Embryo

Danielle is a 30yo, G2 P0, who is currently 35 weeks 0 days. She has been followed for an increased AFP. She has not had any issues with growth restriction but is here today for a final growth scan. On ultrasound there is a live fetus in cephalic presentation. Fetal biometry measures just slightly ahead of dates. It is of note that the abdomen measures almost 3 weeks ahead of dates. Amniotic fluid is normal at 13 cm. A limited survey was unremarkable as noted above. Umbilical artery…

akinyelevictor@gmail.com *Testing Your Baby for Sickle Cell During Pregnancy* Introduction There are two main ways of checking your baby for genetic problems while it is in the womb. These techniques are called amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS). *Amniocentesis* What is amniocentesis? The test involves placing a needle in to the womb through the woman’s abdominal wall and obtaining a small amount of amniotic fluid). The amniocentesis test is usually carried out between 16 and…

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…

Approximately 92% of experimental drugs that are safe and effective in animals eventually fail in human trials because they end up not working or are too dangerous. That begs the question whether or not animal testing is a necessary practice. If the product is going to go to human trial anyways, why not start there? Although some may argue that put people’s lives in danger, but that is what volunteers are for. As well as having volunteers there are also people who are in prison for heinous…

With music, you experience something that is encoded into our bodies and our brain. It goes directly to a part of the brain that stimulates our emotions. Music starts affecting humans at an early time. The human fetus begins to hear when they are 17 to 18 weeks old. Music is energy. People that can not hear can still feel the music with vibrations. Every object has the capacity to send waves or vibrations. Vibrations make the music go into the brain by sending waves. An electrical charge…

This sleep deprivation study titled Maternal sleep deprivation at different stages of pregnancy impairs the emotional and cognitive functions, and suppresses hippocampal long-term potentiation in the offspring rats was conducted by six researchers known as Peng, Y., Wang, W., Tan, T., He, W., Dong, Z., Wang, Y., & Han H. They proceeded with this study by obtaining male and female Sprague–Dawley rats from Chongqing Medical University Animal Care Centre. Next, they took these rats to the…

16 snap-lock bags were labelled with the name of the group, the name of the seed species (either Rocket Salad or Ferocactus histrix and the GA concentration with 2 bags per concentration. 2 pieces of paper towel were placed inside each bag. 10 seeds that were appropriate to the label of the bag were spread in between the two paper towels. Each towel was wet with 3 mL of GA solution appropriate to the label on the bag. A pipette was used to prevent contaminating the seeds and to prevent from…

The article Women who drink organic milk in pregnancy could harm their baby’s IQ is regarding women who drink organic milk during pregnancy and the effects of the organic milk on their babies’ intelligence later in life (around the ages of nine and ten.) Studies have shown that women who drink organic milk have a sixty percent higher risk of lowering their child’s scores on test, this will also continue throughout a child’s education, even into the adulthood of the child. The title of Organic…

The movie, Colossus: The Forbin Project, discussed the use of an artificial intelligence (A.I.) by the government and how it was contrary to humans’ expectations and decided to enslave humanity. Science and technology were found and invented by humans. In 1894, Guglielmo Marconi made the first radio; Now we have iPhone X. Our lives are full of science and technology. It is hard to not using them even if it is just a simple action like calling one’s friend. Some people may start to question…

Prenatal testing when being marketed tells the expectant mother that it gives accurate information about her health and also that of her baby. However, what is often initially omitted is the accuracy and meaning of a ‘positive’ result for the possibility of a disorder being developed. The result serves the purpose of providing the potential mother (parents) with necessary information not solely about the likely disorders but offers a new dimension for deciding if she wants to bring her child to…