Malaria parasite in pregnancy causes serious problems like jeopardising the health of pregnant women‚ compromising the health of the foetus and increasing the likelihood of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirth‚ spontaneous abortion and low birth weight (NDHS‚ 2013). Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy (IPTp) is one of the strategies where pregnant women in malaria – endemic countries receive complete doses of Sulfadoxine – Pyrimethamine (SP)‚ whether or not have symptom
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According to the 2010 Census of India‚ there are 236‚772‚617 females married. 40 percent of these women are in ages between 25 and 29. And‚ 85 percent of these marriages are arranged. In arranged marriage there is no dating‚ premarital sex‚ living together‚ or even physical interaction. Sheela‚ J. an expert for the United Nations writes that “according to the Hindu Dharma sutras‚ the father should give away his daughter while she still nagnika (naked)”.” This means that as soon as the parents
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endocrinologist at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn‚ Michigan. Complications Pregnancy in women over 35 can trigger high blood pressure and diabetes‚ and the risk of preeclampsia (pregnancy-induced hypertension) may also increase. The risk of miscarriage and stillbirth goes up with age as well‚ possibly due to chromosomal abnormalities or uterine fibroids (benign tumors found in nearly one-quarter of women over 35)‚ which may interfere with fetal development. The
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1. The nurse is caring for a pregnant woman who admits to cocaine and ecstasy use on a regular basis. The client states‚ “Everybody knows that alcohol is bad during pregnancy‚ but what’s the big deal about ecstasy?” the best response by the nurse is “Ecstasy: A. Can Cause Fever in you and therefore cause the baby harm. B. Leads to deficiencies of thiamine and folic acid‚ which help baby develop. (Alcohol) C. Produces babies with small heads and short bodies with brain function alterations (Cocaine)
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Although vaccination has proved to be an effective measure in preventing disease‚ controversies remain over whether the risks of side effects of vaccinations outweigh the risk of contracting the disease. Vaccination is the process when pathogenic cells are injected into the cells of a healthy person so that the body develops immunity through antibodies to that virus or bacterium. The U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that children get 16 vaccines including Diphtheria‚ hepatitis
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initiation of breastfeeding within first hour after birth (KATHARINA‚ 2010). A study conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Neonatology shows that training birth attendants in essential newborn-care techniques reduced stillbirths by more than 30 percent and potentially could save as many as 1
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consider infertility as a major devastation. Research has shown that over thirty percent of women in America experience complications with fertility and fourteen percent of all clinically recognized pregnancies in America result in a miscarriage or stillbirth (Schwerdtfeger). However‚ fertility is not just a concern for females. For centuries‚ if a couple were unable to have children‚ the fault was put on the women‚ although we now know that both men and women suffer equally from fertility complications
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Malaria In epidemiology‚ a vector is any agent (person‚ animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism. Malaria‚ and also know as Plasmodium Falciparum is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by protists (a type of microorganism) of the genus Plasmodium. It begins with a bite from an infected female Anopheles mosquito‚ which introduces the protists through saliva into the circulatory system. In the blood
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Why do I need to be screened for immunity to rubella? In the United States‚ your chances of being exposed to rubella (also known as German measles) are extremely low. But you need to know whether you’re immune. If you’re not immune to rubella and you come down with this illness during early pregnancy‚ it could be devastating for your baby. You could have a miscarriage or your baby could end up with multiple birth defects and developmental problems. Congenital rubella syndrome‚ or CRS‚ is the name
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Mora‚ Nichole Mae V. March 15‚ 2013 BSN III-A Thea Camille Samonte‚ RN‚ MAN TERM PAPER ABOUT ABORTION I. INTRODUCTION Abortion‚ expulsion of the products of conception before the embryo or fetus is viable. Any interruption of human pregnancy prior to the 28th week is known as abortion. The term spontaneous abortion‚ or miscarriage‚ is used to signify delivery of a nonviable embryo or fetus due to fetal or maternal factors‚ as opposed to purposely induced abortion
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