Pregnancy Essay

while others later on in life. Having a child is one of the greatest gifts that any woman can receive. As some people have planned pregnancies, others do not. Which is perhaps the reason in which some of the babies are born with birth defects, as some women do not know they are pregnant and do not take care of themselves. While people may believe that drinking during pregnancy is not bad, it could be. When it comes to drinking an extent amount of alcohol, it is then too much for the fetus to…

rate skyrocketing this also leads to more issues like overpopulating, STD rates, more neglect cases, ect. Why is teen pregnancy more common now than ever before, is it just a “popular” thing to be 16 and pregnant? Texas a place that houses 27.86 million people, also houses one of the highest teen pregnancy and the highest STD rates. Even with the recent decrease with teen pregnancy back in 2012, Texas was still the state with the lowest decline in numbers compared to states with leading…

teenage pregnancy in the state of Mississippi is one of the most pressing problems being faced by the government of Mississippi. This paper will focus on the health issue of unintended teen pregnancy in the state of Mississippi focusing specifically on teen pregnancy. An overview of teen pregnancy issue will be provided. An analysis of the current policies and programs in place will be presented. There will be recognition and analysis of policy options that can be used to promote teen pregnancy…

Vital Signs: A Dangerous Pregnancy Ectopic pregnancies are very dangerous to women, and those who do not receive treatment before the time frame of six weeks to ten weeks may suffer fatal consequences. The internal bleeding caused by ruptures within the fallopian tubes can amount to blood loss so severe it’s fatal. Preventive surgery or early treatment can stop such tragedy from occurring, but early detection and recognizing the symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy are instrumental in averting…

Pam is a 30 year old woman who is in her third pregnancy with a BMI of 24 before being pregnant, which is considered normal (Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, 2015). She has gained 20 pounds throughout the pregnancy and she is 30 weeks pregnant. According to the Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications textbook, a woman who has a normal body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy will gain 25-35 pounds in total but only 1 pound per week in the second and third trimester…

Australia 's statistics reflect the US trend on teen pregnancy, teen pregnancy has declined from 13,373 in 1996 to 12,983 in 1999. The decline in teen pregnancy has been uninspected due the growing number of adolescents taking part in unprotected sex however the Australian Government of health believes this is due to the amount if indigenous women who took…

Drug Usage and Pregnancy New babies are born every day. Some babies are born healthy, whereas some are not. There are many factors that lead to a healthy baby, one of those factors include following proper prenatal care. Prenatal care consists of taking a prenatal vitamin, and visiting an obstetrician frequently. A mother’s obstetrician will monitor her fetus’ development to ensure the proper growth and development. An obstetrician will give the mother a list of safe and unsafe medications to…

United States approximately half of all pregnancies are unplanned, and half of those pregnancies occur in women between ages 16-24 years old (Kavanaugh, Frohwirth, Jerman, Popkin, & Ethier, 2013). This is a significant and important problem. In fact, one of the goals set forth by Healthy People 2020 is to improve the planning of pregnancy and prevent unplanned pregnancies (United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). Each year unplanned pregnancies cost taxpayers in the United…

TEEN PREGNANCY As a teen, becoming pregnant is the last thing thought about. When teens do not take the proper precautions, this can cause a human being to be conceived. When people are together and do not use protection pregnancy will most likely occur. Young adolescents don’t think of the consequences in the heat of the moment. At 17, a young man becomes a father after over counter pregnancy test and Dr. Office appointments. It is real there is…

things with a particular characteristic are the same” (Merriam-Webster). Gaby Rodrigues co-author of The Pregnancy Project decided to spend her senior year of High School investigating stereotypes. She decided to fake her own pregnancy, even deciding most of her family and her boyfriend's parents, because she wanted to investigate the stereotypes associated with teen pregnancy. The Pregnancy Project is a memoir written by Gaby Rodriguez with Jenna Glatzer and it provides a unique insight into…