Gestation

According to most chinchilla websites, chinchillas are cute perky animals that love to play, but don’t squeeze them too hard! Sadly the Long-Tailed chinchilla is endangered unlike its short-tailed relative.. The chinchilla is native to the Andes, in South America. They have the 2nd thickest fur on the planet, only beaten by the cute sea-otter. DESCRIPTION The chinchilla is a very cute animal. The chinchilla has soft, fleecy grey fur, which is darker around the facial area. Pink noses the…

clinical, August 27, 2015, I cared for three postpartal patients and one antepartal patient. All three of the postpartal patients delivered their babies vaginally, and the antepartal patient’s membranes ruptured at twenty-seven weeks and four days gestation. Fortunately, I was able to use knowledge from theory to 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…

Abortion Viewed as Genocide Selective sex and race abortion leads to racism, feminism, and genocide It is speculated that in the United States sex- and race selective abortion is practiced. In his article by Citro et al describes how legislators noted a high index of abortion among African American and Latina women. Yet more, in her article Denbow Jennifer Abortion as Genocide describes “the most recent House bill briefly demonstrated that a Black baby is five times as likely to be aborted as a…

appendicitis, scrotal abscess, ultrasonography Background Patent processus vaginalis (PPV) may change the natural history of appendicitis, one of commonly-encountered surgical conditions. Developed as an abdominal outpouching around the 12th week of gestation, processus vaginalis closes perinatally and becomes tunica vaginalis. However, it remains patent in 60% male at one year, 40% at two year and…

Global theme two is comprised of the organising themes of compassionate care, bonding and connecting and support. The findings of this global theme will now be discussed. The literature provides numerous definitions of compassion and compassionate care. Dewar (2013) defines compassion as the need to recognize and support human vulnerability. Kearsley and Youngson (2012) describe the fundamental principles of compassion as the ability to appreciate the suffering of another and to develop…

An astoundingly common argument from those associated with anti-choice groups is that access to abortion increases women’s, particularly teenagers, promiscuity. The reasoning behind this lies in that, because "the knowledge that they can attain an abortion on demand and be issued with contraceptives is a great comfort to these promiscuous girls, who are grateful they will not have to interrupt their sexual activities for long…” (Eickhoff, British Medical Journal). This argument,…

and coming members of the family. While maintaining good dental care is essential all the time, it is especially important during pregnancy. Even though it may not seem connected, infectious build up in the mouth can actually harm the baby in gestation and cause complications during birth. Below are some ways to prevent buildup and keep your baby happy and healthy till he/she is born. Make sure you are brushing properly and flossing- Brush your teeth at least twice a day. This will reduce…

Description: The great blue turaco is a blue bird that has yellow, blue, and black feathers. On its head it has black feathers that make it look like they have a mohawk. This bird can fly and lives for about 30 years. A male turaco is about M: 855-950 g – F: 820-1230 g and they grow to be about 70 centimeters long. They are also asymmetrical, because if you were to slice them down the middle they wouldn’t look the same, because they aren’t perfect like us. It may look like this…

Preterm birth (<37weeks gestation) accounts for about 12% of all live-births in the US.1 Although more premature infants may be surviving due to improved obstetrics and neonatal care, they can suffer from complications including peri-intraventricular hemorrhage (PIVH). PIVH arise from destruction of the highly vascular neural and glial precursor cells in the germinal matrix leading to hemorrhage into the ventricular system. The incidence of PIVH among infants with birth weight of less than…

eclampsia, and gestational hypertension. The most common type of hypertensive disorder in pregnancy is preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a syndrome that affects both mother and fetus. It is defined as an increase in blood pressure after 20 weeks gestation and accompanied by proteinuria in a woman previously normotensive. It afflicts 3% to 5% of pregnancies and is a leading cause of maternal mortality; especially in developing countries…