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Induction of LABOR

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1961
Artificial termination of pregnancy, at or near term, is accomplished by cesarean section or by induction of labor. As opposed to the natural or spontaneous onset of labor, these artificial procedures are definitive acts of commission by the doctor for which he assumes responsibility.
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Local Labor Demand and Child Labor

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2007
This paper uses micro data from the Brazilian Pesquisa Nacional Por Amostra de Domicilios (PNAD) between 1981 and 2002 to ascertain the role that local labor demand proxies by male adult employment in the area of residence plays in shaping the work and schooling decisions of children aged 10-15.
Manacorda, Marco, Rosati, Furio C.
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The Labor Games

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016
OBJECTIVE: To develop and evaluate a simulation laboratory designed to stimulate learning and increase medical students' preparedness for an obstetrics and gynecology clinical clerkship. METHODS: Ninety-seven medical students participated in the games during their obstetrics and ...
Laurice, Bou Nemer   +4 more
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The Effects of Immigration on the Labor Market Outcomes of Less-skilled Natives

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the New Immigration, 2018
This paper examines the effects of immigration on the labor market outcomes of less-skilled natives. Working from a simple model of a local labor market, we show that the effects of immigration can be estimated from the correlations between the fraction ...
Joseph G. Altonji, David Card
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The Control of Labor

New England Journal of Medicine, 1999
Labor is the physiologic process by which a fetus is expelled from the uterus to the outside world. Labor is defined as an increase in myometrial activity or, more precisely, a switch in the pattern of myometrial contractility from irregular contractures (long-lasting, low-frequency activity) to regular contractions (high-intensity, high-frequency ...
E R, Norwitz   +2 more
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THE PHYSIOLOGY OF LABOR AND MANAGEMENT OF PROLONGED LABOR

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1993
Prolonged labor is a common occurrence, but proper diagnosis is difficult, and the management is controversial. Prolonged labor can be prevented by providing the laboring woman with proper emotional support and by encouraging ambulation and position changes. The indication for and proper use of oxytocin and other measures to correct prolonged labor are
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Laboring lesbians: Queering emotional labor

Journal of Lesbian Studies, 2019
Through an ethnographic examination of the everyday lives of lesbians working in gas stations, this article highlights the ways in which sexuality matters within the workplace. One of the unique aspects of the service economy is the position of the body at the center of the market transaction.
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Normal Labor and the Induction and Augmentation of Labor

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1983
The management of labor is based on a sound understanding of labor's biochemistry and physiology. The interaction between prostaglandin synthesis and other mechanisms postulated to control the initiation of labor shows promise, but the definitive explanation for the initiation of labor awaits further research.
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Market

Social Science Research Network, 2019
I develop a new method to predict the impacts of a technology on occupations. I use the overlap between the text of job task descriptions and the text of patents to construct a measure of the exposure of tasks to automation.
Michael Webb
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Documenting a labor of love: emotional labor as academic labor

Review of Communication, 2018
ABSTRACTNeoliberal practices embedded in academia have transformed the university into a service industry. Through this lens, this review documents the current exploration of emotional labor in academia, specifically in communication studies. While a paucity of literature on this topic exists, I explore how a neoliberal agenda creates an expectation ...
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