Pregnancy

focus on Pam Jenkins. She is currently 30 weeks pregnant in her third pregnancy. Throughout the study, the amount of nutrients and vitamins Pam is currently consuming will be compared to what pregnancy requirements state they should be. Pam will also be evaluated on the amount of weight she has gained while pregnant, and risk factors that can affect her or the fetus. Nutrient, Vitamin, Minerals, and Fluid Differences in Pregnancy The food eaten by Pam is not only used as a source of nutrients…

I would argue that coercion to stay pregnant is morally equivalent. She also says that pregnancy in cases of a voluntary act of sex undertaken without contraception but with a full knowledge that pregnancy might result cannot be aborted because the mother has a responsibility to to the foetus; she has no responsibility to a product of rape because she did not allow it to happen. I would argue that pregnancy in such irresponsible circumstances is subject to legal and societal coercion that is…

functioning by 13 weeks of pregnancy. The umbilical cord contains two arteries and a vein. The woman and the baby cells make up the placenta. The placenta handles producing pregnancy essential hormones such as human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), estrogen, progesterone, and relaxin. It acts as the baby’s lungs, kidneys, liver, digestive system and immune system during pregnancy. During pregnancy, the placenta defends the baby against infections by not allowing…

The frequency of abortions carried out in the recent past and currently has been rampant. Abortion is the removal of the foetus before it is viable. It is normally done before the end of the first trimester of the pregnancy. It is either spontaneous or induced where spontaneous is whereby the foetus comes out due to body disturbances and it is involuntary while induced is whereby the woman herself wants he foetus expelled from her womb. in this case we are referring to the induced type (Malcolm…

Taking care of you and your baby while you’re pregnant During pregnancy, you need to take care of yourself more than ever. Make sure the better care of your self physically and emotionally both. This care is called the prenatal care that leads to the healthy and comfortable delivery. Prenatal care prevents the complications of your pregnancy and delivery process. Prenatal care includes the healthy lifestyle during pregnancy. Healthy lifestyle very first includes the proper medical care and…

types of microcephaly. Congenital microcephaly which is present at birth and postnatal microcephaly which occurs later in life (Hanzlik & Gigante, 2017, p. 47). During pregnancy, an infant’s head develops because the child’s brain develops. Microcephaly can happen because a child’s cerebrum has not grown appropriately amid pregnancy or has quit developing after birth, which brings about a smaller head measurement (Centers for Disease Control…

an investigation in reference to a drug endangered newborn that was exposed to the mother’s drug usage during her pregnancy. The newborn is Andrew Pruett, born January 10, 2017. The mother is Acacia Pruett. The referral was first sent in to Muskogee County DHS because while hospital staff was speaking with Acacia she admitted to using methamphetamine at the beginning of her pregnancy. Drug tests were given to Acacia and Andrew. Both came initial drug screens came back negative. Follow up…

risk of numerous pregnancy complications, some of which can be fatal for the mother or baby (Carlson, 2011). If your health isn't enough to make you quit smoking, then the health of your baby should be (Pagano, 2014). Smoking during pregnancy affects you and your baby's health before, during, and after your baby is born (Pagano, 2014). If you smoke, quitting is the best way to give your baby a healthy start (Laughlin-Tommaso, 2015). If you quit in the first four months of pregnancy, you might…

“Your pregnant.” Those two words will change your life. Whether the news of your pregnancy changes your life for the better, or the news causes your life to go down hill, it will undoubtedly change your life. So now, you must decide what to do. Will you keep the baby? Put him or her up for adoption? Or, will you abort the fetus? Abortion is one of the leading controversial social justice topics people face. Each person has their own opinions and beliefs about abortion. When people have an…

Untreated Chlamydia infection may cause severe complications in the upper reproductive tract, primarily in women who are younger. Because chlamydia is often asymptomatic – that is no symptoms for the majority of patients – women with this infection is diagnosed too late. The disease causes blocking or scarring to the fallopian tubes and damage of the uterus, which can result in pelvic inflammatory disease. This then leads to infertility as well as miscarriage, premature birth and stillbirth…