bcom/215 Persuasive Essay At least 11% of women smoke during pregnancy. Many of these women smoke without knowing the significant negative effects smoking has on their babies before‚ during‚ and after the pregnancy. When a woman smokes during pregnancy‚ she exposes her baby to dangerous chemicals such as tar‚ carbon monoxide‚ nicotine‚ and other poisonous chemicals that travels through the bloodstream and goes directly to the baby. Nicotine restricts the oxygen through the
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No. deaths between birth and age 1 year X 1000 Total no. live births Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) Perinatal Mortality Rate (PMR) No. deaths from the 28th completed week of gestation till the end of the 1st week of life Total no. live & stillbirths X 1000 Under five Mortality Rate (U5MR) Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) No. deaths occurring below the age of 5 years X 1000 Total no. live births No. maternal deaths X 100000 Total no. live births 5 What do you think is the current
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coronary heart disease and the potential development of Type II diabetes. When being overweight or obese during pregnancy the risks carried with it increase. The risks involved can include potential birth defects‚ fetal death (miscarriage or stillbirths)‚ gestational diabetes (diabetes that develops during pregnncy)‚ cesarean delivery and complications during the labor and delivery process‚ macrosomia (delivering a very large baby)‚ high blood pressure in pregnancy‚ and preeclampsia which is a
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equally detrimental to swine production and producer profits. Effects of Heat Stress on Sows: For sows‚ heat stress can cause a myriad of problems‚ including failure to express estrous behavior‚ loss of pregnancy in the first 30 days‚ an increase in stillbirth numbers‚ and feed intake reduction. A common result of heat stress in sows is failure to express
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The story A Temporary Matter by Jhumpa Lahiri is about a couple dealing with the stillbirth of their child. In the six months since‚ the couple‚ Shoba and Shukamar‚ have grown distant from each other. When the power is scheduled to go out during dinner every night due to maintenance‚ they begin to play a game where they reveal secrets to each other in the dark. The game allows for the couple to learn more about each other and grow closer‚ however all is fleeting when Shoba reveals that she is leaving
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on the brain of a developing fetus. Children born to iodine deficient mothers can suffer from cretinism (severe physical and mental retardation)‚ speech defects‚ deafness and dwarfism. Iodine deficiency also increases the chance of abortions and stillbirth. A goiter‚ distinguished by a swelling at the front of the neck‚ is a prevalent symptom of iodine deficiency. A goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland‚ which swells in an effort to extract the little iodine that is in the blood. The least
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Chapter five most conveys the ideas of responsibility of creation/ birth and is an image of Shelley’s own fears of childbirth and pregnancy. As the book can often be seen as an allegory for the journey of pregnancy. Shelley’s fears of stillbirth and maternal death- stillbirth
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In developing countries‚ children lack access to their basic human needs. Correspondingly‚ they are struggling to survive and are facing tremendous consequences from their poor living conditions. Intervening within these countries to help advance child development will stimulate our economy and improve international trade in the long run. Similarly‚ helping out poor countries can lead to a healthier population and the reduced risk of diseases. Wealthy nations should contribute money to supply children
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of the womb‚ women must not drink during pregnancy. The baby’s health in the womb is very crucial. Drinking during pregnancy could put the woman and baby at risk for a miscarriage‚ stillbirth‚ premature birth‚ and FASDs. If a woman has more than five drinks per week‚ she has a seventy percent chance of stillbirth (Walkins
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The Control and Monitoring of Smoking and Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy 1.1 Introduction When it comes to the topic of women and pregnancy there is much debate and controversy surrounding what a woman should and should not do with her body. A reason for this is that a woman is not only caring for herself but for another human being‚ as pregnancy entails “having a child or young developing in the uterus” (Oxford Dictionaries‚ 2016). This is why smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy
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