Low Platelets During Pregnancy Having low blood platelets during pregnancy is the second most common type of blood disorder after anaemia. Between 5-8% of women will be diagnosed with a low blood platelet count, or thrombocytopenia, during pregnancy. Very rarely can this be a problem during pregnancy or birth but it is a good idea to be prepared for the potential impact if you are told your platelet levels are low. What Are Platelets? Platelets are plate shaped cells that circulate in…
According to a study done by The Choices Pregnancy Center, 35% of unintended pregnancies in teens across America end in abortions. (Jones, 2008) Nearly all teen pregnancies are unintended. It is morally wrong to kill a human baby no matter the circumstances. "18% of all U.S. abortions are from teenagers."(Jones, 2008) Unprotected sex is the leading cause of unwanted pregnancies. It is extremely irresponsible to have unprotected sex outside of marriage. American…
criminal behavior. Sometimes, things happen that a mother cannot help. Emergencies during pregnancy or delivery may cause the doctor to have to perform an emergency extraction of some type to the fetus. Surprise! such a procedure may make the young newborns susceptible to antisocial personality. In add to birth complications, unfortunate circumstances such as smoking while with-child in the third trimester of pregnancy is an issue, that makes vulnerable these newborn children. as well a while…
Preeclampsia and eclampsia were first documented by Hippocrates around 400 BC. He believed that a headache associated with a seizure in pregnancy was considered bad. This was the first documented case where it was considered to be a complication to a mother’s pregnancy. Early treatment for Preeclampsia and eclampsia was to bring the body’s fluid status back to normal. They tried to achieve this through altered diets, purging and blood-letting. It was not until 1739 that doctors and…
progressing unsafe issue. Statistics given based on this serious matter proves that smoking, taking certain medications, and the intake of toxic liquids such as alcohol amid pregnancy is a leading role in why a fetus develops wrongfully or not at all causing a woman to have a miscarriage which is the loss of a fetus before 20 weeks of pregnancy or even stillbirth, a placental abruption and/ or fetal death and maternal death. Although it is very apparent on how important it is to not use…
have twins, all the way from pregnancy to teen years. Parenting twins is a major hassle, especially because there are two instead of one. Of course, raising twins is a lot harder than taking care of a single baby, due to the fact that there are two, but there are many more reasons about why it is harder. There are difficulties faced with when having twins. Firstly, an example of a difficulty that is faced with when having twins is the pregnancy in general. Twin pregnancies always bring their…
Kacee McDaniel During your pregnancy you should try to stay away from teratogens. The Healthline Editorial Team wrote that pregnant women should not be exposed to excessive heat, herbal treatments, ionizing radiation, sick children, or toxoplasmosis, which is an infection contracted from cat feces to humans. There is also a list of ingestible teratogens that pregnant women should stay away from such as, alcohol and certain types of drugs, like Warfarin and Dilantin (Healthline Editorial…
an obstetrical point of view, pregnancy at an advanced maternal age, or anyone who is 35 or older at the time of delivery, is considered a high-risk pregnancy. As woman age, the quality of eggs that are left in the ovaries declines. As a result, the chance of becoming pregnant goes down, the risk of miscarriages goes up, and the risk of chromosomal abnormalities like Down syndrome continues to rise. Most women do very well over the age of 35 with their pregnancies, however, there are just a…
and wanted to start a family where as the others kind of just happened, but I wasn’t angry because I loved the thought of having more children. 3. Do you think there is a perfect time in adulthood to have children? Why or why not? a. Yes, I think early 30’s is probably a good time to have children, so you can be more financially ready, go see the world and to sort your career out before settling down to start a family. If I could turn the clocks back I totally would and done the things I wanted…
Mill’s case, an ectopic pregnancy.2 This protein, which is absent in men and non pregnant woman, is responsible for the formation of the intrauterine gestational sac.4 Progesterone, which is formed at an elevated level throughout pregnancy by the placenta, suppresses ovulation during pregnancy as well as stimulates the growth of milk-forming glands in the breast.5 In Mrs. Mills’ case, her levels of progesterone…