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Welfare Assessment (welfare + assessment)

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An Investigation of Racial Partiality in Child Welfare Assessments of Attachment

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 1 2003
Betty C. Surbeck PhD
Results of this quantitative study of racial partiality in 249 child welfare assessments of attachment are unsettling because Caucasian caseworkers were found to give Caucasian mothers more positive assessments than African American mothers. It was heartening to find, though, that African American caseworkers' ratings of attachment were not significantly different for African American and Caucasian mothers. There were no differences in how Caucasian caseworkers assessed attachment for African American and Caucasian foster caregivers, and only I variable differed for how African American caseworkers assessed attachment for foster caregivers. Results indicate that the impact of race on assessments of attachment is complicated and may be influenced by communication gaps and negative racial stereotypes. [source]

Original Article: The development and initiation of the NSW Department of Health interprofessional Fetal welfare Obstetric emergency Neonatal resuscitation Training project

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, Issue 4 2010
Helen COOKE
Background:, The Fetal Welfare Obstetric emergency Neonatal resuscitation Training (FONT) project was initiated on a background of rising notifications of adverse events in NSW maternity units, the significant proportion of which were related to fetal welfare assessment. Aims:, The aim of the study is to describe the development and introduction of the NSW state-wide interprofessional FONT project. Methods:, Following development and risk assessment, FONT was launched in February 2008. The project consists of an online component and two face-to-face training days to be completed each 3 years; the first day for fetal welfare assessment and the second for obstetric and newborn emergencies. Eight, 2-day training sessions were conducted throughout NSW for FONT trainers. Each trainer underwent pre- and post-testing for changes in knowledge of fetal welfare assessment. The 2005,2008 NSW adverse event report numbers were assessed. Results:, From 20 February to 17 April 2008, 240 trainers had been trained in fetal welfare assessment, and by the end of 2008 these trainers had trained 954 clinicians. There were significant improvements in the interpretation and management planning of electronic fetal heart rate patterns following training. Analysis of Severity Assessment Codes 1 and 2 showed no significant trend in the number of notifications for adverse events related to fetal welfare assessment. Conclusions:, In the first 11 months, 25% of the state's maternity practitioners had received training in the first stage of the FONT project. The FONT project has shown short-term improvements in learning and communication skills and in the participants of the project. [source]

Update on intrapartum fetal pulse oximetry

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, Issue 2 2002
Christine E East
ABSTRACT This article examines the current status of fetal pulse oximetry (FPO) as a means of intrapartum assessment of fetal wellbeing. FPO has been developed to a stage where it is a safe and accurate indicator of intrapartum fetal oxygenation. In general, sliding the FPO sensor along the examiner's fingers and through the cervix, to lie alongside the fetal cheek or temple is easy. The recent publication of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of FPO versus conventional intrapartum monitoring has validated its use to reduce caesarean section rates for nonreassuring fetal status. An Australian multicentre RCT is currently underway. Maternal satisfaction rates with FPO are high. FPO may be used during labour when the electronic fetal heart rate trace is nonreassuring or when conventional monitoring is unreliable, such as with fetal arrhythmias. If the fetal oxygen saturation (FSpO2) values are < 30%, prompt obstetric intervention is indicated, such as fetal scalp blood sampling or delivery. FSpO2 monitoring should not form the sole basis of intrapartum fetal welfare assessment. Rather, the whole clinical picture should be considered. [source]

An Investigation of Racial Partiality in Child Welfare Assessments of Attachment

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 1 2003
Betty C. Surbeck PhD
Results of this quantitative study of racial partiality in 249 child welfare assessments of attachment are unsettling because Caucasian caseworkers were found to give Caucasian mothers more positive assessments than African American mothers. It was heartening to find, though, that African American caseworkers' ratings of attachment were not significantly different for African American and Caucasian mothers. There were no differences in how Caucasian caseworkers assessed attachment for African American and Caucasian foster caregivers, and only I variable differed for how African American caseworkers assessed attachment for foster caregivers. Results indicate that the impact of race on assessments of attachment is complicated and may be influenced by communication gaps and negative racial stereotypes. [source]

A scoring system for coat and tail condition in ringtailed lemurs, Lemur catta

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, Issue 3 2009
Wiebke Berg
Abstract Coat condition can be influenced by a wide variety of disorders and thus provides a useful tool for noninvasive health and welfare assessments in wild and captive animals. Using Lemur catta as an exemplar, we offer a 6-step scoring system for coat and tail condition, ranging from perfectly fluffy to half or more of body and tail being hairless. The categories are described in detail and illustrated with sample pictures from a wild population in Berenty Reserve, Madagascar. Furthermore, we elaborate on intermediate conditions and discoloration of fur. Coat condition scoring allows the comparison between years, seasons, and the effect of toxin, disease or stress. Although this system was developed for wild L. catta, we believe it can also be of value for other species. We recommend scoring coat condition in healthy wild mammal populations to give a baseline on yearly and seasonal variations vs. deteriorating health conditions or pathology. Am. J. Primatol. 71:183,190, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]