Parents who suffer with alcohol addiction can disrupt a family’s life and cause harmful effects that can last life long time. The effects that are experienced by the members of a family may be different from one to another. Children of alcoholic parents are defined as those who grow up in a home with at least one alcoholic parent (About.com‚ 2008). According to Berger (1993)‚ most children with alcoholic parents have many common symptoms such as low self-esteem‚ loneliness‚ guilt‚ feelings of helplessness
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ALINEANDO LA ORGANIZACIÓN Case in Point Southwest Airlines: consistencia y coherencia a lo largo del tiempo Logo: www.southwest.com Southwest Airlines (SWA) es la primera aerolínea norteamericana: transporta millones de pasajeros anuales (102 millones‚ en 2008)‚ llega a 67 ciudades en 34 estados y opera más de 3.300 vuelos diarios.4 Tiene 35.000 empleados‚ 36 años consecutivos de beneficios y un récord de reconocimientos‚ que van desde estar entre las empresas más admiradas del mundo hasta
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Smoking during Pregnancy Arsenic‚ rocket fuel‚ toilet cleaner‚ lighter fluid‚ and batteries; what if this were the newest baby food? American’s would be in outcry and rightly so. These ingredients are all poisonous‚ yet they aren’t just found in rat poison and household cleaners‚ they are found in cigarettes. Despite this 10% of women will smoke cigarettes regularly throughout their pregnancies even though they have full knowledge of the consequences (“Program”). The children of these mother’s
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Chapter 16 outline * The Reproductive system The gonads or primary sex organs: testes in men‚ and ovaries in women. a. Produce sex cells or gametes‚ and secrete sex hormones Male and female reproductive systems are different. Sex hormones play vital roles both in the development and function of the reproductive organs. Anatomy of the male reproductive system A. Testes Plum-sized and approx. 4cm long and 2.5cm wide Fibrous connective tissue capsules‚ te tunica albuginea surrounds
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Pregnancy and newborns Women using cocaine have higher numbers of spontaneous abortions‚ premature births‚ and placenta previa than nonusers. Babies born to these mothers exhibit significant depression in behavior and response to stimuli. Newborn babies may develop cerebral infarcts. Intrauterine fetal growth may be retarded; microcephaly‚ small-for-date birth
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twins. A placental abruption was the reason for my premature delivery. Mayo Clinic defines a placental abruption (abruptio placentae) is an uncommon yet serious complication of pregnancy. The placenta is a structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy to nourish the growing baby. If the placenta peels away from the inner wall of the uterus before delivery — either partially or completely — it’s known as placental abruption. Placental abruption can deprive the baby of oxygen and nutrients
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Possible Role of Preeclampsia/Eclampsia in Evolution of Human Reproduction Preeclampsia is a consequence of the defective implantation of the placenta that occurs during the second phase of trophoblastic (advanced blastocyst) invasion. There is a deep penetration into the uterine wall because of the increased energy demands of the human fetus. With preeclampsia‚ pregnant women exhibit increased blood pressure (gestational hypertension)‚ and both the mother and the infant are threatened accordingly
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decision that a young person could make. Abortion should be legal and an alternative for all women. Abortion: one of the most common medical procedures that consist of the termination of a pregnancy by removing the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus. There are approximately forty-two million abortions that happen per year and approximately one hundred and fifteen abortions that happen per day. Abortion methods always depend on what trimester of the pregnancy it is. For example
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and paranoia. Effects on Pregnancy & Prenatal Development: Increases risk of miscarriage Premature labor Still born Irreversible brain damage Low birth weight Small head/ brain Cuts the flow of blood and oxygen to the fetus Cause the placenta to pull away from the wall of the uterus before labor begins Serious life long health problems Withdrawal of drug Methamphetamine (Meth or Ice) Psychostimulant and sympathomimetic drug Enters the brain and triggers a cascading release
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How Much Water to Drink before Ultrasound? A pregnancy ultrasound (sonography)‚ is an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create a picture of how a baby is developing in the womb. It is also used to check the female pelvic organs during pregnancy. The ultrasound image is produced based on the reflection of the waves off of the body structures. When preparing for a pregnancy ultrasound‚ you will need to have a full bladder to get the best ultrasound image‚ but how do you know how
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