NEED FOR NUTRITION PREGNANT & LACTATING WOMEN 1/20/2014 Jennell Attidore‚ Patricka Gibson‚ Helena Scotland TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION W.H.O. gave the definition for nutrition as the intake of food‚ considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs. They also defined good nutrition and poor nutrition; good nutrition is an adequate‚ well balanced diet combined with regular physical activity and is a cornerstone of good health. Poor nutrition
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Scrapies Scrapies is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects the central nervous system of sheep and goats. It is classified a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy also known as a TSE. Scrapies is the oldest known TSE. There is no cure or treatment for scrapies meaning it is a terminal disease. The name scrapies came from the symptom that leads constant itching due to the damage in the brain. The constant itching results in scabs and scrapes all over the body. The number one theory
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contact of the infected area. Transmission can occur during vaginal‚ anal‚ oral sex or by having exposure to the open sore in its first stages when it is the most contagious. Pregnant women can transmit the bacteria to her unborn child through the placenta during pregnancy and delivery. Even if the infected host has no symptoms‚ he/she can still transmit the infection to others. During the first stages after being exposed to the infection a sore called a chancre develops. In men‚ the sore appears
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Final Paper: “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” By: Anne Fadiman Meghan Maloney 26 April 2013 To understand the struggles that the Hmong people face living in America it is important to understand where they come from and what they have gone through. The majority of the Hmong people originate from the mountainous country of Laos. The mountains created isolation from the neighboring cultures and cultivated a clan identity. They were part of a society where everyone worked together
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Normal Pregnancy in a Female Sonja Twilliey William Carey University Hattiesburg‚ Ms Dr. Robin C. Dennis The pathology of pregnancy is a long‚ complex process that involves the fertilization of an ovum and its growth into a fetus. Pregnancy introduces a variety of hormonal changes to the human body‚ so it is important to understand how this process and these physiological changes affect women and the developing fetus. A typical pregnancy lasts about nine months‚ and it is important that pregnant
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Fluid Reabsorption There is a small net loss of fluid because of the difference between hydrostatic pressure and osmotic pressure. The lymphatic system picks up fluid that leaks out of the capillaries and returns it to the circulation. Lymphatic capillaries start in capillary beds Lymphatic capillaries snake their way through capillary beds to pick up the excess fluid and return it back to the venous circulation. As fluid pressure increases‚ it forces open little flaps in the lymphatic capillaries
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In the womb - the DVD - Review A must see movie for future parents! Experience the life before birth‚ The formation‚ a step by step in a film that have not been seen like him. In the womb‚ was produced for National Geographic Channel . Its includes features in advanced technology‚ simulations that have been generated by ultrasound photography in four dimensions. Before it takes its first breath‚ a human baby has been through an incredible transformation from a single cell to a complex‚ self-sustaining
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facial defects‚ non funiconal organs‚ and mental retardation. Another very commonly used drug is Crack/Cocaine. This drug can also cause fatal problems to born and unborn babies. “In the development of an unborn baby‚ crack/cocaine crosses threw the placenta‚ constricts the blood vessels and reduces the blood flow to the baby. Drug 5” This can cause problems in the brain‚ heart‚ and other vital organs. One main effect that it has on a newborn is that if they received the drug during pregnancy those babies
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Maria is a 24yo‚ G5 P3104‚ who is currently 22 weeks 2 days. She has a history of a preterm delivery but to my knowledge is not on 17-OHP. She had an anatomic survey performed here a few weeks and is here to complete the fetal anatomical survey. On ultrasound‚ there is a live fetus in cephalic presentation. Fetal biometry is consistent with dates. A limited survey was unremarkable. There were no structural abnormalities noted within the capabilities of our ultrasound equipment. The spine and
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Did you know that there have been more than 165‚000 abortions in the United States this year? The average abortion takes place from 1 to 20 weeks. Abortion is a dangerous offence that affects the mother‚ father‚ and fetus. That is why it should be illegal in the United States. Abortion is murder. Murder is the “unlawful killing of a human being.” Each abortion takes an innocent life. If a baby was killed after birth it would be considered murder‚ but if a baby was killed inside of the fetus it would
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