Smoking during Pregnancy Arsenic‚ rocket fuel‚ toilet cleaner‚ lighter fluid‚ and batteries; what if this were the newest baby food? American’s would be in outcry and rightly so. These ingredients are all poisonous‚ yet they aren’t just found in rat poison and household cleaners‚ they are found in cigarettes. Despite this 10% of women will smoke cigarettes regularly throughout their pregnancies even though they have full knowledge of the consequences (“Program”). The children of these mother’s
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pregnant women and her unborn baby are sensitive to the effects of our environment‚ this include drugs‚ disease and stress. One of the legal drugs that exist is nicotine. Through smoking‚ nicotine is readily absorbed from tobacco smoke in the mouth‚ upper respiratory tract and lungs into the blood stream in which they are carried to all parts of the body (Fried & Oxorn 1980‚ p. 26). Nicotine‚ carbon monoxide and other toxic substance of tobacco smoke is dangerous during pregnancy. Smoking during pregnancy
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illicit and non-illicit drugs during pregnancy is a significant issue in the United States. Each year‚ approximately 757‚000 pregnant women use alcohol and 820‚000 smoke cigarettes. It is estimated that 221‚000 pregnant women use illegal drugs at least once during their pregnancy and 1 in 5 of these women smoke crack cocaine. Additionally‚ 32 percent of women who use at least one illegal drug while pregnant also use both alcohol and cigarettes. Overall‚ 1 million children each year are estimated to
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(CAL/EPA) has identified tobacco smoke and nicotine‚ a chemical in tobacco smoke‚ as substances that are harmful to unborn children (NTP). "Smoking during pregnancy may indicate that a woman is not taking a healthy approach to childbearing and‚ thus‚ may be associated with later problem behaviors for the child. For example‚ smoking by the mother during pregnancy is associated with substance abuse and criminal behavior in both male and female children when they reach adulthood (Child)." The major topic
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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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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‚ there
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Changes In Your Body During Pregnancy Tessa Lamballe‚ Katelyn McGinty‚ & Danielle Reed Marian University School of Nursing During pregnancy‚ your body will go through many changes. Everyone’s pregnancy is different‚ and everyone’s experience is unique. This document should help you understand your body while you are pregnant. Each of the body’s systems has been broken down so you can understand what to expect. Looking for these changes and understanding why these changes occur can be very helpful
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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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Taboo during pregnancy Apart for the taboos in daily life‚ there are also has the taboos for pregnant in Malay culture. These taboos are important for the safety of the pregnant woman and her foetus. There are several advice and taboos that must be followed by the pregnant woman. For example‚ they are not allowed to hit and hurt the animal because it is concern that it will cause the baby be handicap. Thus‚ pregnant women should watch their words while talking‚ they are forbidden
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government agencies are getting more conservative regarding drinking during pregnancy. I personally believe the government wants to be stricter on the drinking-during-pregnancy matter because of the outcomes and effects towards the community. Pregnant mothers that drink during pregnancy are already at a small percentage of risk for a child with developmental-defects. The more at-risk children‚ the more attention these children need in school‚ in the home environment‚ and in public. Specifically‚
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