Prenatal drug abuse is a very tragic‚ yet preventable issue in our society. For a pregnant woman‚ drug abuse is doubly dangerous. Drugs may harm her own health‚ interfering with her ability to support the pregnancy. Also‚ some drugs can directly impair prenatal development. All illegal drugs‚ such as heroin and cocaine‚ pose dangers to a pregnant woman. Legal substances‚ such as alcohol and tobacco‚ are also dangerous‚ and even medical drugs‚ both prescription and over-the-counter‚ can be harmful
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chapter 8 development chapter outline Nature‚ Nurture‚ and Prenatal Development Determining the Relative Influence of Nature and Nurture Developmental Research Techniques Prenatal Development: Conception to Birth module 25 module 28 Adulthood Physical Development: The Peak of Health Social Development: Working at Life Marriage‚ Children‚ and Divorce: Family Ties The Later Years of Life: Growing Old Physical Changes in Late Adulthood: The Aging Body Cognitive Changes: Thinking About—and
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction Caring behavior is an essential element of nursing. Nurses’ caring behavior is believed to enhance the patient’s health and well-being and to facilitate health promotion as well as patient’s ultimate curing. (Jean Weigand‚ 2006). Clinical instructors are expected to equipped students with knowledge and skills to become competent and prepare them in the future for their nursing profession. Caring education must be observe not only in the
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There are plenty of available prenatal tests that can be done in order to determine certain things regarding a fetus. Some of these tests are necessary however‚ some are not‚ and although‚ they may be able to provide valuable information‚ they can also carry risks‚ even if they may be small. For instance‚ an amniocentesis is done to screen for birth defects and chromosome abnormality by inserting a needle through the mother’s abdomen and retrieving amniotic fluid. Although‚ the risk of a miscarriage
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Postpartum depression has the following symptoms: paranoia‚ hallucination‚ and sleep troubles. However‚ back when the “The Yellow Wallpaper” was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the late nineteenth century postpartum had a different name. During the story‚ the narrator notices a woman in the wallpaper and starts to think someone is on the other side. As soon as that happens the hallucinations start and the narrator’s imagination starts to wander. When the narrator starts to develop sleep troubles
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Prenatal Case Study Camille Agbuya‚ Rebecca Alexander‚ Lauryn Bachmeier‚ Ania Bedrosia‚ Jade Nicole Belle The University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Teresa’s 24-hour Diet Intake Nutrients | Nutrient Vitamin/ Mineral Consumed by Jamie | Requirement of Nutrient/ Vitamin/ mineral | Excess or Deficit Found in Analysis(not by + or -) | Energy (kcal) | 733 | 2100 | -1367 | Protein (g) | 45 | 66 | -1 | Vitamin A (µg) | 114 | 700 | -588 | Vitamin D (µg) | 1 | 15 | -14 | Vitamin E (mg) | 1 |
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Introduction When a woman gives birth to a child‚ it can be one of the most joyous and exciting moments in her life‚ yet it can also be difficult and stressful. There are a range of emotional‚ behavioral‚ and physical changes that occur shortly after a woman gives birth. These changes are common; however‚ many women who experience these emotions may have postpartum depression‚ with symptoms ranging from mild to severe. Many women require medical treatment. Although all causes of postpartum depression
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Michelle Puello Professor Matthews English 111-802A. 2 May 2016 Postpartum Depression and How It Affect Marriages “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ is a short story that exposed a psychological problem called‚ postpartum depression. This paper will focus on the negative psychological impact that postpartum depressions have on marriages when both the wife and the husband are not educated about the condition and experienced different and unhelpful treatment for the depression
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the Life Span Learning Outcomes Explain prenatal development and the role that sex hormones play. Explain the physical‚ cognitive‚ moral‚ social‚ and emotional development of children. Learning Outcomes Explain the physical‚ cognitive‚ moral‚ social and emotional development of adolescents. Explain the features of emerging adulthood. Explain the physical‚ cognitive‚ moral‚ social‚ and emotional development of adults. Prenatal Development Prenatal Development Germinal Stage Conception
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Postpartum depression impacts the lives of 10-15% of postpartum women and typically occurs within one month of giving birth‚ despite the identification of some clear risk factors1‚2. Furthermore‚ having a baby is often viewed as a joyous event and there is a negative stigma associated with depression that occurs following the birth. Research has indicated that there are risk factors that can strongly predict postpartum depression‚ such as socioeconomic status‚ relationship status‚ and mental health
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