Pregnancy

Preeclampsia and eclampsia were first documented by Hippocrates around 400 BC. He believed that a headache associated with a seizure in pregnancy was considered bad. This was the first documented case where it was considered to be a complication to a mother’s pregnancy. Early treatment for Preeclampsia and eclampsia was to bring the body’s fluid status back to normal. They tried to achieve this through altered diets, purging and blood-letting. It was not until 1739 that doctors and…

Pregnancy is a very important stage in life for both the pregnant woman and the child she is bearing. With such responsibility that she has by carrying a new life, there comes a lot of sacrifices that she has to do to protect the newborn from danger and illness. One of the most common sacrifices that a woman must make is to decide whether she wants to stop drinking while she is pregnant. Although the majority of women try to not drink while they are pregnant, there are some who do not see why…

child, but many times through ART the unfortunate side effects are multifetal pregnancies. Assisted reproductive treatment is a widely accepted method for treating patients that suffer from infertility. There are many different methods to achieving a pregnancy through ART some being (ICIS) intracytoplasmic sperm injection, gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), and In vitro fertilization to name a few. Although the pregnancies themselves are much desired the outcome of multiple fetuses is not.…

on Pregnancies Do the benefits outweigh the risks that affect both mother and child? Word Count: Effects of Pharmaceutical Drugs on Pregnancies Pharmaceutical drugs are defined as drugs prescribed by a doctor or bought over-the-counter(OTC) for medicinal purposes. In relation to pregnancies, prescription and OTC drugs can affect them in both positive and negative ways. They have helped women maintain health conditions and aid in overcoming the discomforts a pregnancy…

Aww! Blac Chyna has really been embracing her pregnancy. The mommy-to-be recently shared a pic with her fans on Aug. 27, chronicling her baby weight journey and revealed that she’s lost 7lbs! What’s her secret? We’ve got the 4-1-1 here! Sorry guys, Blac Chyna, 28, doesn’t have any mystical powers that helped her shed the weight. Instead, the future Mrs. Kardashian shared that she’s just changed a couple of her daily routines. “I started eating more clean and walking,” Blac captioned her pic on…

women seek abortions because of rape or incest (Munson 445), while factors such as risky fetal and/or mother health conditions, financial hardships, and fetal gender selection are causes as well. Despite the reason a woman wishes to terminate her pregnancy, she must arrive at a final decision, as there is no reversing of a termination. Gibson states that women have rights to privacy, self-determination, and bodily integrity (222). If a woman is impregnated by her partner and wants an abortion,…

responsibility of having a new baby in their lives. Many families would be happy to welcome and provide a safe and healthy environment for new babies. This will give the babies the equal fighting chance in life and give women a way out of the unwanted pregnancy without taking innocent life. Women need to start seeing that abortion is not the only choice they have, but there are many other great options that would help them as well as the babies. Why abortion should be legal or illegal? This…

decision of 1973 and U.S. law, abortion is legally a woman's decision. That means if someone believes the existence and fetal viability of the fetus within their body is in danger, they have the option and choice to either abort or continue the pregnancy. Therefore, abortion is not legally…

female wishes to go through with the pregnancy, comprehensive sex education ensures that they provide insight on the various terms during pregnancy and what to expect during child birth. Also, if an individual wishes to have the child but put it up for adoption, these pathways are proposed as well. By offering a multitude of choices tends to every individual’s preference gives female students more alternatives rather than being forced to continue with a pregnancy because of the fear of breaking…

different teaching styles for different genders, and the girls will be scared from the boys in the school. Another reason boys and girls should be separated in the classroom is that this will reduce spread the disease and make teenage pregnancy more likely. For example, when the boys and girls study together, both of them communicate with each other, so probably that will let the diseases spread in the school. In addition, when boys and girls do communicate in the class, they…