Alyssa Gonzalez Prof. Carter ENC 9020 11-3-09 Teenage Pregnancy Everyday we see or hear about a teenage girl pregnant. When were teenagers we don’t realize the long term effect on unprotected sex. Not only getting pregnant but picking up sexual transmitted diseases. There are many effects on teenage pregnancy emotional and physical. Teenage pregnancy is the number one problem in the United States on why kids drop out of school. Right now kids are having sex at a very young age and
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Teen pregnancies in the Philippines By Rebecca B. Singson Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 00:55:00 06/14/2008 Filed Under: Health‚ Lifestyle & Leisure‚ Gender Issues (First in a series) MANILA‚ Philippines?The sexual revolution has ushered in a period in which the average adolescent experiences tremendous pressures to have sexual experiences of all kinds. Filipino teens get a higher exposure to sex from the Internet‚ magazines‚ TV shows‚ movies and other media than decades ago‚
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Nutrition during Pregnancy by Amy V. Haas [Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Having a Baby Today Issue 5‚ Spring 2002.] Photos by Jennifer Rosenberg The single most important thing that you can do for your baby is to eat a healthy‚ well-balanced diet. A well-balanced diet is one that includes foods from all food groups in appropriate amounts‚ so as to ensure proper nutrition. Proper nutrition ensures that all essential nutrients (carbohydrates‚ fats‚ protein‚ vitamins‚ minerals and
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Deonte Anderson Alcohol and Pregnancy A pregnant woman’s lifestyle ultimately affects the development of her baby. Excessive exposure to alcohol during pregnancy can inflict serious‚ permanent physical and mental damage on her child. When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol she is making her child drink also. In knowing how Fetal Alcohol Syndrome can be prevented‚ what the symptoms are‚ and who and what make up the risk factors fetal alcohol syndrome can be better understood.
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including unequal pay‚ sexual harassment‚ and promotion issues. One particular challenge women face is the fundamental right to have a family‚ which includes the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Managers in every organization should be familiar with this important act and the associated legal issues. In this paper‚ I will discuss the Pregnancy Discrimination Act by reviewing the history‚ presenting the employer’s and employee’s perspective‚ and I will conclude with suggestions for all managers and employers
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Consequences of teen pregnancy to mother‚ infant‚ and community 1 Consequences of teen pregnancy to the mother‚ infant‚ and to the community Terra Allen HCA 402 Professor Patricia Pierce Consequences of teen pregnancy to the mother‚ infant‚ and community 2 Teen pregnancy has negative effects on teens‚ and the infant including low birth rate‚ poor nutrition‚ and infant mortality. Valanis stated
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Personal Essay February 14‚ 2014 My First Pregnancy I never knew the power of my own strength and what my mind and body is capable of going through until I experienced my first pregnancy. In January of 2010‚ one month after my twenty first birthday‚ I had found out news that would change my life forever. Feeling nauseated and not myself‚ I decided to take a pregnancy test at the doctors and discovered I was about three to four weeks pregnant. It was extremely difficult for me to even accept
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Pregnancy After 35 What older moms-to-be should know By Jennifer Kelly Geddes comments (0) related tags: Fitness‚ mom health‚ Pregnancy Complications‚ Pregnancy Emotions‚ pregnancy health & symptoms‚ Pregnancy Symptoms‚ prenatal‚ Tests‚ Pregnancy Having a baby when you’re over 35 can mean more health concerns and extra tests‚ but it shouldn’t be cause for alarm or distress. In fact‚ nearly 1 in 10 babies are born to women over 35‚ and the majority are delivered without complications. "Women
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important in everyday life‚ but being physically fit during pregnancy is important as well. Pregnant women fall into a group specified as a special population. Questions continually arise about safety‚ training recommendations‚ and limitations while pregnant. Physical fitness helps a woman with the physical demands that pregnancy imposes on her body‚ as well as providing everyday health benefits. Exercise can be helpful with common pregnancy issues and make childbirth easier. According to Kalisiak
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Exposure to illicit and non-illicit drugs during pregnancy is a significant issue in the United States. Each year‚ approximately 757‚000 pregnant women use alcohol and 820‚000 smoke cigarettes. It is estimated that 221‚000 pregnant women use illegal drugs at least once during their pregnancy and 1 in 5 of these women smoke crack cocaine. Additionally‚ 32 percent of women who use at least one illegal drug while pregnant also use both alcohol and cigarettes. Overall‚ 1 million children each year
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