Pregnancy

Since 1973, 57 million babies have been aborted in the United States. Most women who do not want a baby usually have abortions. Abortion is a process for terminating a pregnancy. Depending on the baby's size, abortions can be executed by taking methotrexate medications, or surgically. However, it is considered one of the worst ways to get rid of a baby. Everyone has the right to live. No individual has the right to make this decision for someone else. This one decision affects a woman for the…

fifteen and older, should be free and with it being free it would lessen unplanned pregnancies, and…

Everyone in the world receives some amount of natural radiation daily, even pregnant women. However, during pregnancy getting a medical x-ray and receiving any man-made radiation can be harmful to the mother and the unborn fetus as well as the technologist performing the examination. Let’s explore and discuss the effects that radiation can have on the pregnant patient, the unborn embryo/fetus, the pregnant technologist, and the protective or precautionary measures that can be taken to reduce as…

The Fatal Choice The aim of this paper is to discuss the ethical decision to continue or terminate a pregnancy after the diagnosis of a fatal fetal condition. Through the use of previous articles and discussions on this topic, both views will be explored with facts. The decision to terminate or continue a pregnancy falls on the parents, and there are many factors that go into making this decision. The term fatal fetal condition, or lethal malformation has many definitions, and finding just one…

termination is a clinical procedure that can be performed in either the first or second trimester of gestation. The technique used depends on the chorionicity of the pregnancy. The perinatal outcomes following the procedure of selective termination appear to be comparable or better and offer a good alternative to termination of whole pregnancy or conservative management. [21] In dichorionic twins, selective reduction may be performed transabdominally in the second trimester and transabdominally…

Menstrually related Migraine (MM) and Pregnancy A normal female goes through a number of hormone related changes during her lifetime: menarche, pregnancy, contraceptive use, menopause, and sex hormones. A review of literature has shown that migraine is twice as prevalent in women as men. Changing levels of female sex hormones (estrogen) have shown to trigger a form of migraine known as menstrual migraine. Signs and symptoms: • Pure menstrual migraine without aura is probably a distinct type of…

Stress Disorder during their pregnancy. The stress from pregnancy can come from various triggers such as work or job related responsibilities or dealing with the normal discomforts of pregnancy. There are average or normal amounts of stress a pregnant women will endure and still produce a healthy baby at a full term. On the other hand immense amounts of stress on the mother can travel to the baby, increasing their health risk. Problems Associated with Stress and Pregnancy Stress on the baby…

not neglect their oral health during those 9 months. Pregnant women may discover that they have bleeding gums during their pregnancy. Is it something they should worry about? It’s important to know what can cause it and how to treat it. Why Do Gums Easily Bleed During Pregnancy? Bleeding gums can typically be blamed on hormones. Progesterone and estrogen secrete during pregnancy, which cause the swelling of mucus membranes. It makes the mouth very easy to become irritated, which can cause…

Pregnancy resulting from rape is one example of why women get abortions. Among U.S. adult women there is an estimated amount of 32,101 pregnancies consequent of rape each year. Although only 1% of all abortions are from rape/incest, this seemingly low percentage of pregnancy should not be devalued or dismissed. Imagine, not only having to bear the physical and emotional scars subsequent the trauma of sexual assault, but compound that devastation with the shock of pregnancy. Then, imagine being…

Withycombe develops a nuanced interpretation of nineteenth century pregnancy by using real women’s voices and their varied—sometimes conflicted—views of pregnancy, reproduction, and sex. Much of the scholarship focused upon this period suggest that pregnancy was viewed as illness, however, Withycombe’s research indicates that women viewed their pregnant bodies differently than is often imagined by contemporary…