Preterm birth

Abortion is an operation women put themselves through to end pregnancy, so the child may not be born. The way tho operation can be done is the fetus is removed from the womb through pills or surgery. The pills are also know as the abortion pills and surgical abortion can be used up to 24 weeks, as long as two doctors agree under the 1967 Abortion Act. Abortion is a controversial social issue that is centered around society and social justice. Ones who are against it feel as if it is a sin and a…

Preventing unwanted pregnancy is the first step of preventing abortions from taking place. 85% of women who are involved in sexual relations and don’t use contraceptives become pregnant (Women on Web). The woman is not the only person liable for becoming pregnant, but the male involved should take some initiative to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. Abstaining from pregnancy is the only 100% preventative for an unwanted pregnancy. For both men and women, there are numerous contraceptives to prevent…

something so minuscule can grow into something so beautiful as well as knowing that as a midwife I have played a part to bring that most beautiful thing into the world excites me. Having the chance to provide that support through pregnancy, to the birth and then postnatal stages of a special time in a person 's life and guiding them through it is what draws me to become a midwife. In my spare time I have researched midwifery and arranged a placement for two days in a maternity unit at my…

I 've always considered sex to be a rather "Touchy" subject and asking questions about said subject can be quite embarrassing. Some may find themselves unaware of certain aspects of sexual education, but are afraid to ask for information. Perhaps, this is due to the fear of people laughing at them or stating "Everyone knows that". Inevitably so, feeling like an outcast due to your lack of information can be hard, I would know. I was what you may call a "Late Bloomer" as it relates to knowing…

in the mass distribution of birth control methods; the effectiveness of such undertakings thus far suggests a potential solution to the limited extent of proper reproductive resources. To illustrate, the medical company Pfizer has developed a convenient, efficient, and inexpensive injectable contraceptive known as Depo-Provera. Taken in three-month intervals, this contraceptive stands as a revolutionary alternative to traditional birth control methods, such as the birth control pill, which is…

have been able to turn to newer contraceptive methods such as the morning after pill, depo-provera, etc. (Furstenberg, 2003) So, if teenage childbearing rates are declining and more awareness is being brought to the topic, why is teenage childbearing still considered a deviant act and a social problem? One possible reason is that society has created a definition and a reputation for teenage childbearing over the years. So, despite a decline in teenage childbearing rates and new research…

In any of your classes have you ever said, “When are we going to use this in real life?” Me too, I don’t understand why we have to learn some stuff we’ll actually never use. As you all know sex is very common in our early years now a days.“13% of U.S teens have had sex by the age of 15, most initiate sex in their late teen years. By their 19th birthday, seven in 10 teen men and teen women have had intercourse.”(Facts on American Teens). So it would make sense to be properly educated about it,…

been uninspected due the growing number of adolescents taking part in unprotected sex however the Australian Government of health believes this is due to the amount if indigenous women who took place in childbearing at young ages. Having a higher birth rates in their adolescent years with 22% indigenous mothers being under the age of 20, and as the indigenous population has slowly started to transition into the Australian cutler the rate of teen pregnancy with in the Indigenous community has…

Growing up in a Mexican household we have been taught to be pure. Our parents always told us that we should not get pregnant or give ourselves to any man that comes into our life. We as the latino community are left with questions but we were too ashamed or scared to ask them, which led to many pregnant teens and abusive relationships. B. V Olguin in the poem “Boys’ and Sandra Cisneros in her essay “Guadalupe the Sex Goddess” used their teen experiences to show us sexuality within their culture.…

For centuries the education field has experienced controversial topics and this has forced the question of which of these topics do teacher decided to educate on, and if it is appropriate for the classroom. Sex education has been amongst those topics where states have had to decide if sex education was needed and if it was deemed necessary for proper education. Sex Education had gone through a large transformation and it is more essential now more than ever with th rising teen pregancy rates and…