Gestation

In fact, mothers with mental illnesses had 7.6% to 8.2% of preterm births of less than 34 weeks’ gestation while mothers without psychiatric disorders only had 3.7% of preterm births. The highest risks for premature births were noted among mothers who suffered from depression and anxiety disorders. On the other hand, mothers with schizophrenia imposed…

Abortion. It’s a topic most people have strong opinions about and, despite being legal in this country, it remains both controversial and stigmatising. But why does abortion evoke such strong reactions in us? It is legal, safe, and sometimes even a lifesaving medical procedure. Wouldn’t it be sensible simply to let those who need abortions have them, and focus on our own problems instead? After all, the fact that abortion is legal puts you under no obligation to have one yourself. Unfortunately,…

also has more neonatal deaths compared to other counties. Some countries also have varying definitions of ‘fetal deaths.’ In the US federal guidelines recommend reporting fetal death in instances when birth gestation is longer than 20 weeks. Japan registers all live births, regardless of gestation period (Peterson,…

Child Safety (DCS) due to the earlier positive urine drug screen and admitting use. Meconium testing at this point would be to assess the frequency, intensity, and duration of substance use. Furthermore, laboratory findings will show the time of gestation substances were used and identify specific substances. Baby Boy Diaz had first meconium in utero, therefore a full meconium drug screen was never completed, but there was still sufficient evidence to warrant the DCS…

Pre-eclampsia is a broad term used to define all forms of hypertensive complications in pregnancies. There are quite a number of theories explaining pre-eclampsia. Some of such theories are abnormal blood vessel circulation and tone by abnormal physiologic changes that occur during pregnancy such as cardiovascular maladjustment to pregnancy, altered biology of the placenta, systemic inflammatory response and antioxidants. In this literature review, some pathophysiology resulting in some effects…

Abortion is one of the most controversial and hotly debated topics of this day and age. The reason for this surrounds the idea of whether the induced expulsion of the fetus is murder or rather in the interest of the mother. Pro-life activists debate that all life in the instant of its conception is innocent and deserves a chance at life. God chooses its time of life and death, not the mother. Pro-choice followers often argue in favor of science and the United States Constitutional Ninth…

flies , and weevils. In order to eat , the malurus has to catch it and to do that they have to jump on it and pick it up with their mouths. The predator that are always after it are wild cats like bobcats. Reproduction Finally , the length of the gestation period is 3 months. The mating season is in spring and the birthing season is late summer. For malurus’ the number it was born is unknown for now. The female bird cares for the young and to do that they have to hover over them to keep them…

population grows, the human needs grow, so people in South America cut the Amazon forest, their habitat, to use it for their needs, like agriculture, farmland, urbanization, and mining sites. As this canopy species has interbirth intervals, and long time gestation period this becomes another threat for them. People believe that this species is better to be their pets, rather than being free. People capture an infant monkey by killing it's mother, and then it is sold at a low rate in the Black…

According to his article, the Guinea Pig is a domesticated species of rodent that came from South America that belongs to the cavy family. They have a very robust body with short study limbs, large eyes and head, and very tiny short ears. Their feet have hairless soles, like many other mammals, they also have very sharp short claws. The Guinea Pig us a fairly large rodent that weighs one to up to three pounds, and is twenty to forty centimeters long. They used to be a native animal in Ecuador…

the mother not only needs to meet her nutritional needs, she also needs to meet the nutritional needs of her growing litter. During pregnancy it is important to change the dog’s diet to a diet that will support not only gestation but also lactation towards the end of the gestation (Case 2000). At this point in the diet owners tend to want to supplement calcium or add calcium rich food with the current diet changes (Case 2000). The idea behind the addition of calcium to the diet is to ensure…