Armani White Dr. Smalls-Muir English 101 11 November 2014 Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is a severe issue in our lives today where people become pregnant because they are insecure or not informed. Nearly four out of ten girls become pregnant at least once before the age of 20 ‚but why does this happen? Most teens get pregnant because they want to know how it feels to raise a child or because they see others with children and they find them cute and want them to themselves. Others
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Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes (GD)‚ also known as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)‚ is a diabetic disorder that affects 4% of pregnancies making it one of the most common health complications of pregnancy. This condition usually occurs during the second or third trimester when the pregnancy hormones start to take place then fortunately disappears after the child is born. Increased glucose levels in the blood result from when a woman’s body does not produce enough insulin. In most
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Tara is a 32yo‚ G3 P2002‚ who is currently 22 weeks 2 days. She follows in the High Risk Obstetrical Clinic secondary to a history of chronic HTN. She also has a history of preeclampsia in both her prior pregnancies. She reports that her high BP developed in her 1st pregnancy. Around 2 years later she had a stroke that she reportedly thinks was related to uncontrolled HTN. There has been some question in her history about a thrombophilia specifically factor V Leiden‚ although we do have a negative
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Previous pregnancy complications - Antenatal history (of current pregnancy) o EDD confirmation of dates o Screening (routine; every four weeks until second trimester – maternal and foetal wellbeing) o Complications (e.g. gestational diabetes‚ preeclampsia) - Previous medical/surgical history - Medications/IVDU/allergies - Family history o Thalassaemia‚ thrombophilia - Systems review o Thyroid (HP axis) - Social history o Relationship‚ job‚ finances‚ JW Male reproductive history
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Maternity Test 2 A woman who is pregnant for the third time is referred to as a: Multigravida A woman who is 8 weeks pregnant has a daughter age 5 and a son age 2. Previously‚ she had a spontaneous abortion at 12 weeks’ gestation. Therefore‚ she is gravida _4____‚ para ___2__. A woman’s last normal menstrual period began July 4. Using Nägele’s rule‚ what would be her estimated date of delivery? April 11 A woman comes to the physician’s office because she has missed a menstrual period
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candidate for vaginal birth because she has an android or heart shaped pelvis. The birth of her first child resulted in an emergency cesarean delivery and she has opted to have planned cesarean deliveries since then. During this pregnancy M.C had preeclampsia‚ which is an increase in blood pressure after 20 weeks gestation‚ which is also commonly accompanied by protenuria. During this pregnancy M.C also had placenta previa‚ which is a placental implantation in the lower uterine segment over or near
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The birthing center is a site managed by kind and understanding nurses‚ who are willing to do anything to help accommodate and facilitate birth for the mother and her baby. The purpose of the birthing center is to provide a safe and comfortable environment for the future mother and her infant. The nurses there are very compassionate and understanding‚ making the patient’s stay a great one. In the birthing center there is various equipment to be found‚ for both the wellbeing of the baby and the mother
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Decelerations Defined Decelerations are categorized as early‚ late‚ variable‚ or prolonged. FHR decelerations are defined according to their visual relationship to the onset and end of a contraction and by their shape. Early decelerations Visually apparent gradual decrease in and return to the baseline FHR associated with uterine contractions. The onset‚ nadir‚ and recovery of the deceleration generally correspond to the beginning‚ peak‚ and end of the contraction. Early decelerations are thought
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mothers and mothers who don’t wouldn’t. In reality though‚ abortions are not only necessary‚ but a medical and natural right. In the frightening case of some women‚ an anti-abortion government can mean death or irreversible damage their bodies. Preeclampsia‚ one of the leading life threatening pregnancy complications‚ kills 800 women every day. In milder cases‚ doctors can sometimes manage it for short periods of time but the only cure is delivery or‚ in earlier trimesters‚ abortion. Although rarer
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Kirstin Zaloum Miss. Orlowski April 26‚ 2013 Health and Illness in Society Infant Health: United States Verses South Korea Each country has a different procedure when it comes to their health care and their care with pre and postnatal. Some countries can spend a great amount of money on their health care (such as the United States) but still might not have the best health care in the world. Others have special arrangements that new mothers and infants can go through to make sure that they
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