has identified tobacco smoke and nicotine‚ a chemical in tobacco smoke‚ as 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
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An ectopic pregnancy‚ or eccysis‚ is a complication of pregnancy in which the embryo implants outside the uterine cavity.[1]With rare exceptions‚ ectopic pregnancies are not viable. Furthermore‚ they are dangerous for the mother‚ since internal haemorrhage is a life-threatening complication. Most ectopic pregnancies occur in the Fallopian tube (so-called tubal pregnancies)‚ but implantation can also occur in the cervix‚ ovaries‚ and abdomen. An ectopic pregnancy is a potentialmedical emergency‚ and
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5005/jp-journals-10006-1177 Judith Angelitta Noronha et al NURSING PRACTICE Anemia in Pregnancy—Consequences and Challenges: A Review of Literature Judith Angelitta Noronha‚ Esra Al Khasawneh‚ Vidya Seshan‚ Shanthi Ramasubramaniam‚ Savithri Raman ABSTRACT Anemia during pregnancy is a global public health challenge facing the world today‚ especially in the developing countries. Anemia in pregnancy is an important contributor to maternal mortality/morbidity as well as to the low birth weight
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Two minutes is a long time to wait‚ for a teenage girl. Waiting for a pregnancy is a growing epidemic in the United States. Teen girls are becoming pregnant at a huge rate with a lot of the pregnancies being planned. Enough is not being done to educate or prepare these teen about how their lives will change in the event of pregnancy. There are at least 5 television shows featuring teen pregnancies‚ or teen moms including ‘’16 and Pregnant’’ and ‘’Teen Mom’’‚ it’s basically giving teenagers the idea
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Teen Pregnancy Jamaica Benton HCS/457 October 15‚ 2012 Cynthia Borel Teen Pregnancy Deciding to become sexually active can be very confusing and dangerous for teens that lack the education and knowledge of becoming a teen parent sooner than later. Television‚ magazines‚ even lyrics in songs all seem to be telling young teens that having sex is okay. The fact is‚ sex is a part of life and‚ like many parts of life‚ and it can be good or bad. Making the decision to have sex all depends on
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to complete this task and bygiving me the financial assistance that was needed . Introduction There are many studies that investigate the causes and effects of Teenage Pregnancy . I have conducted a research in which parents or guardian and also the people of my community can be aware of the causes of Teenage Pregnancy . The Rae town community is a small environment .I live in this community for 17 years now ;during these years I have seen that teenagers are getting pregnant at a early age
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Healthy Pregnancy Jan Christian Axia College of University of Phoenix Healthy Pregnancy 1 When it comes to a healthy pregnancy‚ what is the first thing that comes to mind? Pregnancy is a life changing moment and will be filled with all kinds of emotions. The most important part of it all is to have a healthy pregnancy not only for the baby but also for you. Maintaining a healthy diet and regular exercise will decrease the high risk factors which come along with pregnancies.
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Effects of Early pregnancy among teenage mothers to their Personality development in Barangay Julo‚ San Antonio‚ Nueva Ecija Introduction and Background Nowadays‚ one of the major problems in our country is the rapid increase of population. Teenage pregnancy is a big part of this problem. From 2000 to 2010‚ the number of live births by teenage mothers in the Philippines rose by 60 percent. A total of 207‚898 mothers aged below 20 years old gave birth in 2010. In 2000‚ however‚ this number was
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teen pregnancy. That is because it has been an issue in the United States for a long time. Within the essay it will show how these different levels overlap with information. This will also show structure within the levels and what functions between the levels. This essay will also show how the different levels of government work together. Then my definition of public and community health. Information Overlap The Iowa Department of Public Health has information regarding teen pregnancies. Iowa
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Teen Pregnancy Shows There are always those few times when there is absolutely nothing to watch on T.V. You are flipping through channels‚ when you come across something interesting on MTV. May be It is Teen Mom or maybe it is 16 & pregnant. We are told that teen pregnancies are wrong and most of us agree with this. Then why do we watch these shows‚ boosting their ratings and giving them reasons to stay on the air. We need to stop watching these pathetic shows and take a stand. One
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