Teratogens such as alcohol‚ cocaine‚ marijuana‚ smoking‚ etc. These teratogens can cause major damages to the fetus and and possibly cause the child to be born with effects such as malformations‚ cognitive disabilities‚ or damage to the central nervous system. Specifically‚ antidepressants are also classified as a teratogen. There has been a lot of controversial research on the exact effects of antidepressants on the woman’s pregnancy. Pregnant women who suffer with major depression and took tricyclic
Premium Antidepressant Pregnancy
that Lead to Teen Pregnancy Although the overall rate of teen pregnancy has been declining‚ the rates have remained high for teens that are most vulnerable. The great majority of Americans believe that teen pregnancies are a serious national problem‚ indeed a problem that is the major component of what is thought to be national moral decline. However‚ what causes these teens to become pregnant at such a young age? These include factors in the community and the family such as violent crime‚ poverty
Free Pregnancy Sexual intercourse
pro doesn’t means anti-life. All of us want life. It’s just that we need to be practical with our decisions because it may affect the rest of our lives. Having RH Bill is having a choice. Choice on protecting the health of every women undergoing pregnancy and choice on having a good family plan of each Filipino family that will give them a better life. It doesn’t mean that I don’t believe in God. I also believe in the reaction of the church. But we‚ Filipinos‚ need to open our mind on what’s happening in
Free Pregnancy Abortion
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
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is a very important law when it comes to equal employment opportunity. This law ensures that it is illegal for an employer to discriminate against women for becoming pregnant or for anything associated with pregnancy or childbirth. If a woman is pregnant and is still able to work the job she was currently working before‚ or can effectively complete the tasks a job requires for which she may be applying‚ the employer must treat
Premium Abortion Pregnancy Roe v. Wade
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
Causes and Effect of Teenage Pregnancy “Despite the fact that the teen birth rate is slowly falling‚ there are still an estimated one million teen pregnancies in the United States alone’ (Sams‚ Urquhart). A big issue in the United States is the percentages of teenage pregnancy rates. Being a teen is hard as it is‚ but having to raise a baby on top of that causes a bundle of responsibilities. Many factors lead up to this problem from the precautions not put in place. The outcome has not only the
Free Teenage pregnancy Pregnancy Adolescence
Teen pregnancy is an epidemic that has swept our nation for many years. It can alter the lives of teenagers in extreme measures. It is almost normal to see a teenager with a baby in today’s society. Getting pregnant while you’re a teen will definitely cause you to have to change your life style to accompany a child. This could mean not going to school or potentially dropping out of school permanently. Teen pregnancy will have a negative effect on the education of the teenager because it will force
Premium Adolescence Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy
Women in Indian Freedom Struggle Women in Indian Freedom Struggle have played a vital role with immense courage‚ confidence and patriotism. They were the iconic figures in Indian political arena. Role of Women in Independence Movement Women in Indian freedom struggle have significantly contributed almost at par with their male counterparts in fighting the British yoke. The initiative‚ bravery‚ guts and headship that the women have showed in the freedom movements for the country’s
Premium Indian independence movement Indian National Congress Jawaharlal Nehru
Illicit Drug Use in Pregnancy COM 220 August 1st‚ 2010 Illicit Drug Use in Pregnancy Studies in 2008 have shown that the amount of babies born to drug addicted mothers has almost doubled since 2003. Pregnant mothers have been using drugs during pregnancy for thousands of years without knowing the effects they can have on their unborn baby. Even though some people claim that illicit drugs used by pregnant mothers cause no harm to the fetus‚ there have been studies that show otherwise. Cocaine
Premium Drug addiction Pregnancy Heroin