Morning sickness

In the year 1954, a German pharmaceutical company called Chemie Grünenthal synthesized drug called Thalidomide, it was introduced as an effective sedative used to treat the symptoms of morning sickness in pregnant women. It was soon discovered that Thalidomide was in fact a potent teratogen* that could cause dysmelia, peripheral neuropathy and in some cases, premature termination of pregnancy; it was because of these reasons that thalidomide was removed from the world’s pharmacy shelfs in the…

Being pregnant was one of the most joyous moments of my life. I was able to bring a human being into this world, and to be able to wake up next to her everyday automatically puts a smile on my face and makes me a happier person. I am very grateful to call her mines. The pregnancy experience for me was a little hectic and also self-learning Finding out that I was pregnant first hand was a bittersweet Kodak moment. During the first couple of days I didn’t know whether to curl up into a…

the upper end of the range of weight that she was recommended to gain from her pregnancy. - There are a couple of things that could account for Elizabeth’s weight loss in the first 8 weeks. Episodes of morning sickness could cause her to give up a lot of the food and fluids in her body. Morning sickness has a very high rate of occurrence in pregnant women and is resolved by lying down and drinking lots of fluids to stay hydrated. A more sever condition that can account for this is hyperemesis…

Thalidomide is an antiangiogenic and immunomodulatory drug marketed at the end of the ‘50s as a reliever to morning sickness in pregnant women, and it is known today for its teratogen effects as one of the biggest pharmaceutical disasters in the history (Ridings, J. - 2013). Due to the lack of research and flexible trials in that time, this drug caused several abortions and malformation to the infant, such as phocomelia – the malformation of the arms and legs. The tragedy, however, led to the…

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla displays the theme of attraction versus repulsion throughout the novella, but particularly emphasizes these contradicting ideas in the passage on page 44-45. This passage depicts Laura’s sickness as she begins to turn into a vampire. While the idea of Laura becoming a creature that thrives off blood should be repulsive, her intrigue at the thought of death creates a more impactful scene. Within the first few sentences of the passage we hear of Laura’s ill…

Sometimes you can't help what you look like just like the children of the thalidomide. This morning medicine has affected such a great amount of families from suffering from sadness and suffering from death. This “killer” was founded in German, affected so many infants and has been all over the world. You may ask what is thalidomide. Thalidomide is a drug that pregnant women would use for their morning sickness. This drug was taken by mouth which means it was in a capsule. Thalidomide became an…

regular aches and pains. Babyoye Engage tells you what to expect in week 13 of your pregnancy: Changes happening to your body in week 13 Jubilation may be the overriding emotion in most mothers at this stage of their pregnancy. With the end of morning sickness and the baby bump making an appearance, pregnancy seems to be more of a reality than ever before. Here is an overview of the physical changes that happen to you during week 13: By week 13, the risk of a miscarriage significantly reduces…

Mental health is important for every human being in this planet. The way a person has relationships with other people such as, at school, a job or even one caring for ones own child will be affected based on the mental health of their own being. In the documentary Life’s Greatest Miracle the parents Sergio and Melinda were expecting a baby. They spoke about how they want to have a lot of kids, Sergio wants four or five, but Melinda told him to start off with one first and see how it will off…

I. A, a thin, sickly 28 year old man, has been checked in a plague hospital for the past 6 months. Recalls the new plague-like sickness that hit 2 years ago, how it took out millions of people, and caused the world to change. People spread out and cities became much smaller. Mentions how he was a filmmaker, who made documentaries about various groups of people, where he learned a lot. He meets another sick person, an old man who seems senile and claims to be extremely wealthy. He tells lavish,…

In recent studies, it shows that mother's with a higher amount of HCG will experience more and worse episodes of morning sickness. Oxytocin Oxytocin is a hormone that many believe to induce labor. However, studies show that bodies become more sensitive to oxytocin as women go into labor. Oxytocin is used by the body to stretch the uterus to fit a growing baby and is also…