substances that are harmful to unborn children (NTP). "Smoking during pregnancy may indicate that a woman is not taking a healthy approach to childbearing and‚ thus‚ may be associated with later problem behaviors for the child. For example‚ smoking by the mother during pregnancy is associated with substance abuse and criminal behavior in both male and female children when they reach adulthood (Child)." The major topic covered is the effects of smoking while pregnant. Miscarriages‚ still births‚ low infant
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The Teenage Years Growing up is a hard process‚ especially for those who are experiencing their adolescent years. Everyone who has gone through this process agrees that these years have been some of the most awkward and strangest years of their lives; the ‘teen years’ is a period of time in which the majority of people tend to have rebellious and irresponsible behavior‚ where it’s easy to feel isolated and where everything bad that happens is the “end of the world”. Teenagers seem to hate everything
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Depression and Pregnancy Audrey Luck Psychology for Midwives 11/16/10 Depression and Pregnancy 2 For most women the period of growing bellies and growing anticipations is a joyful and exciting time and for others this time may harbor doubt‚ fear‚ and depression. “As many as 1 out of 5 women have symptoms of depression during pregnancy. For some women‚ those symptoms are severe. In pregnancy‚ women who have been depressed before are at higher risk of depression than other
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Teenage Pregnancy in America In recent studies‚ statistics show that the United States ranks number one with cases of teenage pregnancy. Teen pregnancy is an important issue that people need to pay more attention to. Women that get pregnant at a young age are likely to suffer from health related issues as well as emotional stress. They often resort in dropping out of school‚ therefore hindering them to get a good job. Young women need to stop and think of the consequences of having a baby
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Haley Lundak Professor Haddox English 1302- 7a.m. 31 January 2013 Teen pregnancy is a growing trend. Cities and towns all over the country are being affected by this growing statistic. However‚ El Paso is being overwhelmed with this statistic. Teenagers in El Paso are being affected by the growing statistic in extreme ways. The teens of El Paso are being greatly influenced by the culture of El Paso‚ today’s society‚ and they are falling into the trap that their demographics portray will happen
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are the possible causes of early motherhood? Cases of Early Pregnancy in University of Batangas: Basis for the Enhancement of Counseling Program Gladiola A. Eje Solomon M. Javier Undergraduate Thesis University of Batangas Hilltop‚ Batangas City Bachelor of Arts in Psychology 47+ 2005-2006 3) What are the perceptions of the respondents about the common effects of early motherhood in their lives? 4) What are the effects of early pregnancy to their academic performances? 5) Is there any significant
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CYPOP 1: Work with babies and young children to promote thier development and learning. 1. Understand the development and learning of babies and young children. 1.1 Explain the pattren of developments in the first three years of life and the skills typically acquired at each stage. Babies and toddlers show amazing progress in all aspects of their development from birth to three years‚ considering they are born with simple reflexes and are quite helpless and dependent. It is essential
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Reality TV shows make teenage girls think that it is okay to get pregnant‚ not get a high school diploma‚ and act like whores. Some TV shows even try to show a good side of getting pregnant. In my opinion girls need to graduate high school and not worry about a baby. Teenage girls watch a lot of shows that make it seem okay to get pregnant. Shows like Teen Mom‚ 16 & pregnant‚ and The Secret Life of an American Teenager are shows that portray sex. In Teen Mom they like to show all of the parents
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Preventing Unwanted Pregnancy A happily married couple‚ Thomas and Ella‚ have two children named Cody and Rachel. Thomas has two jobs to support his family‚ and then Ella can stay home to take care of their young boy and girl‚ along with housework. After a long night of hard work‚ Thomas came home to Ella crying in the bathroom. “Ella‚ what is the matter?” he asked. She wiped away her tears‚ took a deep breath‚ looked Thomas deep into his brown eyes and said‚ “I’m pregnant”. They both knew they
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Teenage Smoking Cigarette smoking is a habit that kills approximately million of people per year. It is surprisingly being picked up by countless amounts of children every day. Smoking becomes a growing trend in the youth community. The number of young smokers has been increasing in most American middle schools and high schools. Both girls and boys are smoking because they think it is cool. Many of them will take this their trend and carry it for their adulthood. The four reasons that cause
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