My experience learning English.

Hello Everyone! Today I'm going to talk about my experience learning English.
English is probably the third language in the world in number of speakers who are native speakers (between 300 and 400 million people), and the second most spoken, behind Mandarin Chinese, if you count those who have it also as a second language (200 million people).
The English is descended from the language spoken by the Germanic tribes that migrated from what is now northern Germany (and part of Denmark) to the land that would become known as England..
The English is a language that is very important to dominate for the health professional to give the medical attention to the foreign patients.

To me, as a future midwife, is very important to dominate the English, because maybe in many situations I will face patients that not speak in Spanish and that them from for example some country of the Europe or the United States, and in these cases the universal language is English. In this situations is very fundamental the communication through this language to give a exact attention and provide all the necessary to the patient.
Is for this reason that in my point of view, I consider that the implementation of the English in the innovative careers is a good method to incorporate the English in the health’s professions.
In my personal case, English has been a very hard subject, because in the secondary education I don’t had English and learn this idiom without a base is complicated. To pass the English levels in these two years, I have had to make, apart the exercises of the English book, or the activities in the classes, extra exercises. I make all the weekends, listening activities, grammars exercises, interaction exercises with a computational English program, called “Tell me More” , and other kind of the exercises as for example, crossword puzzles, word search, written exercises. For me is the only way along with the classes, that I can feel more sure for the tests, oral interactions and to the exam.

In conclusion, is very important to know the English language, is very fundamental to the health’s professionals. For other part, in my case is necessary reinforce constantly the contents of the classes, and this is necessary because the time to each English level in the university maybe is short as to learn or dominate this idiom. I think that in the future the English, for the importance of this idiom, have in the professional development, should have more time in the subjects programs of each career, and that be a obligatory subject in all the careers of our university.

Grey´s Anatomy :)

Grey's Anatomy is a medical drama, which combines the medicine involving the personal stories of the protagonists. The lead character is Dr. Meredith Grey, played by Ellen Pompeo. The first episode aired on March 27, 2005. Have now been issued seven seasons of the series.
The main characters are residents of Seattle Grace Hospital, and they are: Dr. Meredith Grey, Dr. Derek Shepherd, Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, Dr. Cristina Yang, Dr. Alex Karev, Dr. George O'Malley, Dr. Miranda Bailey, Dr. Lexie Grey, Dr. Mark Sloan, Dr. Richard Webber and Dr. Callie Torres. As the series has progressed, many characters have left the series and have built new ones. The first season will see the first few days in the work of Meredith, Cristina, Izzie, George and Alex. The five are under the orders of the resident Dr. Miranda Bailey.
Apart from the cases, it appears as Meredith begins a relationship with a neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd (with whom he went to bed not knowing who the night was before) and Cristina started another relationship with the cardiothoracic surgeon Preston Burke, and Izzie and Alex fall in love and as George is secretly in love with Meredith. Both Bailey and Richard Webber, the chief, watch over them in everything they do.
For me, this serial is very special because I've seen every episode with my mother, we both really like this group, and it is related to the area that I study. Currently the seventh season we see it every Friday night with my mother and this is what makes this program special.
My favorites characters are the Neurosurgeon; Dr. Derek Shepherd, Dr. Alex Karev and Dr. Cristina Yang.
I also like this series because in addition to surgery and show the lives of doctors and different specialties, many chapters give teachings and values.

Myths and trues about the Brain XD

The Doctor Maldonado spoke about myths and truths about the brain and he exposed a series of myths. Is very important to know the brain, and is fundamental to the health professionals that they understand the functioning of this organ. For this reason that is important to know that there are many myths about the brain and that is necessary as a futures health professionals to explain to the people, to the patients, that these myths are not truth, for example: “ The human brain is different from the brain of the others animals”, this is not true, because the animals have the same structure in the brain that the human brain, the difference is not structural only that the human cerebral cortex is very longer and have more neurons. “Every brain functions are localized in a specific place of the brain”, in first moment this could be true, because there are some functions that are more “marked” in specific areas of the brain but in the same time are activated others places. Other myth that the people believe, is “The brain is like computer”, and this is absolutely false, because here there are many difference, two of the more important differences are, first, that the computer have a localized memory but the human brain has a distributed memory, and second, that the brain have simultaneous functions, but the computer has only sequential functions. “The brain represent the reality around us”, this is wrong, because for example, with my ear, I can listen one thing but with my eyes I can see other thing very different in the same situation, and this happen because in the brain are activated others areas in the same time. Each of us has different realities or different perceptions of the world. And the last myth, is “ We use only 10% of our brain”, and this is impossible, because our brain has plasticity, the brain need more neuronal connections , for example, the occipital area of the blind people is activated because they can read with his hands!!!! (Braille) The brain is a complex organ, it has the control of all our functions, and the same time permits that each of us has different perceptions. Is very important all this in Midwifery profession, because permit us to understand why each women is different, why all woman has a different perceptions of the pregnancy, labor, maternity, and for this reason the attention is different to each women. And for other part permit us to apply the "early stimulation" in the baby because the brain is plastic, in others words, is changing.

Early Menopause Test!!!

Hello Everyone! Today I'm going to talk about an articule related with the menopause.
Test could warn women of early menopause: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/oct/18/test-women-early-menopause
The Scientists are developing a test to diagnose the early menopause in women younger than 35 years through a blood test. Among the advances that have allowed give a focus on developing this test, is the identification and understanding of 4 genes relevant to early menopause. This test would be beneficial for those women trying to become pregnant and who can’t conceive due to early menopause. Researchers from Exeter University' Peninsula Medical School and the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) examined the four genes. The Dr Anna Murray, says "It is estimated that a woman's ability to conceive decreases on average 10 years before she starts the menopause, and "Therefore those who are destined to have an early menopause and delay childbearing until their 30s are more likely to have problems conceiving. These findings are the first stage in developing an easy and relatively inexpensive genetic test which could help the one in 20 UK women who may be affected by early menopause." The published study in the journal “Human Molecular Genetics” is the first investigation, and with the collaboration of some organizations, pretends to keep track of 100,000 women over the next 40 years to determine lifestyles, environmental and genetic factors that make some women susceptible to most common cancer in women. The fertility experts said that genetics test prevents women who postpone childbearing to age 30 and realize they can’t conceive a pregnancy, and suddenly they find suffering from early menopause. As today there are more women who delay childbearing, this test can tell you in advance to women who carry genes that suffer from early menopause and that after to start the menopause is not there return. In my opinion this test is an excellent solution for women with early menopause, and who delayed motherhood for reasons such as personal fulfillment and work, enabling them to keep in mind who are carriers of genes. So, of this way, they can decide to have children earlier and avoid feeling frustrated with the idea of motherhood.

Dealing with stress =S

Hello Everyone! Today I'm going to talk about the dealing with stress.

Stress is a physiological reaction mechanism where they act mechanisms of defense against threatening situations. It is a natural response but today is confused with a disease because it can cause damage in the human body. When this natural response is given in excess during an overload of stress affects the body and can cause the onset of disease and pathological abnormalities that prevent normal development and functioning of the human body.

The trigger situations of stress or "stressors" can be any stimulus that affects the body's internal balance. There are 8 major categories of stressors, and are: situations that force to process information quickly, harmful environmental stimuli, perceptions of threat, disruption of physiological functions, isolation, locking of the interest, pressure and frustration.

Some symptoms of stress are anxiety, constant pressure, confusion and haste, irritability and sadness, physical symptoms such as stomach problems, headaches and chest pains, allergic reactions such as eczema and asthma, sleep disorders, excessive drinking, overeating and depression.

On the other hand, the “Work Stress” can be defined as a set of adverse reactions, both physical and emotional, that attend when work demands exceed the capacity, resources or needs of the worker. Job stress can lead to psychological and even physical illness.

I will be a midwife, and in the future I will be faced with stressful situations that I will have to overcome. Some situations that may occur are, for example, a hospital with many patients and with few professionals, where there are to give the attention to the people quickly and effective, causing a lot of pressure on the professionals in that situation.

So, How to manage stress?
Some ways of dealing with stress are, for example, sleep good, breathing exercises and relaxation, make some sports, lead a healthy lifestyle and learn to solve problems.

The Presentation of Doctor Valenzuela: The Levonorgestrel.

Hello Everyone! Today I'm going to talk about the presentation of Doctor Valenzuela.
The presentation of the Doctor Carlos Valenzuela was very interesting because told about a topic very related with my career, because the Levonorgestrel is an emergency contraception.With this presentation I understood better the research paper, because the Doctor Valenzuela made graphics on the board and also he showed others similar investigations.
The point of view of the doctor Valenzuela is that the Levonorgestrel is not abortive because this pill has no effect on embryo implantation in the uterus. The Levonorgestrel stop the cycle of the embryo in the Fallopian Tubes and of this way prevents a pregnancy.
The definition of abortion as said the doctor Valenzuela is no clear for nobody and is not clear in the world. For me the abortion is the influence in the development of a new human being, is impede the development of the embryo, affect the cycle in the uterine tubes, is intervene in the fusion process between sperm and oocyte. This point is important because for me the human life begins when the gametes are joined and is produced the combination of the genetic material. But for me, abortion is not to prevent the meeting of gametes because if these cells are never found, because the new life will never be formed and the genetic material will never combine, and therefore there not would zygote or embryo.
The doctor Valenzuela also told that the use of Levonorgestrel increase the probability of ectopic pregnancy, that is when the embryo is implanted into the oviducts and this situation is pathological because on this site are not the elements necessary for the development of the embryo, and this space is not suitable for embryo growth.
Finally, I can say that in part, I can be against of Levonorgestrel because according to the Dr. Valenzuela exposure, the pill stops the cycle of the embryo through the uterine tubes, where in the literature the same effect is described as the prevention of the implantation by the modification of the walls of the uterus, and this agrees with my personal definition of abortion. But, other effects of Levonorgestrel is that it prevents ovulation, maturation, and the output of the oocyte from the ovary (anovulatory effect), preventing the union of oocyte and sperm, and other effect is that hinders the transport of sperm, preventing from joining with the oocyte (contraceptive effect).

U2, My favorite Rock Band!

Hello Everyone! Today I'm going to talk about my favorite band, U2.
U2 is an Irish rock band formed in 1977. This comprised for:
-Bono: Singer and Guitarist
-The Edge: Guitar, Keyboards and Vocals -
Clayton: Bass
-Larry Mullen Jr: Drums and Percussion.

U2 is one of the world's most popular bands from the mid 1980s. It has sold more than 190 million albums worldwide, has six albums that have reached the number one the charts in the United States and nine in the United Kingdom. U2 is one of the most successful groups of all time. They have garnered 22 Grammy Awards, the highest figure for a rock band or artist. The first album of the group was “Boy”, and others albums are, “October”, “Achtung Baby”, “How to dismantle an atomic bomb” and the most recently album is “No line on the Horizon” between others.

I like the style and the topic in the songs of this band. My favorites songs are: “Miracle Drug”, “Electrical Storm”, “Original of the species”, “Elevation”, “One” and “I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight”.

I knew this band when I heard the album “All that you can’t leave behind” when I had eleven years old and I liked very much the song “Beautiful Day” the music of this song is very relax! I was surprised with the music! Only some songs relates to the politic I do not like very much, but if I like the rhythm and music.

Actually the band is in the “360º Tour”, and the next year they will come to Chile, It would be the third time they visit our country and I hope to go see the concert.

My Favorite Book: "El Principito"

Hello Everyone!!! This is my first blog of the second semester, and today I´m going to talk about my favorite Book. My favorite book is "El Principito" , the author is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
The first time I read it was when I was in eighth year of elementary education and I had thirteen years old. "El Principito" is consider as a Children's Book by the way it is written and the story in a simple principle, but in reality is a metaphor and contains many values as the love, the life and the importance of the frienship. It is a book that enriches the literature and that children, teens and adults can read.
The narrator of this book, who is the author, recalls his childhood, period where he felt very misunderstood. When he grew, became in aviator and he tells us his adventure when lost in the desert of Sahara. During this event he met the "Principito", a little boy, who reveals his vision respect to the old people and the wisdom of children. During the adventure ,"El Principito" teached to the aviator see the life of other way.
I like this book because it contains a lot of values and "El Principito" is a charming character and very pure, small but wise, which teaches a series of lessons for appreciate life.
It's interesting how simple words become poetry, and that the metaphors are a lesson of life, where each reader makes an interpretation according to their point of view and all interpretations are one true. This book allows to develop the imagination, but also see the beauty in simplicity.
To finish I leave here the two phrases that most I like of the book:
“Only with the heart one can see well. What is essential is invisible to the eye”.
"We need to bond with Others to define Our identity, to single. The man is a being in relationship".

MY BLOG EXPERIENCE: MY FINAL BLOG.....

Hello everyone!!! Today I'm going to talk about my Blog experience
My experience with the blogs was good, although my first Blog was a lot stressful because time went too fast and I had much to write.
In general the Blogs were related to my career, allowed me to talk about issues that are important to me, for example, what I want to achieve in the future and where I would like to work.
The Blogs activities allowed me to give my opinion about topic as the gender role in the health care, especially in my career, and to know the personals opinions of my companions that study Midwifery and give them my point of view to the respect.
I didn't know that existed the blogs before, and this is my first experience with the blog and I believe that is a good means communication to express opinions, feelings related with differents topics and publish things as histories, poems, personal experiences etc.
The Blogs that most I liked are two: "My future as a Midwife" and the “Blog with free topic" and here I wrote about my other passion, the paint. I liked very much these Blogs because I could to show two important parts of me and this was very nice.
Also the Blogs activities are the good way to learn English, because reinforces grammar, is a tool to acquired new vocabulary for example some words of the technical vocabulary of our profession, and all this, help to have better domain of English.
I think my most common mistakes are the grammar and redaction because the English is very hard for me, although thought it was going to have further errors and therefore I feel I have learned a lot with this activity.

My ideal job :D

Hello everyone!!! Today I'm going to talk about my ideal job as future midwife.
I would like to work in Santiago City because I believe that it’s easier for me especially in the first years of work.
I've always liked helping people and is for this reason I prefer the public system and for that I want to work in a public hospital, because I think that is the best way to give my help to the others. My other alternative is to work in a "consultorio" because I like very much this work system.
I intend to work in both places both in hospital and "consultorio", and I am aware that this work is very hard, because I will have to work almost all day, in the morning in the "consultorio" and rest of day in the hospital.
Respect to the position in my future work, I want only to dedicate to a my patients. Positions as for example, chief midwife, I would like to take them when I have more experience due to all the responsibilities that have a chief.
I like the Gynecology and the Obstetrics, so my patients would be pregnant women and women with gynecological problems.
I would like to work, for example, in Luis Tisné Hospital, because it has a very sophisticated structure and the environment is very pleasant, and also, develop my work within a multidisciplinary health team with differents health professionals.

Painting: More than an art is true poetry...

Hello everyone!!! Today I'm going to talk about one of my favorite hobbies. Apart from the Midwifery, art is another of my passions, especially painting.
I was always good to draw, make models and paint. Honestly after to reach my dream to be midwife I think studying arts. For me, art has a special meaning, is the ability to create and this is what defines man as a human being.
Technically, the painting is defined as “the art of graphic representation using pigments mixed with other organic or synthetic substances. In this art of painting techniques are used and knowledge of color theory."
Within the painting the technique that I like most is oil on canvas, because is easier and this technique is confortable enough for me. I have no definite style, but I like to paint landscapes, I love giving movement to the trees, and the clouds, mixing the colors, etc...
My two favorite painters are Vincent Van Gogh and the Chilean painter Roberto Matta!
Vincent Van Gogh is my painter number one, he is one of the best representatives of impressionism and his paintings are too spectacular. I have painted several of his paintings, trying to imitate his perfectionism. In the above photo shows my favorite paint of Van Gogh painting done by myself, "Starry Night."
Roberto Matta, Chilean painter is a great and an excellent representative of Surrealism. The art of Matta is most philosophical than the art of Van Gogh. To understand his paintings not only have to look at them but find them a meaning. When I go to the "Museo de Bellas Artes", I spend hours admiring one of my favorite works of this great painter, "Open the bucket and find life", this work of art is truly spectacular.
Impressionism and Surrealism are very different because the impressionism is most real than the surrealism. In others words the impressionism tries to reflect reality in moving and the surrealism shows the most unknown of our dreams.

"The painter seeks to line and color, but its end is Poetry" (Harmenszoon Rembrandt van Rijn).

Education and Prevention in my Profession...

Hello everyone!!! Today I'm going to talk about the education and prevention in my profession.

The education is a very important area in the formation of a midwife because it is one of the professionals that promote health to a specific group.

The midwife is responsible for promoting health and quality of life of women throughout their life cycle through prevention, promotion, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. In this process includes family and to the community.

Also involved in promoting education and health in preschool, basic education, secundary and higher education.

Some of the ways of prevention and education that delivery the midwife are for example, talks topics about sex education to schools, workshops on breastfeeding in the "consultorio", education in the communities where there are problems in which the midwife can intervene, and also home visits to the mothers to educate about the care of the newborn. The most important for me is the transversal education that the midwife gives to the women during the prenatal controls or in the gynecological controls.

In my opinion the most important health topics in my profession, are care and warning signs during pregnancy, breastfeeding and the newborn care, the family planning, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases that directly affect women for example, the human papilloma virus and HIV and the promotion of the use of contraceptive methods as a means of prevention of unwanted pregnancies in adolescents of secundary education.

In our country it is important give a good education on the topics I mentioned, but I must emphasize that it is fundamental educate to the women about cervical cancer and breast cancer, because our country has a high mortality rate for these pathologies.

GENDER ROLE IN HEALTH CARE

Hello everyone, I'm going to talk about gender roles in my career, Midwifery.
In my career there is much difference between the number of men and women, although this situation has changed in recent times.
Socially midwifery is classified as a career for women only. In my view, society has a misconception about this, as most people think that the male-midwife is homosexual or entering the race to be close to women. I have three years in college, and my experience I can say that this situation is not so.
Frankly, I think few men enter really for vocation, there is a percentage that eventually acquires this vocation, but others come just to switch to medicine.
Now, as to the responsibilities of midwives, both men and women have the same powers to provide and deliver excellent care and also have the same capabilities to be for shift of the units, shift managers, etc.
On the occasions I have been in clinical field, our school teachers are assigned to men the most difficult patients, as older men that do not want to be cared by women.
I don't know how is this situation in our area specified performance.
Moreover, the professional development of male-midwife is excellent as the women, I have even heard that patients prefer the attention of the male-midwife.
Respect to the specialization area, I believe that male-midwifes prefer neonatology or gynecology.
For me, the differences between genders in midwifery are not important, the fundamental is the quality of care they provide to patients.

MY FUTURE AS A MIDWIFE =)

Hello! Today I will to talk you about my future as a midwife.

I would like in the future to work as a midwife in Santiago but I was thinking in the last time that I would like to help the people of the others parts of our country, so in some moment of my life I could dedicate to the rural sector,but my priority is to work in the Santiago City.
Between the public or private system I prefer the Public health because is the way that I feel that I can help the people who need it most.
The areas of specialization that I like are two: the Gynecology and Obstetrics, and specifically within Obstetrics the “Labor”. Is for this reason I want to work in the future in two places: In the Public Hospital at the primary level in the “consultorio”.
I am aware that this work is very hard, because I will have to work almost all day, in the morning in the “consultorio” and I dedicating to a gynecology and the pregnant control, and in the night in the Hospital in the Labor specially in the urgency, I must say that this area is my real passion.
Therefore I want only assist patients I don’t want be a chief midwife or be units responsible I want to dedicate to a patients and give the best attention.
For the moment I think that those positions I would like them when I have more experience and realize the dream of being one hundred percent with people and help them.
To reach all this, I must be a excellent midwife and now I must endeavor to have good marks and give my best every day.

MY FAVORITE SUBJECT: Physiology Obstetrics

My favourite subject is

Physiology Obstetrics 1. This is one of the specialized subjects of my career so it is mandatory as the basis for obstetric and clinical knowledge of a midwife. Contributes to all areas where a midwife may carry out their work: Obstetrics, Neonatology, Gynecology and Public Health.

This subject is composed of three units, each focusing on aspects that occur during in the three trimesters of the normal gestation in the foetus and in woman.

The first unit is based on embryonic and fetal development with their respective stages and also in the general and local changes that occur in pregnant women within the physiological range.

The second unit integrates the physiological changes that occur in the second quarter both in the pregnant woman and foetus by establishing the mother-child relationship.

And, the last unit incorporates evaluative elements of gestation and birth as pelvimetry and fetal static applied to a clinical setting.

In my opinion the most difficult contents are the clinical aspects, for example the fetal static, prenatal control between others. In change, the easiest content for me is the first unit of embryology.

The teachers are from Program of Anatomy and Biology of the Development and the teachers of Midwifery's School.

My marks in

Physiology Obstetrics

1 are very good and this gives me a big satisfaction because all study and dedication are reflected in these marks.

My favorite Website...

Hello!

In this opportunity I'm going to tell you about my favorite website related with my career.
This website is: http://www2.udec.cl/prematrones


The most prominent sections are:

“Material”: In this section I found Subject’s Books as biology, chemistry, anatomy; links of interest on some issues of my career as congenital malformations and Midwifery’s Book’s related to gynecology, neonatology, endocrinology and obstetric high risk.

“Mi carrera”: There is a brief summary of the career of Obstetrics, the role of the midwife and the areas where they work.

“Links de Interes”: There are links of websites on topics such as congenital malformations and neonatal care.

“Base de Datos”: This section has links to external bibliography search to find Midwifery's Books.

Also in this website there are many beautiful images about midwifery.

I visit this website frequently to download Midwifery's books for university tasks or simply reading about topics on my career.

I like visit because the books are easily accessible and interesting topics and I should know as a future midwife.

I recommend this website to my friends that studying midwifery so they can read books of our career.

My experience and my dreams: I and my career :D

Hello!

Welcome to my blog! I’m Brisa Jara and I study Midwifery at Univertisty of Chile.
This is a beautiful career although the university is very hard but I do my best every day. Apart of my career I like art and the music.
In the future my dream is to work in the public hospital because I like public health and I believe that is the only way I can be with the people that need it in the most.
My experience in the earthquake was strange. My parents woke up quickly and I ran to the door of my room. In this place we stayed together and I didn’t cry, I stayed very quiet.The next days I watched on the TV how the people they were suffering. In this case as future midwife my reaction would help pregnant women and their families, provide care to the babies and provide support and assistance to all people in need.