Gestation

nurse I have always yearned to would become. One of my personal life experiences not only ignited, but help redefine why I wanted to become a registered nurse. In July of 2009 I gave birth to premature twins. They were born at thirty-six weeks’ gestation.…

bears. The lifespan of this wild female animal is 20 years but why are giant pandas endangered? They are the animals who weigh around 120kg.This animal takes a mass of 75 to 120 kg.The adult animal has a height of 60cm to 90 cm in shoulders. The gestation period of the giant panda is 95 to 160 days.The total lengths calculated for this animal is 12 to 1.8 meter in the adults. The habitat of giant pandas The giant pandas live in that place that is rich in bamboo because they…

Perceptual Development Primarily, perceptual development occurs during the prenatal perception period and the initial stages of infancy to start interpreting and understanding sensory input. A sensory milestone “Touch” gets develop around seven to eight weeks of prenatal perception period where the first sensation of touch emerges in the mouth and developmentally trends to the palm of the hands and then feet. Similarly, by the age thirteen to fourteen weeks of perceptual development, the…

The term Siamese twins is used on individuals that are of a single gestation . Those twins whose bodies are still conjoined after birth. This tends to occur in one of every 200,000 births, 50% of the cases are born dead and 75% belong to the female gender . The percentage of survival in Siamese twins ranges between 5% and 25%. The origin is not yet well defined, but it is thought that Siamese twins are the result of an aberration in the process of the formation of monozygotic twins, i.e. twins…

Since the past decade controversial debates have been going on the issues pointed out by the journalist and author Chris Mooney. Advocating and criticizing Chris Mooney’s points of view through the research by our panel members Alyza, Bryan, Crystal, Kayla and Sang;it illustrates the issues of discontinuing embryonic stem cell research, either accepting or disregarding abortion, continuous sea level rising, benefits of vaccination and beliefs of a greater power of this universe. Embryonic…

“Rational/assumptions”. In this section they didn’t use the words “I think” because they wanted the audience to believe they was high sure that they were right. For example: “Based on this foundation, skin care for premature infants born less than 28 weeks’ gestation should…

Misinformation on Abortion “Ripping a baby out at 9 months is horrible, and Hillary wants that to be legal!” is a comment made by the Presidential elect Donald Trump during the last presidential debate that has the taken the internet by storm. Trump made this comment on live television with millions of viewers, giving him the platform to misinform a massive audience on late-term abortions. Using rhetoric about this medical procedure is what perpetuates stereotypes. Unraveling these hyperboles…

As many 40% of woman do not know that they are pregnant until about the fourth week of gestation, in this time period most consume alcohol if they regularly used it prior to falling pregnant (Siegler). While four weeks may not sound like a long time, from the moment of conception teratogens are able to affect the course of pregnancy. The early…

Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is the leading childhood disability that affects function and development. Cerebral palsy is the term used for all non-progressive brain lesions. It is diagnosed before the age of three. Brain lesions cause motor and other developmental abnormalities. Epilepsy is common, especially in patients that have mental retardation and/or spastic quadriplegia. Causes Cerebral palsy is not an inherited disease. Genetic or environmental factors can affect…

rules” said Carrie Williams, spokeswoman for the Department of State Health Services. The new rules ban the disposal of fetal remains in medical sanitary landfills and require all remains to be cremated or sanitized and then buried no matter the gestation period. The Department of State Health Services states in the Texas…