Pregnancy

physician in that state. She has not had any lab work done in the pregnancy but has had a couple of ultrasounds and visits at the hospitals. We will attempt to obtain what records are available from those institutions. She has had 6 previous pregnancies that involve 3 term deliveries and 3 spontaneous losses. Two of those were complete and one did require a D & C. In addition, based on her height and weight at the start of the pregnancy, her BMI was 46. Her current BMI is 47. She just…

can be very shocking or disturbing to some mothers who find out that their child could be born with abnormalities or a disability, and they do not know how to handle the situation. It can also be a hard decision to make in having to terminate a pregnancy because of a health condition of the unborn, or the unborn is not developing right. However, some mothers accept the fact their child could be born with abnormalities or a disability. It will be less stressful if the mother was educated and…

For hundreds of years people of all different cultures have attempted to decipher the various mysteries of the human body during pregnancy and birth. As a result, often old wives’ tales were shared during pregnancy and birth as a way of people attempting to share authority and wisdom with those less experienced. However, many of the wives’ tales surrounding pregnancy and birth originated many years ago to simply explain the unexplainable or occurrences that weren’t normal. In addition, besides…

grassroots. In short, it has been a most frequently discussed topic globally. Some people offer support to it, but others consider the entire process as painted in negative light. By definition, abortion refers to the medical or surgical termination of a pregnancy. The contemporary laws offer that a no to this deep-sated question (Beckwith, 2007). However, they face challenges in the courts routinely. In the United States of America, currently, a woman has the right to make a decision at…

finding ways to limit pregnancies (Gibbs, Van Dyk, Adams). However, the contraception movement of the early twentieth century caused a spark in society. Women were vying for new and improved methods of contraception (Wardell 740). We must ask, ‘What were the social and economic impacts of the contraception movement in the early twentieth century?’ The contraception movement led to several impacts such as helping with the decrease in medical emergencies and deaths due to pregnancy; leading to a…

right to life, it does not necessarily give it the right to use the mother’s body. Especially when the mother is not ready for the pregnancy or not ready to be a mother for any reason. It also shows that it is not wrong for a woman to get an abortion because she has the right to control what goes into or comes out of her body. If a woman has an unwanted pregnancy, she has the right to want the fetus out of her, and to do something about it. That fetus has no more of a right to use the…

a fundamental human right and central to women 's health. Where abortion is illegal or inaccessible, the search for abortion humiliates women and undermines their self-respect and dignity." (Project) Abortion is the purposeful termination of a pregnancy. It is a very controversial topic in America, and has been for decades. Many people believe killing a fetus is inhumane. There also are people who believe women have a right to choose their reproduction choices. Pro-Choice is the right to choose…

to their bodies are being taken away by pro-life supporters. Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first twenty-eight weeks of pregnancy. The beginning of abortion started early in the 1820’s when Connecticut passed the first law in the United States to allow “quickening” which was performed on women after their fourth week of pregnancy by giving them poison. The debate on whether or not to make abortion illegal or legal; however, fully…

What happens when a woman gets raped, resulting in pregnancy? Will she be forced to keep the child that has been seized from this happening? Or will she have the free, legal choice of aborting the child? Doctors, governors, and people have been debating on whether or not abortion should be legal. All people should have the right to their own life and findings. Although the baby has constitutional rights, there are still many exceptions to abortion. If a fetus is the result of sexual abuse or if…

the United States, 18 states consider substance abuse during pregnancy child abuse under civil child welfare statues. Many professionals in the medical, legal, mental health, and advocacy field argue that criminalizing a pregnant women for substance abuse is like punishing a person for having diabetes or heart disease. Society and lawmakers need to…