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Devi, Akoijam Mamata
- Plastic Baby with Rubber Doll-Like Skin
Authors
1 SGT University, IN
Source
International Journal of Nursing Education and Research, Vol 4, No 3 (2016), Pagination: 383-386Abstract
Background: Plastic baby are those babies who looks like a rubber doll and sheds skin like that of reptile scales at birth. It is also known as the collodion baby which is a descriptive term for the infant, born encased in a tight shiny membrane that resembles plastic wrap.
Method: This article explains the incidence, causes, pathogenesis, signs and symptoms and various recent treatment modalities for plastic baby.
Result: Unfortunately, most of people are unaware that this types baby can be born and till now only 2 cases are report in India.
Conclusion: Recent advancement in the understanding of the causative genetic defects making DNA-based prenatal diagnosis is now possible, using chorionic villus or amniotic fluid sampling procedures early in pregnancy, with a lower risk to fetal health and with a reduced burden on the parents.
Keywords
Plastic Baby/Collodion Baby, Rubber Doll, Reptile Scales, Ichthyosis’.- Couvade Syndrome
Authors
1 SGT University, Gurgaon, IN
Source
International Journal of Nursing Education and Research, Vol 3, No 3 (2015), Pagination: 330-332Abstract
Couvade syndrome, also called sympathetic pregnancy, is a proposed condition in which a partner experiences some of the same symptoms and behavior of an expectant mother. These most often include minor weight gain, altered hormone levels, morning nausea, and disturbed sleep patterns. In more extreme cases, symptoms can include labor pains, postpartum depression, and nosebleeds. The labor pain symptom is commonly known as sympathy pain.
Couvade syndrome is not a recognized medical condition. Its source is a matter of debate. Some believe it to be a psychosomatic condition, while others believe it may have biological causes relating to hormone changes. Couvade rituals are thought to have a number of possible purposes, depending on the specific culture. To draw the attention of evil spirits away from the mother to the father instead. To strengthen the emotional bond between father and child. To show that the man is the child's biological father. To relieve the father's anxiety while the mother is in labor. To strengthen the father's relationship with supernatural beings so that he can guide the child into the world.