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Postpartum disorder is usually taken for granted as it is often mistaken for a regular hormonal imbalance. It is however something more serious. As per Web Md, it normally occurs after a woman would give birth which involves a strong feeling of sadness, anxiety, and hopelessness. It is often temporary and it only affects individuals who underwent pregnancy and child birth. Its mild effects would normally affect 80% of women after childbirth. It usually lingers for a couple of weeks or even…

When you become a parent, your focus becomes keeping your new child happy and healthy at all times. You buy your baby all the best clothes, change diapers as soon as necessary and you make sure your baby gets the right amount of naps during the day. You make sure bottles are warm and the milk you use is fresh and full of nutrients. But when you start integrating baby food into your child's diet, how can you be sure that your baby receives all the right nutrients without sacrificing taste?…

With the emerging consensus that both genetics and the environment play a vital role in human development, researchers have begun understanding how different types of environments that infants are reared in begets the individual differences in cognitive ability. It is thought that individual differences in cognitive ability among children raised in a socioeconomically advantaged -as opposed to disadvantaged homes- are primarily due to genes, whereas environmental factors are more influential for…

Luis D. Barrera PSYC-3332 01R Dr. Gary Leka February 13, 2016 The Harmful Addiction Everyday drug-addicted women around the United States give birth to defenseless babies. This is a growing issue that as begun to raise awareness for the safety of the innocent lives that these mothers-to-be are putting in danger. Most of the time, babies who had drug-addicted mothers are born with complications or are often stillborn. Some states have already taken action to stop this from occurring. From…

An omphalocele is a birth defect in which abdominal organs, primarily the intestines, herniate out of the body through a hole in the navel. Omphaloceles vary in size from containing only a portion of the small intestine to a majority of the abdominal organs, including most of the liver. This latter scenario, which includes about a third of omphalocele cases, is referred to as a giant omphalocele and can involve complications due to a small abdominal cavity and underdeveloped lungs.…

Interventions and principal activities of the program The PROGRESA program began in 1997 as a national program with the purpose of addressing families living in extreme poverty by strengthening their ability and giving them opportunities to improve their living standards (Gertler, 2004). The goal of PROGRESA is to change the odds of families living in extreme poverty by supporting parents’ investment in education, health, and nutrition (Huerta, 2006). PROGRESA’s intervention includes activities…

“Ok Mrs. Baez, we’re starting the C-section now.” Five minutes later, there I was, a beautiful baby, six pounds, seven ounces, and twenty-one inches long. “It’s a girl!” My father exclaimed, “I know what to name her, it’s perfect.” Names are beautiful things, underrated, overused, and not appreciated. I however, love my glorious name and truly believe it is an amazing written summarization of who I am. One critical part of my name’s awesomeness is it's meaning and origin. According to the…

The story of a new born baby is significant to look at when it pertains to the story of the bonobo Kenzie. When a baby is born he/ she does not know a specific language or culture. As they grow and develop language is learned and so is culture. Everything we know as humans through experience by another being. We learned how to communicate, we learn right from wrong, and we learn how to conduct ourselves as human beings. Let’s look at it from a different point of view. What if a human was raised…

Drinking alcohol can be no joke when knowing a person is pregnant. A teratogen is a drug or other substance capable of interfering with the development of an embryo fetus that may lead to birth defects or developmental malformations [1]. It could be very useful when someone has consumed alcohol while pregnant. Now, if I were to have seen someone consume alcohol and smoking a cigarette at a bar, seeing that they are a couple months pregnant, I would walk up to her and tell her my concerns. Since…

Kitten behaviour - From birth to two weeks, kittens lear to respond to different sounds. the kitten will show aggression if being separated from their mother or other litter mates at this stage. This may also cause the kitten to have poor learning skills unfortunately. Between two to seven weeks, kittens will develop their sense of smell and hearing. Also at this stage they will be able to walk a little and their eye sight will slightly improve. This is also their teething period. From seven…