Immunizations

Childhood immunizations almost guarantees protection from many major diseases. Childhood vaccination prevents 2 million deaths per year worldwide and is considered to be good by the scientific community.
Immunizations is meaningful to by protecting everyone involved.  We as educators/caregivers bring groups of children together where diseases spread easily/quickly.  By young children interacting physically through touching and this way can easily spread germs to each other.  Immunization in children, teachers/caregivers, protects us from diseases.

There are 2.5 million deaths a year caused by vaccine-preventable diseases mainly in Africa and Asia among children less than 5 years of age.  Vaccination coverage has reached a plateau in many developing countries, reaching young children not yet vaccinated has proved difficult.  There is an urgent need to find ways to increase vaccination coverage and encourage parents to have their children vaccinated.

Exposure to diseases at work can mean illness and the risks of taking the disease home and time off from work.

Birthing Experience

When I went into labor, I thought I had an upset stomach because it was not my due date.  I went to the bathroom and nothing.  I went back to bed and 15 minutes later it was the same thing.  It kept reoccurring and I sat up in the bed and watched television because I did not want to wake anyone up for a false alarm. So I thought, but it was not, I was in labor.  My labor was 12 hours long and the pain to me was a killer and yes I asked for medication.  After my baby was born, I felt a great sense of relief. After they cleaned her up and I held her in my arms it was a moment that I have cherished.  The labor pains was well worth the bundle of joy.

The significant difference in the health care system in China and the Western countries are quite different, especially outside of Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou.  These cities demand for more modern care of western doctors who speaks English. Routine and free prenatal care is available in second and third-tier cities but are limited.  Pregnant women have to keep track and record data and vital signs in a red prenatal care book they received from the hospital in the beginning of their pregnancy. C-sections jumped from 5% in the 1970's to 50% in 2007.  Another concern is the Chinese physicians to respond to neonatal complications or emergencies.