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    I currently work in a hospital setting where an increase of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolisms (PE) occurrences have been identified among hospital inpatients. The hospital has talked about forming a committee comprised of key stakeholders to identify current barriers so that an organizational wide policy can be developed and implemented. My strategy would be to successfully implement a policy protocol across the multi-disciplinary team that will improve outcomes by providing education

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    between the risk of childhood autism with the level of persistent organic pollutant (POPs) in the Finnish Prenatal pilot case study.4 Persistent organic pollutant is an industrial chemical that has remained a long time in the environment. 4 The measurement of POPs in prenatal maternal serum was operated. Afterward‚ the data was used to find the correlation between the relationship of prenatal POPs exposure and ASD. The samples were taken from 1991 to 2000 and 150 subjects (75 with subjects autism

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    Factors affecting pre-natal development a. Maternal Health Since the placenta cannot filter out extremely small disease carriers‚ such as viruses‚ children can be born with malaria‚ measles‚ chicken pox‚ mumps‚ syphilis‚ or other venereal diseases that have been transmitted from the mother. Rubella is the most widespread of the viruses that have a teratogenic effect. If a pregnant woman contracts rubella in the first three months of pregnancy‚ she is likely to give birth to a child with

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    Prenatal Development • In the life span development the shortest is the period of the newborn or infancy • This period‚ which begins at conception and ends at birth‚ is approximately 270 to 280 days in length or nine calendar months. • How life begins? o New life begins with the union of male sex cell and female sex cell. o These sex cells are developed in the reproductive organs‚ the gonads. o Male gonad is “testes” and female gonad is “ovaries” o Male sex cell is referred as “spermatozoon”

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    Parents should not use the results of a prenatal genetic test to determine if they will terminate the pregnancy. These tests are not completely accurate‚ and it is possible for a child to live a long and happy life with many genetic diseases. Also it is not morally correct to terminate a pregnancy. Prenatal genetic testing can reveal birth defects a child will have when born. It can result in parents getting the extra help their child will need and sometimes can save the child’s life because the

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    Pre-natal massage When someone is pregnant‚ they suddenly take on more responsibility and undergo more pressure to take care of their health and their bodies. One of the common problems that occurs during pregnancy is pain. Now this pain can occur anywhere‚ but it is especially common in the back because of all the extra weight that is put on the body. Not only can getting a massage help ease the pain‚ but it can also help relieve stress and provide a lot of other benefits. How does a pre-natal massage

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    Effects of Prenatal Substance Abuse Shiela Neumann Mohave Community College November 1‚ 2015 Submitted to Christi Carey Mohave Community College Abstract Prenatal substance abuse continues to be a problem in this country and exposes health and development risks for the developing fetus. Each year an estimated 400‚000-440‚000 infants (10-11% of all births) are affected by prenatal alcohol or illicit drug exposure (alcohol and drug). Almost all drugs are known to pass through the placenta

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    From Cherry (2012)‚ prenatal development refers to the changes that take place in human embryo or fetus since the period of conception until the birth of the child. This study was to examine the effect of cocaine use by pregnant mothers to the development of the fetus. The study involved an interview with a nurse since nurses are responsible for providing health care to pregnant women and even after the birth of the child. The effect of cocaine on children exposed to cocaine during their fetus development

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    Prenatal Development and Birth Abstract The term prenatal development is the process in the uterus where the fetus or embryo starts to develop during pregnancy from the time of conception or fertilization until birth and it is typically divided in three period: The pre-embryonic‚ embryonic and fetal. (Kuther: 2001). From the moment of fertilization that the egg is being fertilized until it reaches the time of birth‚ visible changes in the structure of the mother’s body. As the sperm and egg

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    are affected with birth defects in the US each year (Prenatal Nierneberg). Birth defects could be prevented or the parents could be ready for the possible outcomes after birth. The Federal government should legislate for more accessibility to prenatal genetic testing by increasing funding to testing facilities‚ increasing funding towards research for new forms of testing‚ and by reducing restrictions on physicians. The biggest issue for prenatal genetic testing is the attainability. Facilities that

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