Placenta

Diseases are becoming rare in the United States like polio and diphtheria. (Heimer, 2015) stated these facts too. A few weeks after birth babies have some protection from germs that causes diseases. The protection is passed from their mother through the placenta before birth. After a short period, natural protection goes away which makes them more vulnerable to getting sick as they grow. (Heimer, 2015) Vaccinations are recommended from birth to adulthood to provide a lifetime of protection from…

In recent studies, researchers found a way to use technology to further develop the area of vaccinations within the medical field and more importantly for infants. Mr. Michael Hagmann confirms that “Immunologists are using computers to help them identify the antigen fragments that trigger immune responses and might thus provide vaccines for diseases ranging from malaria to cancer”. With research on a positive note, headed into the right direction for the future, an article states “It may be…

An 18-year-old Asian female presented for treatment at Missouri Southern State University Dental Hygiene clinic. The medical history reveals the patient had an ovarian benign tumor that was removed in 2003. The patient was under general anesthesia during the surgery and experienced no complications. Also, the patient has a diagnosis of low blood pressure. Another medical condition that the patient has is Dysautonomia, which is a dysfunction of the autonomic system. A contraindication for this…

illnesses like a cold or flu can be deadly. This disease is transmitted by sexual intercourse, drugs, and blood to blood contact. Since the 1980 's all blood is checked before blood transfusions take place. AIDS can be passed on to a baby through the placenta, and of course through coitus. and it. Sharing needles during drug use is another common way this disease is spread. Unfortuantley, there isn 't a treatment at this time, however the diseases can be weakened and slowed down .All over the…

Once the excitement associated with pregnancy subsides, women start thinking about the impending weight gain and all that they will need to do to shed the extra kilos. But have you ever thought about the other changes that your body is about to experience after childbirth? Yes, there are several other changes that will hit your body after your delivery. Read on to know more. Uterus One of the parts of your body to get affected after child birth is your uterus. During pregnancy your uterus…

for human exposure. It can also be absorbed through the skin by handling paper receipts and money (Trasande). Though BPA accumulates in adipose tissue, it can also be detected in 93% of urine samples, as well as amniotic fluid, neonatal blood, placenta, cord blood, and human breast milk. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the lowest adverse effect level for BPA was established at 50 micrograms/kg/d. These effects include alteration of mammary gland development, behavioral…

effacement and dilatation of the cervix makes enough room for the fetus to go down the birth canal during labor. The uterine contractions push the baby down the birth canal. After the delivering the baby the uterine continues contractions to expel the placenta. Ejection of Milk When infant sucks the mother’s nipple, oxytocin releases in response. This oxytocin acts on mammary glands. In mammary glands the oxytocin acts on muscular cells which surrounds the alveoli causing the contraction of…

How do you feel being forced to sacrifice yourself for someone that you do not even know yet? Is it fair for the woman to take on the ordeal of having another human being in their life when they can barely take care of themselves? Does the animosity of society looking down on abortion sway the woman 's decision on having the abortion? I am not saying that I believe that it is right to have an abortion. The ideal way would be for every pregnant women to be able to take care of and want the…

pitched cry, tremors, excessive sucking and more feeding difficulties have been attributed to cocaine exposure in utero (Davidson, 2012, pp.420). It is also known that the use of cocaine during the first trimester can decrease the blood supply to the placenta and uterus, by impeding the reuptake of norepinephrine, thus causing arterial vasoconstriction. A majority of studies also point to spontaneous abortion as a result of current cocaine use by the mother. With the absence of a dose-…

They are pinned to their little bed by gravity, deprived of their usual reassuring gestures (sucking their thumb, playing with their umbilical cord, placenta, or feet, masturbating, or swallowing amniotic liquid) because of their lack of motor coordination. They have lost their freedom and any kind of potential initiative; they are now submissive and become passive. Many of them escape into their own…