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Siobhain
Siobhain (40) and John (46) have 4 children. Michael (16) has just left school and has just started catering college at the local Further Education College 10 miles away. The other 3 brothers are Sean, aged 7, Kieran 10 and Austin who is12. Siobhain works at the local Catholic primary school, which Sean still attends and the other boys are ex pupils, as a playground supervisor at lunch times. John works at an electrician. John is the manager of the local under 12’s football team so most weekends is at training or taking the boys to football matches. They have a large family network in Montfort. John’s brother manages the under 11 years team as his son plays alongside Kieran. There are numerous social events at the local club house at weekends and match nights as the club have invested in a large screen TV and there is a gaming room alongside the bar area.
Using a PISCES model think of one thing that may affect each of the following in relation to Siobhain’s wellbeing in the antenatal period when you meet her?
PHYSICAL
INTELLECTUAL
SOCIAL
CULTURAL
EMOTIONAL
SPIRITUAL
- Using the latest NICE Guidelines identify what are the key things the midwife needed to ask when Siobhain “booked” with her community midwife?
- Siobhain is very worried re the screening tests on offer at the hospital ? what information is available? She has heard on the news there is a new test for Downs syndrome?
- What other multi-disciplinary agencies could the community midwife encourage Siobhain and her family to contact to support them once the baby is born?