Stillbirth

In my youth, I was reared in Lutheran home and was attended a Christian school until the eighth grade. It was stable home life and completely constructed upon the foundation of Jesus Christ. Both of my parents frequently reminded me to always look for positive potential in every person. I believe the Christian education through the church and mission work will ensure my complete effectiveness as a Christian counselor. During the ages of twenty through thirty-six, I went through a…

Women have long been battling reproductive rights for decades, and they still are today. In regards to such rights includes the controversy of reproduction options for those who cannot have children of their own. As these difficulties arose came solutions where technological innovations led to the development of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and surrogate mothering, and were giving want-to-be parents the biological children they thought they could never have. In the article, Surrogate Mothering:…

Captivity or Sanctuaries Water has been my biggest enemy since I was a kid, but in spite of that, I have always held an admiration for orcas; as much as I feared the ocean, I found refuge and inspiration in these black and white mammals. From my childhood to this very day, I have spent years reading and studying everything I can find on orcas, and what I've learned has left a profound impact on me.As a way to pass time on road trips, I read books such as "Killer Whales on Steroids" which details…

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the physical and mental damage in a child due to the alcohol exposure while in the womb. This disease results in anywhere from 20 thousand to 200 thousand cases a year! There are many side effects that stem from fetal alcohol syndrome; some are long term and some are short. If a side effect is discovered and treated early enough, the side effects can be reduced and may eventually disappear. The main problem surrounding fetal alcohol syndrome is that nobody can agree on…

umbilical cord and causes the baby to “drink” the alcohol also. The baby breaks down the alcohol more slowly than the mother does, and therefore the alcohol remains in the baby’s blood longer. Drinking alcohol during a pregnancy can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, and FAS in the child. Since the baby’s brain is constantly developing, alcohol exposure at any time during pregnancy can cause damage to the central nervous system. Since FAS is under-diagnosed, it is important to be able to recognize…

Infertility is defined as not being able to get pregnant after having unprotected sex for at least a year, or in some circumstances, six months. Infertility can also be defined as a woman that can get pregnant, but keeps having miscarriages or stillbirths. There is no exact cause for infertility, it may be due to a cause in either you or your partner. Or in some cases, a combination of both people. It is said that infertility affects approximately 10-15% of couples in the United States. But…

"Street drugs and Pregnancy", March of Dimes states that about1 in 20 women take street drugs, which are illegal or illicit drugs, during pregnancy. Women who use the drugs before and during pregnancy highly increase chances of having a miscarriage or stillbirth the baby. Also, babies from the drug user mother have higher chance of body defect. For example, changing in shape or functioning one or more parts of the body (March of Dimes). Moreover, babies from a mother who often uses drug will…

Declining State of the Nigeria Health System From Nigeria’s independence in 1960, traditional medicine had been a big part of the health care system in Nigeria focusing mainly on the curative, rather than preventive care. In the years following the independence, about 10-15% of the Nigerian population was covered by any form of modern health care services. These services were concentrated in the urban areas to the detriment of the rural areas. At that time, only about 50% of the urban population…

if any risk or abnormality is seen they would refer the patient to a specialist, along the way until the baby is born they would arrange and provide parenting and health education to the patient and family and in case of miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, abnormality and even death…

include, premature labor, premature rupture of the membranes, and plenty more. What is worse is that mothers still take chances to smoke, but tends to forget the causes of smoking while pregnant. Some of the causes being the increased rate of stillbirths, miscarriages, and ectopic (outside the uterus) pregnancy (Torpy 1286). As the mother smokes a cigarette, the chemicals from the cigarette go into the mother’s bloodstream and can eventually find its way to the unborn child’s bloodstream,…