Stillbirth

The War That Changed America “Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind” (John F. Kennedy). The Vietnam War was a violent war that had a strong impact on everyone involved. Not only the United States government, but also the people realized it was not always their place to intervene in foreign affairs. But this realization was far too late as the troops had already been sent and the American citizens were forced to live through the hell that is war. The effects of the…

adults. Also, increasing taxes also significantly contributes to pregnant women. According to Marr & Huang (2014), “Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of pregnancy complications, premature birth, low-birth weight infants, stillbirth, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)” (p. 2). Increasing price of cigarette packs encourage pregnancy women to consider quitting smoking. The higher cigarette excise taxes reduced smoking rates among pregnant women (Hawkins & Baum, 2014,…

Effects of Drinking While Pregnant According to the journal, An Argument That Goes Back To The Womb, throughout the past 43 years, there has been battle after battle over the right or wrongness of drinking while pregnant. Since alcohol was legalized, women have the right to drink so long as they are of age, but when Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) were discovered it forced women to stop thinking of their rights and think about the baby in the wombs rights by making the right choice to…

Symptoms of peri-natal depression include sleep disturbances,changes in appetite, mood changes, and difficulty concentrating. There are many risks associated with untreated depression during pregnancy. They include preterm labor, growth retardation, decreased prenatal care, poor weight gain, and increased substance use. Depression during pregnancy is very common, but also under diagnosed because women feel they should be joyous since they are having a baby. Depression is very different from the…

As Julie said in her speech, abortions only cover about three percent the services Planned Parenthood provides. The organization understands and respects each individual’s right to make informed, independent decisions about health, sex, and family planning. Their health centers provide a broad spectrum of safe, reliable health care. Planned Parenthood is proud of its vital role in providing young people with honest sexuality and relationship information in classrooms and online to help reduce…

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects approximately 23.6 million people globally (Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Collaborators, 2015). The disorder is marked by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, which typically result in problems related to self-care and general functioning in social and occupational settings (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Despite the first detailed clinical description having been written in 1810 (Haslam, 1810), and…

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE CURRENT METHODS ON DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DIABETES FALL 2014, BIO 498 SEC 0401 Dr. Eric May Ibironke sanni 12-12-2014 Table of Contents 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..2 2. Types of diabetes……………………………………………………………………….3 3. Type 1 diabetes…………………………………………………………………………4 4. Symptoms of type 1 diabetes…………………………………………………………...5 5. Treatment and diagnosis of type 1 diabetes………………………...………………..... 6 6. Type 2…

Because there is only 1.5 laparoscopes per trained team, the laparoscope is a very valued, but at the same time scarce commodity. The same laparoscope is often re-used in an effort to perform as many sterilizations as possible while there is still adequate light, water, or surgical team presence, and therefore proper instrument sterilization and cleaning procedures are often not followed. Even though there is no known data linking this kind of procedure to an increase in infections or…