Stillbirth

As a diabetic, being healthy is being in control of your blood sugar. It is important you are in strict control of your blood sugar level before you get pregnant and during pregnancy. When your blood sugar is uncontrolled, your risk increases for complications such as: heart, kidney or eye disease. In pregnancy, hormonal changes in your body affect your blood sugar levels. These changes may speed up the risks for complications. The first trimester is a significant time when high blood sugar…

from strokes for those born in the Caribbean and India are about twice the national average. Most minority ethnic groups have a higher rate of morbidity and have showed higher rates of stillbirth and infant mortality. About one in 100 pregnancies in the UK for Africa-Caribbean and Asian women end in a stillbirth and mothers from the Caribbean and Pakistan experience infant mortality rates around double than the national average. People from African-Caribbean, Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi…

Diseases can affect a pregnancy by transforming the birthing process into a horrible experience. Foraging the elements fear and shame. Some cultures would consider a deformed or diseased newborn shameful to the family. So, the mother would abandon her child for the pride of the family. Fear of the unknown has filter through every cultures since the dawn of time. What we cannot comprehend drives us to tragic things to our relatives or the people around us. Helminths is a parasitic worm, which…

decreased TSH and increased T3 and T4 concentrations (Chiasera, 2013, para. 9). Hyperthyroidism during pregnancy can lead to many health illnesses that include: intrauterine growth restriction, preterm birth, low birth weight, spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, preeclampsia, and heart failure (Tyer, N. M., M.D., Kim, T. Y., M.D., & Martinez, D. S., M.D, 2014). The patient had a history of hyperthyroidism and did not begin symptoms of hyperthyroidism during this pregnancy. Alemu et al. (2016)…

Theories of Personality Major Paper: Violet Harmon This paper is about the personality of Violet Harmon, a main character in the rapidly growing television show American Horror Story. I will describe her life in a case study below and from there on I will describe the study of her personality from both a psychoanalytic viewpoint and a non-psychoanalytic viewpoint, in doing so I will bring up many of the psychologist theories that we have covered throughout the semester such as Sigmund Freud,…

-about-miscarriage-and-that-hurts A miscarriage is the loss of an unborn baby also known as a fetus. A miscarriage can occur before the 20th week that can be quite painful emotionally and physically. A pregnancy loss after 20 weeks is known as stillbirth. Most miscarriages can come about from hormonal problems, infections, maternal health problems, drug and alcohol substances, excessive caffeine, and exposure to radiation.…

An elective C-section is a procedure in which the mother chooses to have a C-section instead of laboring and delivering vaginally. This lets the mother choose the way she wants her baby born. Many women do not want to have labor pains, or have other reasons they do not want to deliver vaginally. Recently, Kim Kardashian had a procedure called a version to turn her baby who was breech to face head down, so she could have a vaginal delivery. Kim stated, “"Obviously, if it's an emergency and for…

In today 's society, divorce is more the norm than ever before. With fifty percent of marriages ending in divorce, it is no surprise that we have become so familiar with the concept of divorce. Whether it be through personal experiences or through the works of literature, the idea of a marriages failing has become more known and sadly more accepting. In “A Temporary Matter”, author Jhumpa Lahiri delineates one woman 's desire to end her marriage while her husbands seems to do everything possible…

Pam is a 30 year old woman who is in her third pregnancy with a BMI of 24 before being pregnant, which is considered normal (Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, 2015). She has gained 20 pounds throughout the pregnancy and she is 30 weeks pregnant. According to the Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications textbook, a woman who has a normal body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy will gain 25-35 pounds in total but only 1 pound per week in the second and third trimester…

constipation, lethargy, excessive thirst, and urination. Signs that a kitten, or cat is affected can include enlarged kidney, and fever. Severe cases in kittens may result in death from renal failure by the age of 8 weeks, or it could result in stillbirths. However, commonly renal failure does not appear until around 7 years of age in most cats affected by PKD. How is it diagnosed and how is it treated? Genetic tests are available to identify polycystic kidney disease in cats, and is effective…