The Dangers of Drug Abuse During Pregnancy: Prenatal Developmental Issues That Begin With Substance Abuse Abstract Substance abuse is a common issue among pregnant women and is tragic as it not only affects the woman‚ but can have lasting effects on her unborn child. Specifically‚ substance abuse during pregnancy can lead to premature birth‚ low birth weight‚ significant cognitive and behavioral issues‚ and even miscarriage. Pregnant women who use substances such as cocaine‚ heroin‚ marijuana
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PREGNANCY OUTSIDE THE WOMB An auction for Marilyn Monroe’s plastic surgery notes‚ x-rays and other medical records was announced last October 7‚ 2013 in Los Angeles‚ USA. In one of her medical record‚ it is stated that the famous actress had ectopic pregnancy in the year 1957 (Reuter‚ 2013). Here in the Philippines‚ same pregnancy case was reported last December 2013 (Sun-Cua‚ 2013). Pregnancy starts in fertilization. In normal pregnancy‚ fertilization occurs when a woman’s ovary releases
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How to prevent teen pregnancy has been a question for many years now. Statistics have been running wild trying to keep up with the teenage generation. Many people have their opinions on the subject (teen pregnancy)‚ because teens seem to be getting pregnant all so fast these days. People fail to realize that having a baby is supposed to be a sort of privilege. Many people take having a baby as a joke. Getting pregnant and having a child involves many pros/cons. For example having a child can be harder
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tobacco smoke is dangerous during pregnancy. Smoking during pregnancy is one of the bad habits that can bring complications to the baby. During the pregnancy there are potential problems associated with smoking such as increased the chances of miscarriage and stillbirth‚ having high risk premature baby and low birth weight infants. According to US Department Health and Human Services 1980 study (cited in Wakefield & Wilson 1988‚ p. 5) that aside from birth weight‚ the risk of spontaneous abortion‚ fetal
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STRUGGLES OF BEING A TEEN MOTHER Do you know the struggles of being a teenage parent? The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Unplanned Pregnancy states that there are 750‚000 teen pregnancies annually. Eight of ten of these are unintended and 81 percent are unmarried. Today teenage pregnancy is a major social problem. Many difficult decisions are to be face not knowing to keep the baby‚ give the child up for adoption‚ or either abortion. Waking up to their baby’s cries is part of typical
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alcohol really worth the risk of your baby’s health? Drinking during pregnancy could put the baby at risk in the womb‚ as well as having lifetime affects growing up. Not only that‚ but it can affect the mother too. Even though fifty percent of the U.S. pregnancies are unplanned‚ it does not give a mother to keep drinking while she is with child. Because alcohol can affect the baby’s physical and mental health in and out of the womb‚ women must not drink during pregnancy. The baby’s health in the
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How one’s body reacts to change can be called stress. These changes can come from feeling‚ situation‚ and people. For example‚ going to a new school is a change that can cause stress. There are many techniques to dealing with stress. The importance of handling stress is very serious‚ because stress affects the body in not only mentally but sometimes physically. Teen stress can be caused by pressure‚ insecurities‚ bottled up emotions‚ changes and sometimes just life and handling it. Teens deal
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The Aftermath of Teenage Drinking In America today many cultures use alcohol in many different occasions‚ For instance when toasting at weddings its ceremonial to pop champagne‚ as well wine is served during the Christian communion‚ or just simply going out to a club or bar to celebrate birthdays. The legal drinking age throughout the United States is 21. However we all know majority of high school students have tried alcohol. When drinking at an early age it can lead to alcoholism. Despite
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In my research‚ I chose to do an observation of my teen aged daughter whose name is Katie. I wanted to see if there were different techniques and tactics that I could learn to use knowing about the developing teenage brain. Some research done recently at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has released some fascinating information about the teenaged brain (Begley). The most important research was done through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Researchers
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are expected to do well in the different activities and examinations they will undergo. Some teenagers can handle this kind of pressure. And other’s may not‚ that’s why they involved in having early relationship. To be able for them to handle the risks of doing well in school‚ they have this so called inspiration. Admiration or having inspiration cannot be avoided especially when talking about teenager’s life. There’s nothing wrong in having inspiration. But‚ involving in an early relationship not
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