Obstetrics

Grunenthal Group’s CRO finally issued a formal apology fifty years after releasing a medicine, Thalidomide, that crippled and killed over ten thousand babies on August, 31, 2012 (“Thalidomide Apology 50 years Later”). This terrible tragedy is known as the Thalidomide Tragedy, a tragedy that could have been avoided had Grunenthal simply valued a child’s life more than money. The Thalidomide tragedy seemingly started with good intentions, but resulted in a medical scandal that has scarred…

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…

Cervical polyps: What are cervical polyps? They are finger like growths arising from the neck of the womb( cervix) , the part that connects the uterus to the vagina.They may arise from the surface of the cervix or the cervical canal. The term " growth" should not be daunting as they rarely are malignant. What causes cervical polyps? The reasons are not entirely clear but it is likely to be: -Hormonal changes( an excess of estrogen, the female hormone) - Chronic inflammation of the cervix -…

The third trimester is a period of excitement and anticipation about your little one’s arrival. At the same time, the thoughts of labor and delivery scare you. Staying active throughout these nine months help you sail through the delivery with ease. As you enter the third trimester, your growing belly restricts you from doing certain exercises. Safety is also a concern during this time. Here are a few third trimester exercises which are safe and helpful for mom and baby. 1.Walking And Jogging…

Do not allow the medical speech or view initiate you: Cephalo (head) pelvic (pelvis) disproportion (one's too enormous for the other) is quite a Latin word for "it is highly unlikely the baby will fit down there" for conveyance. Specialists additionally utilize this as a general term for an absence of progress in labor (your cervix isn't widening, or the head isn't plunging). Cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) happens when an infant's head or body is too substantial to fit through the mother's…

The Beng people of West Africa view fetal development quite differently than many other cultures. They believe that babies are born into this world as a reincarnation of someone who has passed away. These infants do not come back from a land of diminishing lives, but from a place they call wrugbe, which is defined as the “spirit village”. Once a person passes away, their souls (nenen) become spirits (wru) in the wrugbe. In contrast to the normal depiction of the afterlife, the Beng believe that…

501 Mrs.Werwee Honors Alg. 2 23 May 2016 Neonatologist First I would like to start by explaining what a neonatologist is and what they do. A neonatologist is a type of pediatrician that works with newborn babies especially the ones that are born prematurely or with serious illnesses. Neonatologists usually work in hospitals and in the NICUs (Neonatal Intensive Care Units). Neonatologists are trained to be able to handle complex situations and be able to resolve them. They do many things such…

dropping about one hundred-one hundred fifty strands day-to-day is regarded common, but some thing above this can be viewed a disease which is able to result in everlasting feminine baldness. The strand has a life span of about 2-6 years of fast growth and reverts to a resting period of about three months after which they fall off. If falling hair is not changed through new hair, thinning hair and bald patches can easily occur. There are a number of reasons that can result in transitority hair…

By the time Congress passed the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, many employers had created maternity leave programs. The main reasoning and argument behind the creation of this policy was in response to the increased “feminization” of the work force. (Dobin & Kelly,1999) . As executed and accepted as maternity leave is in every industrial and developed nation across the world, in the United States maternity leave policies were developed as a form of sexual discrimination. By the year 1977…

Myths have been around for centuries and as decades go by more of them are being created. Many choose to believe that myths are true and will incorporate them into their daily lives. A very common group of people who tend to listen to myths are pregnant women. People have different myths and beliefs on how you should act when you are pregnant, but how do these choices effect a baby? Pregnant women want what is best for their child so they follow every rule in the book to make sure that their…