htm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007454.htm Alcohol and pregnancy When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol‚ the alcohol travels through her blood and into the baby’s blood‚ tissues‚ and organs. That means when a pregnant mom has a glass of wine‚ her baby has a glass of wine‚ too. Drinking alcohol can harm the baby’s development. Alcohol breaks down much more slowly in the baby’s body than in an adult. That means the baby’s blood alcohol level remains increased longer than the
Free Alcoholic beverage Alcohol Beer
fetus during pregnancy‚ for the purpose of obtaining the best possible outcome for the mother and child. Throughout the antenatal period a midwife can monitor the progress of the pregnancy which will enable her to support both the maternal and fetal health and development. In 2003 the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)‚ published the original Antenatal Care Guideline. The aim of the guideline was to “Offer information on best practice for baseline clinical care of pregnancies and comprehensive
Premium Pregnancy Childbirth Obstetrics
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 is an amendment to the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It prohibits employers from discriminating against workers based on pregnancy‚ childbirth or related medical conditions. It affects only companies that employ 15 or more people. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Under the act‚ an employer cannot lawfully refuse to hire a woman if she is pregnant
Free Employment Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Pregnancy
Dangers of Drug Use i Pregnancy and the Dangers of Drug Use Sarah McVicker Psychology 201 Lifespan Development Professor Sally Vyain October 7‚ 2007 Pregnancy and the Dangers of Drug Use It is very important for a mother to lead a healthy lifestyle when she becomes pregnant. She must eat healthy‚ get lots of rest‚ and exercise regularly. It is even more imperative that she avoids things that may harm her or potentially her baby. Amongst things she must avoid‚ alcohol‚ cigarettes
Premium Pregnancy Childbirth Obstetrics
Introduction Teenage pregnancy is a new arena of attention and understanding for the developed nations. In terms of both the social and economic health of mothers and their children teenage pregnancy crisis cost is high. It has direct relationship with poverty and underdevelopment. The desired socio –economic development of a nation cannot be possible without the presence of a healthy and optimum population. The past two decades have witnessed a drastic catastrophe of teenage pregnancy in the world. However
Free Teenage pregnancy Pregnancy
topic is important because the health of the mother and baby during pregnancy are vital. Exercise is known to be beneficial for people in various ways. Exercise can help a person’s health physically‚ mentally‚ long term‚ and medically. The question I am asking is if this is also true for women during pregnancy. Does exercise during pregnancy benefit the mother and child‚ or can it have negative effects? Many women during pregnancy end up gaining a lot of weight‚ which makes them‚ want to exercise
Premium Childbirth Pregnancy Fetus
located on the main page which is very helpful for me‚ since I am not very familiar with the terms used on this website. After navigating this website quite a few times I felt as though this was a hoax‚ but they confirm that this is in fact a real pregnancy. I don’t know much about the biology of bodily functions of a man that is pregnant‚ but‚ apparently Mr. Lee has been administered few hormones. The following hormones were given to Mr. Lee: luteinizing hormone‚ follicle
Premium Pregnancy
I watched a movie about a college girl gave birth. The film was really interesting. It gives a lot of moral lessons especially to the college girls like us‚ those who have no idea what it’s like being a teenage mom and yet willing to take the risk. The film is very powerful‚ to think that it was based on true story. The main character in the story who pretended to be pregnant for her project‚ was smart and brave enough to think of something really interesting and then do it. Based on the movie‚ pretending
Premium Psychology
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND TEENAGE PREGNANCY A Literature Review INTRODUCTION Pregnancy rates among adolescent females have fallen steadily since 1990‚ from 116.9 pregnancies per 1‚000 women aged 15-19 in 1990 to 75.4 pregnancies per 1‚000 female teens the same age in 2002. Teens aged 15 to 17 experienced a decline in pregnancy rates of more than thirty percent‚ from 74.2 pregnancies per 1‚000 in 1990 to 42.3 pregnancies per 1‚000 in 2002. The rates for teens aged 18 to 19 also declined between
Premium Human sexual behavior Pregnancy Human sexuality
INTRODUCTION Student pregnancies at tertiary institutions worldwide are increasing every year despite the assumption that students have sufficient knowledge of the risk of unprotected sex‚ students are given many options by healthcare professions in the use of contraceptives‚ it is of concern that most pregnancies in campuses are unplanned and they have bad effect in their academic performance due of the things they may face along the way. The emotional impact of the crisis pregnancy which may‚ in
Free Pregnancy Abortion Birth control