Amniotic fluid

What is premature birth? A premature birth is a birth that takes place more than three weeks before the baby is due. In other words, a premature birth is one that occurs before the start of the 37th week of pregnancy. Normally, a pregnancy usually lasts about 40 weeks. Premature birth gives the baby less time to develop in the womb. Premature babies, especially those born earliest, often have complicated medical problems. The survival rates for a premature baby surviving rising the further…

causes defects in the spinal cord and in the bones of the spine. In Anencephaly, the development of the brain and bones of the skull are hindered when the neural tube fails to close properly. The developing brain and spinal cord are exposed to the amniotic fluid that surround the fetus in the womb, this causes the nervous system tissue to degenerate. People who suffer from anencephaly are missing parts of their cerebrum, cerebellum and the bones of the skull. ESSAY - Define and explain the 3…

blood filtration, this is because a fetus’ liver does not (can not) function like an adults’. This means the fetus is being exposed to high levels of alcohol where it does not have the ability to filter it out. Also, it has been shown that the amniotic fluid can act like a reservoir for the alcohol, giving the fetus prolonged exposure (Huether, McCance,…

Alzheimer’s presents changes in the brain referred to as neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. The neuritic plaques are formed when amyloid precursor proteins are not processed, resulting in toxic amyloid beta proteins, forming to make plaques. Neurofibrillary tangles are formed from the tau protein, a microtubule-binding protein, detaching from neurons to form tangles. Both plaques and tangles contribute to the death of neurons, resulting in the hallmark features of Alzheimer’s…

There are about 250 million pregnancies annually around the world. Research shows that almost one-third are accidental and one-fifth are terminated. That is 50,000,000 lives gone each year. Medical author, Suzanne R. Trupin, MD, says more than 40% of women will terminate their pregnancy within their reproductive life. Abortion has been a heated topic for years. Not many people really understand what abortion is. Abortion is terminating a pregnancy by removing the fetus or embryo from the womb…

care for four patients. To begin, the antepartal patient that I took care of was a G2P1 due on November 12, 2015. The patient was admitted one and a half weeks prior, when her membranes ruptured. The amniotic fluid began leaking slowly, and on August 25, 2015 she experienced a gush of amniotic fluid. Fortunately, the leakage decreased back to a scant amount. The patient was on the monitor during my shift,…

than this should, some of the harmful chemicals that are in cigarette smoke include: nicotine, carbon monoxide (CO), tar, benzene, and heavy medals, such as lead. Since nicotine is well known for being very addictive, researchers have tested the amniotic fluid and the fetal plasma, an have showed higher nicotine concentrations than the smoking mother in the fetus (Shea and Meir 268). So why cause damage to something so innocent and defenseless, when all a mother really has to do is try to quit…

these stories are finally being shared. A nurse from Jacksonville, Florida, witnessed the murder of an infant and the heartlessness of people. Her story began with a saline abortion. A saline abortion is where the doctors inject saline into the amniotic fluid that the baby is surrounded by in the second trimester. This baby was born with burned skin as though she had been splashed with boiling water, crying out in pain, but no one to comfort her. No one to hold her. No one to stop the pain. The…

parents of a child or the identity of natural disaster victims. One the other hand, some tests are expensive and are not affordable for everyone. Prenatal testing has a small risk but could have miscarriages because it needs a sample requirement of amniotic fluid or tissue around the fetus. People may feel depressed or guilty about their results. It can also create tension in a family because one spreads the results to other family members. These tests could also provide false results, which…

Abortion and teen pregnancy rates go hand in hand. This is a topic that many try to avoid discussing, due to the broad range of strong opinions that many people have on taking away an unborn life. This being said, if you unexpectedly got pregnant, would or could you ever think of abortion as being a solution? The United States Supreme Court's decision on making abortion a constitutional right has made an enormous impact on these rates. Teen pregnancy has been a controversial topic for…