Personal Essay February 14‚ 2014 My First Pregnancy I never knew the power of my own strength and what my mind and body is capable of going through until I experienced my first pregnancy. In January of 2010‚ one month after my twenty first birthday‚ I had found out news that would change my life forever. Feeling nauseated and not myself‚ I decided to take a pregnancy test at the doctors and discovered I was about three to four weeks pregnant. It was extremely difficult for me to even accept
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One of the toughest and most heartbreaking experiences for a teenage girl is being faced with a positive test result and not knowing who to turn to‚ or how she will support her unborn child. There are many teenagers all over the United States facing untimely pregnancies. Statistics on teenage pregnancy show that this is a common problem in society. “One in ten women between the ages of fifteen and nineteen are faced with pregnancy” (Birthright). Since most people do not see it in their everyday lives
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Behavior of the mother during pregnancy and the parent’s role General Being pregnant is a very personal experience for each patient. This period in her life poses many new challenges and possible problems. How she responds to these challenges is dependent on her emotional maturity or lack of it. It is the responsibility of the practical nurse to help her understand and meet these challenges appropriately. You can help the patient‚ her mate‚ and significant others in their understanding of the physiologic
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Running Head: TERATOGENS DURING PREGNANCY Teratogens During Pregnancy Nicole Carter PSY 2103 – Human Development Mary Wilson November 9‚ 2010 | Teratogens During Pregnancy Teratogens are substances that don’t impact prenatal development positively‚ causing birth defects and other problems. The impact of teratogens depends on its intensity and time during prenatal development when it is present. Teratogens have the highest consequences during the period of the embryo. During this time
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reduction of stress‚ anxiety and fear in relation to labour and birth. Stress and anxiety associated with a fear of giving birth is very common in pregnancy. Tsui et al. (2006) found that even amongst a group of
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Nutrition during Pregnancy by Amy V. Haas [Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Having a Baby Today Issue 5‚ Spring 2002.] Photos by Jennifer Rosenberg The single most important thing that you can do for your baby is to eat a healthy‚ well-balanced diet. A well-balanced diet is one that includes foods from all food groups in appropriate amounts‚ so as to ensure proper nutrition. Proper nutrition ensures that all essential nutrients (carbohydrates‚ fats‚ protein‚ vitamins‚ minerals and
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Prevention Program Teen pregnancy is on a continuous rise in the United States because teenagers are having sexual relations at younger ages. This is an epidemic leading to young people losing out on many positive chances to better their lives such as; finishing school‚ having a stable financial plan‚ and the ability to be emotionally and mentally healthy. Many teenagers aren’t using rational thinking when they are presented with the opportunity to interact with others sexually‚ the consequences
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made feasible by genetic testing are very exciting. It is possible for people with predispositions for genetic defects to know in advance if they will have a healthy child or not. If they find out there is a problem they can choose to terminate the pregnancy or they can prepare in advance for their child’s special needs. There is even new technology called Ex Utero genetic testing. This test is performed on eggs fertilized through in vitro fertilization before they are even put in the mother’s uterus
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Substance abuse during pregnancy is an ongoing problem. These poor infants can’t defend themselves or stop the harmful substances from entering their body it’s all the desion of the mother but the child is the one who has to suffer the consequences and deal with the long term effect that substance abuse can cause hopefuly this essay will educate about the different risk involved for the mother and for the baby when the mother chooses to smoke‚ drink alcohol‚ or use drugs during pregnancy. With the research
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