Healthcare Practices in Childbirth

Images depicting various healthcare practices related to childbirth and patient care, showcasing medical staff assisting patients in different settings.

Distribution and assistance with meals for patients in the aftercare and rehabilitation department of a hospital.

Childbirth care at the health center, La Taña, Reina area, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

Distribution and assistance with meals for patients in the aftercare and rehabilitation department of a hospital.

Patient in the shock ward in the intensive care unit of a university hospital. Transosseous traction is performed in anticipation of an operation that will take place the next morning

American doctors and nurses crash out in the post op ward after many long days of doing charity work in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.

Bangladesh, Chittagong, Khagrachari, Pregnant mother being examined by UNDP nurse.

Throughout the year, the hospital's nursing staff continues to train on new technologies and new recommendations.

Woman having massage in Atlantis Beach Resort; Puerto Gallera, Mindoro Island, Philippines

Epidemic of bronchiolitis and closed beds in pediatric services. Shortage of caregivers and very precarious situation. Bry Sur Marne, 2021-10-29. Photograph by Aline Morcillo / Hans Lucas. Bronchiolitis epidemic and closed beds in pediatric wards. Shortage of caregivers and a very precarious situation.

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extraccion de implante contraceptivo hormonal, centro de salud de lancetillo, La Parroquia, Quiche, República de Guatemala, América Central.

Reportage in the iLumens laboratory, during a day dedicated to ongoing training for midwives and obstetrician gynecologists, on the theme of resuscitation in the birthing room. The iLumens lab (University Lab for Medical Teaching using Digital and Simulation Technologies) is in Paris Descartes University and organises initial, specialised and ongoing training for all health care professionals.

Nepal, Sangha, Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) - Lt. Melissa Milder, from San Diego, right, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Michael Gonzalez, from Melbourne, Florida, conduct a tooth extraction on a member of the community at Maranatha Hall during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

examen por ultrasonidos, centro de salud, Lancetillo ( La Parroquia), municipio de Uspantán, Quiche , sierra de Chamá, Guatemala, Central America.

consulta de pediatria, centro de salud, Lancetillo ( La Parroquia), municipio de Uspantán, Quiche , sierra de Chamá, Guatemala, Central America.

Calmette hospital. Child suffering of congenital heart disease. French NGO Chaine de l'Espoir provide free treatment. Phnom Penh. Cambodia.

Training of medical interns in the ECMO technique, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

hospital. Child suffering of congenital heart disease. Echography. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

Nurse inserting an intravenous line in a patient at a hospital

Pregnancy check-up, La Taña, Reina area, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

External cephalic version maneuver, Taña health center, Quiche, Republic of Guatemala, Central America

Calmette hospital. Child suffering of congenital heart disease. French NGO Chaine de l'Espoir provide free treatment. Phnom Penh. Cambodia.

TB (Tuberculosis) patients are presented with flowers and sweets by Doctors offering good wishes for a speedy recovery on World TB Day, observed on March 24th to raise public awareness about the disease. This takes place in the Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Medicine at Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, a government hospital in Agartala. Tripura, India.

centro de salud de lancetillo, La Parroquia, Quiche, República de Guatemala, América Central.

consulta de pediatria, centro de salud, Lancetillo ( La Parroquia), municipio de Uspantán, Quiche , sierra de Chamá, Guatemala, Central America.

exploracion obstetrica con ecografo, centro de salud de lancetillo, La Parroquia, Quiche, República de Guatemala, América Central.

A health worker takes a swab sample from a food delivery executive of Zomato to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a testing centre in Guwahati, India on 22 May 2021.

exploracion obstetrica con ecografo, centro de salud de lancetillo, La Parroquia, Quiche, República de Guatemala, América Central.

Reportage in the iLumens lab, in Paris Descartes University, France. Ilumens (Medical university lab teaching digital technologies and simulation) organises training courses for medical students, and training for medical personnel. Simulation session on a mannequin, aiming to reproduce clinical situations in a realistic manner. Simulating a birth.

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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Aug. 31, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Hershey, from Salinas, California, conducts a dental examination for a member of the community at Mataniko Dental Clinic during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia

Pregnancy check-up, La Taña, Reina area, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

versión cefálica externa , centro de salud de la Taña, Quiche, República de Guatemala, América Central.

Cuba, Trinidad, Nurse checking status of high risk pregnant mother at la Maternidad, special health center

Reportage in the orthopedic service of Robert Bellanger Hospital in France. A junior doctor and student nurse.

Health workers vaccinate people with the coronavirus vaccination at the MAG Osmani Medical College & Hospital- Vaccination Center. The second dose of the Covid-19 vaccination drive started on April 08th 2021. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Ultrasound examination, health center, Lancetillo (La Parroquia), municipality of Uspantán, Quiche, Sierra de Chamá, Guatemala, Central America.

Cataract operation, The Gambia, West Africa, Africa

Free health clinic run by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. Medical consultation. Dalat. Vietnam.

Hurricane Wilma, Plantation, FL, October 28, 2005 FEMA Disaster Mecical Assistance Team paramedic Mark Shipp from Tennessee One, right washes out the puncture wound of Tuan Mathison as her husband Kevin Mathison holds their daughter Carissa and their son Cameron, left, wait nearby. The DMAT is set up next to Westside Regional Hospital to help with the increase of patients to the emergency room due to Hurricane Wilma.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

revision de embarazo, La Taña, zona Reina, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

Rachel Arurang, an intern physician with the Belau National Hospital, prepares a laryngoscope to intubate a simulated casualty during a mass casualty training event in Koror, Republic of Palau, July 18, 2022. Koa Moana is designed to improve interoperability with local agencies and strengthen relationships between the U.S. and partner nations in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command strategic and operational objectives.

examen por ultrasonidos, centro de salud, Lancetillo ( La Parroquia), municipio de Uspantán, Quiche , sierra de Chamá, Guatemala, Central America.

Vietnamese traditional medicine clinic. Acupuncture treatment. Cu Chi. Vietnam.

examen por ultrasonidos, centro de salud, Lancetillo ( La Parroquia), municipio de Uspantán, Quiche , sierra de Chamá, Guatemala, Central America.

formacion y enseñanza de ecografia, San Bartolomé Jocotenango, municipio del departamento de Quiché, Guatemala, America Central.

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Training of medical interns in the ECMO technique, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

Reportage in Fann hospital, Dakar, Senegal. Intensive care.

110501-N-QD416-150PAITA, Peru (May 1, 2011) Dr. Kimberley Gise, a volunteer from the University of California San Diego Pre-dental Society, extracts a tooth during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service project. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Tam Duc Heart Hospital. Doppler echocardiogram. Video conference. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

Reportage in the neonatal unit of Robert-Debré hospital in Paris, France.

PHU YEN, Vietnam (June 28, 2022) - Lt. Lesley Hailey, a medical services officer in the Royal Navy, left, teaches a young patient dental hygiene techniques at Phu Yen General Hospital during Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22). Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Nurses providing emergency medical assistance to a patient in an ambulance

The United States delivers 821,340 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Sri Lanka on December 22, 2021.

Nurse injecting covid-19 vaccine. Covid 19 vaccination center in Abbeville (80), Pfizer vaccine.

221203-N-TR141-1093 BANÍ, Dominican Republic (Dec. 3, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Katiana Cruet, center, a pediatric dentist from San Juan Puerto Rico, assigned to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) for Continuing Promise 2022, speaks with Mario Bournigal, Dominican Republic director of dentistry, during a dental subject matter expert exchange at Hospital Nuestra Señora de Regla in Baní, Dominican Republic, Dec. 3, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of CP22, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

tratamiento de insuficiencia respiratoria infantil, La Taña, zona Reina, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the transgender community has difficulty in accessing the health services. The absence of population documents and other supporting documents makes it difficult for this group to access social assistance from the government. There are approximately 200 transgenders, most of whom depend on the road for their livelihood. They work as buskers and commercial sex workers. Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, the transgender community has difficulty in accessing the health services. The absence of population documents and other supporting documents makes it difficult for this group to access social assistance from the government. There are approximately 200 transgenders, most of whom depend on the road for their livelihood. They work as buskers and commercial sex workers. Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

The doctor is explaining about the brain X-ray results to a female patient lying in bed at a hospital

Radiologist examining x-ray underneath the surgical

Liberal country nurse for subcutaneous injection of hormones in a children with stunted growth.

centro de salud, Lancetillo ( La Parroquia), municipio de Uspantán, Quiche , sierra de Chamá, Guatemala, Central America.

Support by the SDIS 80 firefighters and the SMUR teams from Abbeville, emergency doctor, State-certified nurse anesthetist and paramedic of a person with burns to the face and hands following an electrocution.

Waiting room for consultations in pneumology at the hospital Pham Ngoc Thach in Ho Chi Minh Ville, Vietnam. In these times of avian flu hazard, patients are wearing face masks.

Treatment of childhood respiratory failure, La Taña, Reina area, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

TUY HOA, Vietnam (June 21, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Anne Marie Crumley, from Westminster, Colorado, facilitates a Basic Life Support subject matter expert exchange with Vietnamese medical professionals at the Traditional Medicine Hospital in Phu Yen during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Ultrasound pregnancy test, health center,. La Taña, Reina area, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

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Tam Duc Heart Hospital. Doppler echocardiogram. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

Liberal country nurse at the home of a patient for subcutaneous injection of Lovenox for the prevention of phlebitis.

Room in an African hospital. Fann hospital (Dakar, Senegal).

Children's pavilion run by Domincan catholic sisters. Child suffering of heart disease. Medical consultation. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

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Doctor checking blood pressure of patient using sphygmomanometer

Iserlohn. Oral vaccination of children against polio ca. 1980

120717-O-ZZ999-022VINH CITY, Vietnam (July 17, 2012) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Luis Ramos checks the eyesight of a Vietnamese girl during a Pacific Partnership 2012 medical civic action project at Hung Lam Primary School. Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership is a U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission U.S. military, host and partner nations, non-governmental organizations and international agencies designed to build stronger relationships and disaster response capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the transgender community has difficulty in accessing the health services. The absence of population documents and other supporting documents makes it difficult for this group to access social assistance from the government. There are approximately 200 transgenders, most of whom depend on the road for their livelihood. They work as buskers and commercial sex workers. Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Management of a patient in the emergency department. Emergency doctor and nurse take stock of the patient's medical file.

Doctor obtain Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen to test covid 19 or coronavirus infection from patient . Covid-19 medical examination staff service concept .

A patient who tested positive for COVID-19 is taken for a CT scan to a COVID care hospital. India has recorded the highest one-day tally of new Covid-19 cases anywhere in the world. It has close to 16 million confirmed cases, second only to the US. Kolkata, India.

110516-F-CF975-160 - ROCAFUERTE, Ecuador - (May 16, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Brad Serwer, left, a cardiologist from Olney, Md., Felipe Torres (center), a medical student at Universdad Tecnologica Equinoccial, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ben Stewart, from Atlanta, Texas examine a patient's heart with an echocardiogram during Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11). CP11 is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Prodys, a multidiciplinary consultation centre dedicated to dyslexia and Postural Deficiency Syndrome (PDS), Paris, France. Here, pediatrician examining a 6 years old boy.

221027-N-LP924-1022 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 27, 2022) Lt. j.g. Amanda Akiyana, a native of Santa Cruz, California, attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), takes preliminary medical readings of a local patient at a medical site in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Oct. 27, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Cambodia, Tanko, Woman Holding A Child Receiving Icrc Innoculation.

US Navy Hospital Corpsman Chris Haberson cleans a burn on the back of a young Haitian boy during the humanitarian relief operation, Exercise FAIRWINDS '96, at Saint Josephs in Port-au Prince, Haiti. This exercise is part of the Medical Readiness Training the Medics receive throughout the year. The medics go to a different location everyday in the Port-au-Prince area to give medical support to the local Haitians. Subject Operation/Series: FAIRWINDS '96 Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Alice-Anne Alcorn, from McKinney, Texas, right, and Capt. Fujisawa Hiroaki, a dentist with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, conducts a dental examination on a local child at Maranatha Hall during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 5, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Anastasio Gadson, from Buffalo, New York, assists a patient during physical therapy at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

Training session for handling ultrasound machines at the health center, San Bartolomé Jocotenango, municipality of the department of Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

Health Physician oversees the care of a young patient laying in a hospital bed at an Indian Health Care unit.

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Professor Gynecologist and his students during a course in gynecology at the medical university of Nimes. Fundal height measurement.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Aug. 31, 2022) Lt. j.g. Celeste Arteaga, from Rock Island, Illinois, right, teaches local nurses from the Solomon Islands how to perform CPR on a simulated patient aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in the ship's intensive care unit in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The year’s mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

Parents of boy in hospital bed talking to doctor

A Somali woman, left, is having her teeth cleaned by US Navy LT Loren Masuoka, a dental officer from the USS America (ship not shown). US Army and Navy personnel (not shown) arrived at "Old Port" Mogadishu, Somalia, to participate in a Medical/Dental Civil Action Program. They provided basic health and dental care needs to Somalis in the surrounding area. LT Masuoka, a 5 year Navy veteran, is 31 years old and from Portland, Oregon. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Man being prepared for surgery, hospital, Manyemen, Cameroon, Africa

110802-F-ET173-024PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica (Aug. 2, 2011) U.S. Public Health Service Lt. Cmdr. Dan Barcomb, from Portsmouth, Va., and Dutch navy Sgt. Joyce Koster perform a dental procedure at the Escuela Fray Casiano de Madrid medical site in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

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