be eaten, and ‘sharp’ foods such as pineapple and some other fruits avoided as they may cause miscarriage. Eating squid and crab are discouraged: the former is believed to cause the uterus to ‘stick’ during delivery, the latter to result in a mischievous child. Overeating may cause an overlarge baby and thus a difficult labor and delivery. A pregnant woman should not walk around barefoot. Rubbing the abdomen too often is thought to result in a spoil and over demanding child. Old traditions believe that the sex of a baby can be determined by the shape of the pregnant woman’s abdomen, especially after the first three months. If the appearance of the belly is pointed, then the child will be male, if rounded, female. It is considered insauspicous to give a name to an unborn baby, as this displays and eagerness on the part of the parents for a child of a particular sex, and may cause disappointment if the child is of the different sex. The major responsibility for care of the pregnant woman is taken by her mother-in-law, not her husband.