To use any sort of substance while trying to become pregnant is absurd. Timing is everything during development and even prior to testing positively for pregnancy. A very large and essential part of prenatal care is the avoidance of teratogens. As we proceed I will mention the affects teratogens have on prenatal development‚ why the alcohol consumption should be reduced completely‚ and I will define what a teratogen actually is. Teratogen is a word used to describe behaviors‚ environments‚
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that can negatively impact the developing person. During prenatal development‚ environmental factors can significantly affect the development of the child. Most everything the mother ingests‚ including food‚ liquid‚ and even medication‚ travels through the placenta to the fetus; anything the mother is exposed to in the environment affects the fetus. The factors that associated with this scenario are smoking‚ alcohol‚ stress‚ nutrition‚ prenatal vitamins‚ and no establish care with a doctor. Having a
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Journal Entry One 3/10 The debate between continuity vs. stages is the development a gradual‚ continuous process‚ like a ski lift moving up a mountain or is it a series of distinctly different like the steps of a staircase. In continuous and gradual stages Genie was able to start talking and expressing what she wanted by point‚ etc. the debate between stability vs. change is will the person you think of as the “real” you still be there in 2050 or will that person change dramatically as you move
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Alcohol: Lowering the Legal Drinking Age Karita Lockwood Professor O’Quinn COM 323 October 29‚ 2012 Introduction Alcohol is a drink that is made from corn‚ barley or a beverage containing ethyl. There is currently an ongoing debate as to if the legal age limit for alcohol consumption should be lowered. Despite the dangers‚ everyday in the United States more than 13‚000 children and teens consume alcohol. The age range between eleven and eighteen is the most influential period when youths
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Rose Bunch Paper 3: Literature Review Alcohol Advertising: The Cause of Underage Drinking? The question‚ "Is alcohol advertising the cause of underage drinking?" seems to flow through the minds of many American families. The answer to the question largely depends upon the families view on drinking in general. Some homes encourage drinking every once in a while‚ for social purposes; while others condemn it all together. The topic is very controversial with several factors weighing in such
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tobacco‚ alcohol‚ illegal street drugs (crack/cocaine)‚ prescriptions and over the counter medications contributes to deformation of the fetus with pregnant women. There are psychological terotogen know as stress that induce the same damage to the fetus with pregnant women. Demanding jobs‚ financial worries‚ broken relationships or even school work with deadlines (sounds familiar?) are common psychological terotogens that contributes to stress in individuals. Stress impacts the development and growth
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Pregnant women at times engage in activities that may affect the well-being of the unborn child in one way or the other. The question that then arises is whether pregnant women should be punished for exposing their fetus to any form of risks during the pregnancy term. For as long as anyone can remember‚ law enforcement authorities‚ judges and elected officials sought to punish women for all actions that they took during their pregnancy that may directly affect the well-being of the fetus before
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During the fetal stage of development‚ approximately week 10 to week 14‚ I learned the baby’s facial structures become clear and established‚ and their tooth buds begin to form. Next‚ the child’s tissues and organs will grow and develop‚ while the webbing aspect diminishes from their fingers and toes. At this point in the fetal stage‚ the baby begins to develop fingerprints and fingernails‚ and the child will begin to create a fist with his/her hands and curl their toes. While the child continues to
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Driving while under the influence of either alcohol or drugs in general is not a good idea‚ and is against the law. When you consume drugs or alcohol‚ it alters your perception of everything. You lose control of your thoughts‚ and how you will react to something. You need to have responsibility with your actions‚ and if you are not‚ you have to be prepared for the consequences. Don’t’ drive drunk; nothing good comes from it‚ and it is against the law. It is against the law to drive under the influence
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century‚ and people start to have a bad habit; one of the riskiest habits is texting while driving. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)‚ almost eleven percent of people in the United States had texted while driving in 2008. The government of Texas should stop people who drive while texting because it can be dangerous and many serious risks like injury or death. Texting while driving can cause an accident because the driver is attention is on the phone not
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