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Menstruation; Whats happening to my body?

Contents [ hide ] Introduction Actually, what you are experiencing is a normal physiological process that begins once a girl reaches puberty. The first menstruation in a woman’s life is referred to as menarche , this could happen between the ages of 10 to 15 with most (the average) girls having theirs around age 12. It involves bleeding from the uterus at regular intervals. The end of menstruation is termed menopause , this usually happens between the ages of 45 to 55. Menstruation is therefore defined as the cyclical or monthly flow of blood and shedding of endometrium including mucus, some enzymes and unfertilized ovum. So, what really happens? Well in simple terms, it all begins with changes in hormones in the body. You can think of hormones as messengers that are sent by some organs of your body to tell other cells to do something. In this particular case, an organ called hypothalamus which is found in your brain begins the process. [Fast forward] The ovaries release f...
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Assessment of growth and development using WHO standards PowerPoint Presentation

Objectives

By the end of the lesson students will be able to:
  • Define growth and development by  WHO. 
  • Identify the various parameters/tools used in assessing growth.
  • Acquire the skills needed in measuring various body parts.

Introduction

  • Growth; is a progressive increase in size of a child or parts of a child. (WHO, 2012).
  • Development; is a progressive acquisition of various skills such as head support, speaking, learning, expressing of feeling and relating with other people. (WHO, 2012)

Growth Charts

  • These charts are simple tools to assess whether children are growing and developing as they should.
  • These are satisfactory tools to diagnose deviation of growth from normal
  • They can also be used to see whether efforts to reduce child mortality and diseases are effective. 
  • The new standards demonstrate for the first time ever shows that children born in different regions of the world, when given the optimum start in life, have the potential to grow and develop within the same range of height and weight for their age
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