Pregnancy

constitute the part more dramatically affected in early pregnancy, the major mission is defined by promoting a better and timely instruction and sex education involving American teens, obtaining more committed teens into the prevention of early pregnancy. For example, in her "Diary of a Teen Mom", Arielle Haney, teen mother of John, 2 years old, affirms, "Teens need to know that it can happen to anyone. They need to hear true accounts of teen pregnancy." In fact, she sadly explains, how she was…

Hypertension in Pregnancy Blood pressure measures the amount of force used as blood travels through the arteries. In pregnancy, if a woman’s blood pressure reaches too high a number, it not only has negative effects on her health but her baby’s health as well. Hypertension in pregnancy can quickly lead up to more severe conditions such as seizures. Due to the dangers associated with blood pressure in pregnancy, expectant mothers need to be educated on hypertension, preeclampsia and eclampsia…

Teen Pregnancy Prevention In the United States of America there are about 820,000 teen pregnancies a year. I believe that this problem can be prevented by abstinence and responsibility. Teen pregnancy is when a female under the age of 20 becomes pregnant. There can be many dangers and problems to a teen pregnancy. Although over fifty percent of teens are sexually active there are many preventives to causing pregnancy. Personally I disagree with teen pregnancy, but there are some people who do…

For some women the thought of exercise during pregnancy is as appealing as a root canal without novacaine. In their minds they have a nine month pass to stay out of the gym. The first three months they are battling morning sickness and exhaustion. The next three months they are beginning to show. The last three months are so uncomfortable that walking ten feet to the bathroom is pure torture, so there is no way they will be able to walk on a treadmill for ten minutes. On the other side of the…

during their pregnancy, resulting in a fatality. The effects of smoking during pregnancy on newborns can be harmful to babies when they are born, and even be deadly. Some expectant mothers smoke because they are addicted to nicotine or due to stress, but no matter the reason an unborn baby is still being potentially harmed. Some of the most known birth defects in newborns, from mothers smoking, are premature birth, stillbirth, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Smoking during pregnancy causes…

heart throughout the body. Hypertension during pregnancy can cause problems for you and your baby. Your baby may be born early (prematurely) or may not weigh as much as he or she should at birth. Very bad cases of hypertension during pregnancy can be life-threatening. Different types of hypertension can occur during pregnancy. These include: • Chronic hypertension. This happens when you have hypertension before pregnancy and it continues during pregnancy. • Gestational hypertension. This is…

tomorrow, I would want to make sure that they had all the information they needed about having a healthy pregnancy. Some of the factors I would definitely discuss would be the benefits of exercising and a healthy diet while also explaining about the harmful components of college such as drugs, tobacco use and alcohol. Simple changes, such as exercising and having a good diet during pregnancy are just some of the ways to optimize a baby’s development. To begin, being active and doing moderate…

Adolescent Pregnancy among Latinas Although adolescent pregnancy has been steadily declining, the Unites States is the highest rated country experiencing adolescent births totaling 57 pregnancies per 1,000 females in 2014 (Sedgh, Finer, Akinrinola, Eiliers, & Singh, 2015). Furthermore, nationwide adolescent Latinos have the highest birthrate, totaling 81 births for every 1,000 Latino adolescents (Dehlendorf, Marchi, Vittinghof, & Braveman, 2014). These statistics persuade views of Adolescent…

positive reading on a home pregnancy test I would try and give her as much information as I could to help her have a healthy pregnancy. Some activities that are performed during pregnancy can impact the development and health of her child. Depending on how far along she is in the pregnancy can determine the activities that she can involve herself in. It is in fact okay to be physically active during pregnancy. Some benefits that physical activity can have during and after pregnancy include…

Unintended pregnancy is a problem that has faced generations of young people. It is estimated that 750,000 young girls from the ages of 15-19 get pregnant each year. These statistics fall heaviest among young women of African American or Hispanic descent.(Johnson, Nshom, Nye & Cohall, 2009). This is a very large problem that faces this nation’s young women. In many cases pregnant teens will not finish school and in turn don’t bring home a great salary which can lead to depression and anxiety.…