group than with any other age group. While this is a problem within itself already‚ the problem worsens when a woman who was already abusing drugs gets pregnant. It should be assumed that taking drugs during a pregnancy is extremely dangerous‚ not only to the fetus but also to the mother. Pregnancy is proven to be harsh on the mother’s body‚ but when illicit substances are added to the equation there is a different set of complications involved. The purpose of this paper is to inform the general public
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protection nor ways for them to be in control of their health. Out of the 13 programs funded by the government‚ only 2 have correct information about protection and prevention (Krueger). Also‚ only abstinence program’s states have a higher teen pregnancy than states whom teach a variety of sexual education programs. In southern states‚ where abstinence is only focused on‚ there are ~20% more births in southern states compared to northern states (Krueger) . Also‚ abstinence taught teens were more
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Observation of adolescents (ages 123-15) On November 17‚ 2015‚ I observed adolescents ages 12-15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m‚ at the Windsor Middle School. I went to a few classes in every grade and sat at the back at the class and observed the class for about 15 to 20 minutes. I also observed the physical education class and their lunch break to watch for signs of eating disorders. Biosocial development During the time I spent with the 6th graders‚ I notice a great difference in physical growth between
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have rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STI) that would be considered a crisis in many countries. In fact‚ teen birth rates for California are higher than those for every other Western democracy in the world.1 This raises the question of whether the state’s public schools are adequately educating young people about their sexual health. High schools and middle schools need to teach younger students to prevent any type of diseases or pregnancies now that some parents don’t
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that amount‚ .28 percent are born as drug-addicted infants. In other words‚ around 375‚000 babies are born each year with this disease. How is this created? It all comes‚ sadly‚ from the mother and the way she treats and cares of herself during the pregnancy process. Once you are addicted‚ to almost anything‚ is very hard to control yourself or to make the choice to stop completely. Imagine finding out you are pregnant and you are addicted to any kind of drugs such as: cocaine‚ heroin‚ methadone‚ tobacco
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Even then‚ I have to approve of their choice. I know from experience that not being allowed to date can cause teenage kids to rebel. If the person my kid likes feels the same way‚ they deserve to try dating. Especially because it is not too serious when they cannot yet drive to dates. I think by the age of 14-15‚ they can become more independent and make their own choices. Letting teenage kids date is a small thing as a parent that means a lot to kids. Another requirement would be no having dates
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successful community based primary intervention health program. What is my view of the nurses role in the program? Teen Pregnancy The age of adolescence is a time for growth and development. Young people between the ages of 10 and 19 years establish patterns of behavior and make life-style choices that can have long-standing consequences. Adolescent pregnancy is a significant public health problem‚ with 58 out of every 1000 females becoming pregnant each year (healthny.gov). Teen-aged
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Birth control is typically used to prevent an unwanted pregnancy at least that’s what the most common reason is. When people say birth control you think sexualy active‚ but in todays generation birth control is not only a contraceptive but also is taken to prevent other unwanted discomforts. Many common reasons why women take birth control is to help with lighter‚ less painful periods and PMS relief. Taking birth control can damage young teenage girls in long lasting ways by causing infertility and
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for date infants. The term low birth weight infants are the infants that weigh less the 5 ½ pounds. Preterm infants are the ones that are born three weeks or more before the pregnancy has reached its full term. Small for date (small for gestational age) infants are the ones that the birth weight is below normal when the pregnancy has reached its full term. All of these three are related
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accurate. Parents tend to prefer curriculum that covers a broad range of information including abstinence and contraception. Unsurprisingly‚ the U.S government has the largest amount of control over sexual education programs. Despite declining teen pregnancy rates‚ the government still has a great interest in instituting effective sexual education programs‚ with a focus on abstinence programs. Since 1996‚ over $1 billion dollars have been spent to promote pre-marital abstinence among young Americans
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