Data from many resources support the disparities of low birth weight infants and preterm births between different ethnic and cultural groups. For example‚ according to Kaiser Family Foundation 2010 study‚ Non-Hispanic Black had the highest percentage rate of preterm births among all births compared to Non-Hispanic White and Hispanic group. Hispanic group was in the middle‚ and Non-Hispanic white was the lowest in all the states of the US (Kaiser Family Foundation‚ 2010). Even though medical treatment
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The Progression of Birth Control. History has always been a struggle for women. Being seen as lessor beings‚ not being able to own property‚ not being able to work‚ to vote‚ to control their right to have children have all been the topic of many struggles. Over time women have fought to have these rights given to them. One of the many rights that has been fought for and won is the right to control when we have children. Margaret Sanger was the leading women for this movement. She started
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Birth Control is the Best Way to Fight with Teenage Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is frequently discussed all over the country and the efforts have not reduced the numbers‚ as teens continue to have unsafe sex which eventually leads to pregnancy. These developments led different experts to consider the issue of abstinence‚ abortion‚ and general sex education in order to reduce the rates of pregnancy among teens. The average teen will be curious about sex when he or she starts puberty and begins to be
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Preterm birth is defined as‚ “the birth of an infant before 37 weeks of pregnancy.” (CDC‚ 2015). This paper will discuss the ethical question‚ “Considering the high risk of medical and mental disabilities‚ should all premature infants be saved?”. The first time I read this question‚ I thought of quality of life. I feel as long as the baby can live to have a good quality of life‚ they should be saved. However‚ how do you define quality of life‚ and how do others? This may differ greatly between individuals
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Cesarean Birth What is a cesarean birth (cesarean section)? A cesarean section‚ or C-section‚ is the surgical delivery of the baby through an incision in the mother’s abdomen and uterus. The procedure is usually performed using spinal anesthesia (an anesthetic injection into the fluid that surrounds the spinal cord) so that the mother can be awake during the birth without feeling pain. If the woman already had an epidural placed earlier (e.g.‚ during labor)‚ the epidural can also be used during
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Christine Coleman PSY-260 Monday‚ August 19‚ 2013 Life before Birth Hello‚ my name is Christine Coleman. I just recently like 8 weeks ago had the most precious little baby girl ever! She is in the picture at the top of my page. I watched the video life before birth and let me just say before I watched that video I never for one minute thought about what actually takes place inside a female. I mean I knew like the basics I guess you could say‚ but the way that they described the
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of Birth Control Although birth control has been practiced since ancient times‚ the first organized efforts developed during the 19th century as population increased dramatically because of improved medical care‚ nutrition‚ and sanitation. However‚ birth control met with resistance. In 1873 the United States Congress enacted the Comstock Law‚ which prohibited the distribution of birth-control devices and information. During the early 1900s‚ American nurse Margaret Sanger led the birth-control
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Discussion This review provides a clear pattern of evidence that shows doula-supported births lead to a reduction in cesarean rates. A reduction in cesarean rate can be explained due to the fact that doula-supported births are also shown to decrease the length of labor‚ the amount and type of analgesic used‚ factors that greatly influence cesarean births. The reduction of cesarean rates through the use of continuous doula support is relevant because it provides a way to minimize the negative health
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Topic 2: The impact of foetus birth defect on pregnant women’s psychological health and recommendations for clinical practice NUR1115 Maternal and Child Health Nursing Matriculation Number: A0108433M Bachelor of Science (Nursing) Semester 2‚ AY2013-2014 17 March 2014 1. INTRODUCTION Birth defects‚ also known as congenital diseases‚ are structural or functional abnormalities present at birth or in the uterus that cause physical or mental
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variables such as birth and death rates‚ infant mortality‚ fertility and natural increase rate‚ and life expectancy. First of all‚ these two countries have drastically different Crude Birth Rates‚ or CBR for short. Crude Birth Rates are devised by how many babies are born per one thousand people in one year. The CBR in Haiti is 25.63 babies per one thousand people. That means if you were to take one thousand people‚ there would be roughly 26 babies born in 2016 alone. However‚ the Crude Birth Rate in Hungary
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