16 and Pregnant

APPENDICES Appendix 1: CONSENT FORM My names are Lucy Wairimu Mugo. I am a student at Aga- Khan University. I am conducting a research study on awareness of danger signs during pregnancy among pregnant women attending Antenatal Care at Gatundu District Hospital. The study is a partial fulfillment for the award of Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and I can only achieve this through your participation. I will be using a questionnaire to collect data. If you choose to participate in the study, please…

(3) Of those 1.4 million 89-92% of happen during the first trimester and about 9% of all abortions take place during the second trimester.(2) 80% of women who have abortions are unmarried; 67% have never been married; and 16% are separated. (5) 60% of women who have abortions are white while only 35% are black. (5) 50% of women who choose abortion in the US are younger than 25; women who are aged 20-24 account for 33% of all abortions; teenagers account for only 17% of…

These women currently have a breech presenting fetus. The patients excluded from this study are women who are pregnant but not into their seventh months of gestation. Patients who are not pregnant were excluded from the study. Pregnant females who met criteria that were unlikely to have a successful version of breech fetus to vertex were also excluded. Some reasons a fetus may not turn to cephalic presentation include: oligohydramnios…

Sex Education in Schools Schools should teach sex education because telling kids to wait is ineffective. 88% of students who take the pledge to wait until marriage have sex beforehand. Studies show pledge-takers are less likely to use contraception (Karimi 3). Some abstinence-only programs cause a negative impact on the use of contraception (“Truth” 2). Since they are pledge takers and did not learn the risks, they do not know how to protect themselves. For example, pledgers are less likely to…

her “What was your first thought when you found out you were pregnant” and her replied “My heart was beating fast, I didn’t know what to do, because I want to make my family proud, my mother and father would kill me and I can’t have this babies”. She told me she has always been against abortion but it’s different when you’re actually in that position. Now Anna has not had her abortion yet she recently found out she was 3 weeks pregnant and is thinking about having this abortion but has not came…

The night of the drunken driver who killed a pregnant woman was driving west on January 17,2014 when he struck a other vehicle headed north onto the street. The driver of other vehicle which it was carrying three passenger. The drunken driver killed one passenger which she was 8 month pregnant. These three passenger where headed to a fast food drive thru for a late night craving. Both vehicle came into an a intersection that the drunk driver believes that he had the green light at the…

Being a parent and having your child get pregnant at a young age is hard to accept. In today’s society it is becoming less uncommon for a young lady, fewer than twenty, to become pregnant. "In 2013, a total of 273,105 babies were born to women aged 15–19 years, for a live birth rate of 26.5 per 1,000 women in this age group (Teen pregnancy CDC)". If I had a fourteen year old daughter tell me she was pregnant it would be a shock to me. At first I would probably have no words. I 'm positive I…

protect the newborn until they can be vaccinated. (15, 16, 18) This program also utilises ObstetriX, an integrated obstetric database used to store clinical information on the mother and infant through till delivery. It includes questions about pertussis vaccination that prompts health professionals to discuss vaccination with the mother. (17) It will be imperative to promote the antenatal vaccination program to health professionals, as well as pregnant contacts, to encourage vaccination during…

Pam Jenkins is the mother of three children and is currently 30 weeks pregnant with her fourth child. Since Pam is pregnant, she will need recommendations and improvements towards her well-being and diet to avoid any complications during and after pregnancy. However, Pam is already showing some concerning habits that can affect the health of unborn child. She does meets with her physician and is concerned she may go through a pre-term labor again. Nutritional Needs During Pregnancy Taking the…

encourages them to be safe about it if they do have sex. His town outcasted those who got pregnant from these actions. Not only are teens shunned for getting pregnant, but they are also viewed as sluts. He viewed sex as only “cool” kids were having it, but they were being practical about it by using condoms or being on birth control. They were not enforcing abstinence, but only enforcing not getting pregnant (Mollborn). The article then takes a turn on another teenager’s view on teen sex,…