Childbirth

Analysis of Case Study: Fetal Abnormality Introduction While a fetus is developing in the womb, there are different perspectives raised regarding what constitutes a moral being at the time. Some argue that a fetus at the stage cannot be considered a moral being because they are not aware of what is taking place while to others; the fetus is already a being because it has life. Different bioethicist theories have also been developed to understand fetus developments and these theories are used…

Over the years the teen depression rate has been in an increase in girls. The Department of Health estimated about 30% girls are becoming more depressed between the ages of 12 to 17 totaling 1.89 million teens(47). Girls that goes through depression feels as if they’re alone in the world and have no one to turn to. They also may feel as if there parents wouldn’t understand them even if they tried explaining it to them. Parents should start being more cautious of the actions their teenage…

Case Study 1: “The Case of the Woman Who Dreams of Stress,” page 162 2. Case Study 2: “The Case of John Buckingham, the New Guy on the Job,” page 530 Hidaya Assaf 22551214 October 18, 2017 Essentials of Psychology SSC130 Assignment 250064 Case Study 1: “The Case of the Woman Who Dreams of Stress,” page 162 1. Arlene is worried that her recent dream experiences indicate that something is wrong with her. If you were Arlene’s friend and wanted to reassure her, how would…

Bailey Jenkins Professor Pratt ENG 110 October 9, 2017 Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Where is the life? Is it morally right for an innocent child to be killed because a mother is not prepared for a baby at the time? Abortion is becoming a bigger problem day by day in today’s society. Abortion is looked upon as being cruel for murdering innocent unborn children for no reason. After further research I found that conversely, others believe women are guaranteed the right to choose…

Munchausen by proxy is a sickening form of child abuse where the caregiver, usually the mother, creates symptoms for their child in order to get attention from medical professionals. In Sickened by Julie Gregory it accounts the beginning of her life made up of hospital visits and tests. Only after leaving the care of her mother, Julie Gregory realized what had actually happened to her. She was never really sick her mother was. In this memoir Julie Gregory sets out to tell the truth of…

In "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", Rebecca Skloot provides an informational insider on the life of Henrietta Lacks- pointing out the ethical issues in Henrietta's operative. Henrietta, a woman who unknowingly had her tissue cells removed from her cervix by scientists were being used in wide-spread research. After reading "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", I started researching and came upon an article titled "Patient Safety: The Ethical Imperative". I began making connections that…

The Emotions Our Actions Shadow: An Examination of Dan Yashinsky’s Story “Talking Him In” Imagine you and your partner are expecting your first child: the nursery is all set up – the crib made with the coziest sheets and blankets you could find, your family waiting excitedly to find out the baby’s sex; your heart is racing because the closer you are to the hospital emergency entrance, the closer you are to meet your new ‘mini-me.’ Now – imagine you are right there, the months of waiting finally…

Why paternity leave is beneficial It is outdated that men don’t care as much for children as mothers do. We have seen how the share of parenting increases. The thing is that we do not have the option to take the time off work that a child requires because there is no law that lets parents do that. An article from The Guardian says, “The US is the only developed country that doesn’t guarantee paid maternity or parental leave to workers” (Levin). Although we do not have a law that lets parents…

Substance abuse has progressively become a growing epidemic in the United States, with an average of 23.5 million Americans addicted to alcohol and other drugs (Together,Join, 2010). This is estimated to one in every 10 Americans, ages 12 and over who are struggling with addiction. Among those affected by alcohol and substance related dependencies are pregnant women with nicotine addiction. Over the years there have been countless studies and breakthroughs on the substance of nicotine, pregnant…

Introduction Literature Review Pain is defined as “a physical and sensory discomfort that causes suffering that affects an individual’s quality of life” (Lewis, Dirksen, Heitkemper and Camera, 2014). And like every individual, pain is perceived differently regardless of the age. For a newborn(neonates) who is born before 48 weeks, they are exposed to greater pain sensitivity and intensity due to inability to control the pain process (Hatfield, 2014). A preterm who is placed into the neonatal…