Placenta

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), pertain to a group of diseases that are transmitted predominantly through unprotected sexual contacts. Besides intercourse, STDs are transmissible through contacts with infected areas, contaminated objects, or from pregnant women to the fetus. Sometimes people infected with STDs do not show symptoms, therefore, is unknown if sexual partners are infected. The causes of STDs are the infections with bacteria, viruses, fungi, mycoplasmas, and parasites whose…

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Sandra Reynoso | MDCA 1409 | 09/19/2016 PAGE 1 Just one you might say. But did you know that just one alcoholic drink can permanently harm your unborn child. Your child might suffer from many birth defects like facial abnormalities, lower IQ, problems in their central nervous system among many others. All this can be prevented! Please if you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant do not drink any type of alcoholic drink. Your baby is worth more. What is Fetal Alcohol…

B Emergencies You are transporting a 19 y/o female who is primagravida and primapara who complains of a headache. Her EDC (due date) is in two months. She is not wearing any rings and wearing flip flops in November with a temperature of 65 degrees outside. Her pulse is 66 strong and regular, normal respirations and a BP of 180/100 with no previous history of HTN. She has no allergies and takes prenatal vitamins to include Folic Acid and Iron. She denies cramping nor vaginal discharge/bleeding.…

that a person is raped it’s catastrophic, but when the victim results pregnant after such a traumatic event is horrible. What is abortion? “An abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy. It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus.” (MedlinePlus). Abortion is a very polemic topic in society, and people have different opinion,…

number of theories explaining pre-eclampsia. Some of such theories are abnormal blood vessel circulation and tone by abnormal physiologic changes that occur during pregnancy such as cardiovascular maladjustment to pregnancy, altered biology of the placenta, systemic inflammatory response and antioxidants. In this literature review, some pathophysiology resulting in some effects to the mother and foetus, a maker for detecting pre-eclampsia will be considered. Pre-eclampsia, if not managed,…

sprinkle; the water is seed…They conduct him to the hut of the consecrated; the hut of the consecrated is the womb of the consecrated;” where they “cover him” with the garment called caul and over it, there is what they called antelope skin and then the placenta above the caul. In there the person has to close his hands very closely like the embryo from where he will be born again. This ritual is done in the Indian sacrifice, and the aim is to obtain heaven after…

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a constellation of physiological signs and behaviors observed following in utero exposure to opiates (Backes et al. 2012). In laymen’s terms, NAS is a group of withdrawal symptoms newborns experience after birth due to drug exposure while inside mother’s uterus. I chose this topic because NAS has increased 300% among newborns since the 1980s (Backes et al. 2012). Mothers need to be aware of possible complications to their newborn if they are consuming…

Abortion is a controversial subject that has been talked about for a long time now. People have very strong opinions towards abortion. Even though this is the case, I believe people should speak about it because it is something that should not be done. Women should not be allowed to perform abortions because they are killing an innocent child and will suffer immediate and long term effects. According to the American Pregnancy Association there are three different types of surgical abortion…

The Impact of Health related human research experiments have long been a debatable topic(dilemmas). The agony, mental and physical torture and suffering associated with those historical experiments greatly influenced the contemporary world's view of such experiments. The negative impacts of those trails on people of different age groups, educational backgrounds, and social classes made today's world view them only as tragedies. On the other hand, the progress achieved by those experiments over…

The CVS test is carried out at around the 9th or 10th week of pregnancy, and again it is an outpatient procedure. Rather than testing a sample of the fluid of the mother’s womb, this test take a very small amount of material from the developing placenta. One way of doing the test is to place a thin tube through the cervix (neck of the womb) to obtain the sample. Another method is similar to the amniocentesis test, and involves placing a needle in the womb and using an ultrasound scanner to…