Gestation

and racial background including 49% non-Hispanic white, 20% Hispanic white, 11% African American and 9% Asian, they determined that prenatal maternal anxiety and depression predicted infant temperament (Davis et al., 2007). At three points during gestation and one postpartum, pregnant women were given questionnaires which measured psychosocial indicators of anxiety, depression and perceived stress, as well as cortisol levels through salivary samples. In children, infant temperament was measured…

A 37-year-old primigravida presented at 8 weeks’ gestation with sudden abdominal pain, which lasted for one hour. An initial examination revealed a blood pressure (BP) of 89/54 mmHg with a pulse rate of 82/min. The uterus was of appropriately sized for gestational age without her abdominal muscular defence and the viable foetus was detectable by transvaginal ultrasonography. Her haemoglobin level was 11.2 g/dl. After two hours, her pain progressively worsened and abdominal guarding developed.…

Viana et al (2014), compare three type of dietary interventions given by nurses during gestation which includes a low glycaemic index (GI), energy restriction, and low carbohydrate diets (Viana et al, 2014). Viana et al (2014) concluded that a low GI diet is the suitable intervention to be suggested rather than the controlled dietary interventions…

Abortion can affect the lives of the child and the mother. Abortions should be legal in very rare circumstances. This paper will cover topics such as is abortion considered immoral, should abortion rights be restricted, medical and social concerns about abortion, and abortion statistics. Most people think it is immoral for women to have abortions, although it is up to the pregnant woman whether or not she wants to have an abortion. Women are constantly getting judged for their appearances in…

This is because the young develops in their mother uterus and are birthed. They also feed their offspring with milk. The only real difference between marine and land mammals is the gestation period and the fact that marine mammals give birth in water. For instance the prenatal period for humans can be from 38 to 40 weeks, 10 months, whereas killer whales are pregnant for 15 to 18 months. Orcas are classified under the Delphinidae family…

In science we were told to create a fantasy animal coming other animals. Due to the fact that I am not good at photoshop or drawing I used the internet as my resource. I used switchzoo.com to create my animal. In the end I came up with a rhineleppotamus, head of a white rhino, back and tail of a african elephant body, legs and insides mainly of a hippopotamus. My animal is just like any other animal in it’s habitat. A rhineleppotamus stands 7 feet 2 inches at the shoulders and weighs about…

your baby is born the higher the risks of health problems. Most women are relieved when they pass the stage that they miscarried in a previous pregnancy.” Strictly speaking most doctors define the age of being viability as being about 24 weeks of gestation”. Babies being born at 24 weeks will require a lot of help. Most babies will need to be incubated and watched…

The second phase occurs between 25 and 35 weeks of gestation. The testis descends from its intra-abdominal location through the inguinal canal, drawing with it an extension of the lining peritoneum, which defines the processus vaginalis guided by the gubernaculum.( Skandalakis,…

In today’s society, a rising debatable topic within America is that of the legalism of late-term abortion. Even though deciding to abort a fetus is seen to be the right of the mother under the Roe V. Wade case, choosing to end the life of a fetus when it is viable is murder. The unique genetic code that is given to a fetus is proof that life also begins at conception. The legalization of late-term abortion should be abolished in all fifty states due to evidence that show that it is legally and…

The notable case of 1973, Roe v. Wade was a Supreme Court case that protects the right for women to have abortions. Historical abortion case Roe v. Wade initially started in a Texas court. The now known name, plaintiff Norma McCorvey stated the state of Texas violated her constitutional rights and the constitutional rights of other women to decide if they should have an abortion. In Texas, where the case began, it was illegal to proceed with an abortion unless a physician validated the…