Simulated pregnancy

positions for birth. The U.S. see pregnancy as a biomedical event, requiring hospitalization, episiotomies, and drugs. Birth can involve little to a high amount of technology in childbirth. With Scandinavia’s and Mayan’s, use of biomedical technologies is little. They give birth in natural positions (sitting or squatting). They also have birth attendants which are familiar to them, which help them through labor and for a duration after the birth. The men’s role during pregnancy varies among…

Right now, thousands of children around the world are in a ‘live or die’ situation, in which their mother decides, without even them knowing, whether to keep or terminate them. Because this topic of abortion covers a wide range of aspects, this essay will present two groups. The Pro-Choice group who argue that a women has a right to abortion, because it is her body and she can choice what she wants to do with it. The Pro-Life group who argues that the women should not have a right to choose if…

of a human pregnancy; and by some is called murder of a baby. The reasons for an abortion are often judged and cause many arguments. For this reason, and many more, abortion is one of the major things discussed in Medical Law and Ethics. Abortion isn’t just open wide and let me scrape this baby out; there are two types of abortions and a lot go into the procedures. There are Medical Abortions and Surgical Abortions. Medical Abortion is the non-surgical way of terminating a pregnancy. The woman…

Over the years of scientific advancements, people have gained access to the sperm banks where sperm gets frozen in liquid nitrogen to be used for later use. One of the most famous banks was The Repository for Germinal Choice created by Robert Klark Graham which was publicized in 1970 (Plotz 1). Although there are many men who can’t have biological children due to many reasons including; low sperm count, poor sperm motility, and abnormal sperm shape (Simon 1), the main question still stands.…

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 pregnant women and their child in positive and negative ways. These pharmaceutical drugs have helped women maintain health conditions and aid in overcoming the discomforts a pregnancy brings, yet have the potential to cause harm to the fetus. Studies have been rather limited in both their research and results,…

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is a gothic science fiction novel written in the 19th century about Victor Frankenstein’s creation of a grotesque and unnatural being and the misery that results for both Frankenstein and his monster. Victor, a bright and intelligent young man studying at university, becomes enamored by the quest to create life. After discovering the secret, he raids graveyards and morgues for materials to create a new life. Victor succeeds, but is disgusted and horrified by his…

It is most important to consider the science behind IVF. Couples experience fertility problems either because the male has bad quality sperm or the woman has endometriosis. Although many couples feel like it is their only option, IVF has many health risks involved. IVF stands for In Vitro Fertilization and was first attempted in the 1970s. It is not highly recommended for the simple fact that you undergo multiple procedures for only a 40% chance of getting pregnant. When considering IVF, you…

in schools across the country that would educate students about birth control and sex. Doing so would allow students from sixth grade to high school to gain consciousness in methods of contraception, and understanding the results of an unexpected pregnancy. A fifth strategy would be to create an application available on smartphones and computers that would allow individuals to educate themselves on the benefits and disadvantages to abortion, which could help the patient to make an…

My mum is many things: a teacher, a citizen, a daughter, a sister, a wife and so many other things. But this endless list boils down to one main thing – my mother is a human being; an unbelievable one human being. This is ordinarily where an author boasts on about their mother being the best mother out there as everyone contradicts against this by shouting out on about how admirable and awe-inspiring their mother is. In my opinion, I would like to argue we fight for our mums in the midst of a…

When Judy was twenty years old, she became pregnant. She was in between high school and college, enjoying her freedom as an adult. When she became pregnant, she tried to hide it from her parents and wore baggy clothes. She didn’t know what to do. Judy knew a woman who did abortions, and she knew some girls who had had an abortion done. When she picked up the phone and dialed the abortion clinic number, she hung up. Judy wasn’t able to do it. It didn’t feel right. She told Bob, the father, that…