Cesarean Birth What is a cesarean birth (cesarean section)? A cesarean section‚ or C-section‚ is the surgical delivery of the baby through an incision in the mother’s abdomen and uterus. The procedure is usually performed using spinal anesthesia (an anesthetic injection into the fluid that surrounds the spinal cord) so that the mother can be awake during the birth without feeling pain. If the woman already had an epidural placed earlier (e.g.‚ during labor)‚ the epidural can also be used during
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their pampered performers‚ yet their pampered performers are being locked in cages that are nearly just as big as the elephants themselves. For days the elephants are shackled‚ thirsty and hungry as well as being exposed to deadly diseases such as herpes and tuberculosis. Kenneth Feld‚ director of Feld Entertainment‚ admits under oath that “’His Callahan 2 Trainers routinely correct elephants by hitting them with bull-hooks‚ whipping them‚ and on occasion using electric prods”’(Nelson)
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Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Task 1 Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety All staff within a school environment are responsible for the welfare of children‚ and to ensure that they are kept safe from harm. It is the right of every child to have a safe and secure environment to learn in and to develop essential skills for adulthood. Safeguarding which replaced the
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The trade of marijuana represents a loss of income of billions of dollars in taxes for both the states and the federal government. Thus‚ some people are advocating for the legalization of the use of marijuana especially in this period of crisis. This legalization would go against established morals and cultural beliefs that are ingrained in the American society. Besides‚ this subject also brings back a recurrent debate on whether it is the federal government or the state that has the right under
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Joy cited the epidemic proportions of sexually transmitted infections in the school district. "Twenty-five percent of the student body has been treated for sexually transmitted diseases ranging from Chlamydia through the entire spectrum including herpes and HIV." Helmsley‚ the mother of a pregnant teen daughter‚ countered saying: "They shouldn’t be having sex. If they stopped having sex they would solve the problems." She went on to promote an approach based on teaching abstinence and purity. Faith
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conference. Researchers culled through 2003-2004 data in an ongoing‚ annual health survey of American households. As part of that survey‚ 838 14- to 19-year- old girls were tested for a handful of common sexually transmitted infections -- chlamydia‚ herpes‚ trichomoniasis and human papilloma virus‚ or HPV. More than a quarter of the girls had at least one of the infections‚ as did 48 percent of Black girls. Twenty percent of both white and Mexican American girls (the only Latino group CDC broke down
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Prostitution is one of the major controversial issues in our society and has been for generations. Individuals that participate in this subculture‚ willingly or otherwise‚ leave themselves open to HIV and other STDs. However‚ the detrimental effects of this lifestyle on the body are much more withstanding. In this paper proposal‚ it will be clearly proven‚ why prostitution should not be legal from a medical standpoint. Sex trafficking occurs within and across international boarders. Women‚ therefore
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starved‚ given electric shocks‚ addicted to drugs‚ subjected to near freezing temperatures‚ dosed with radioactive elements‚ driven insane‚ deliberately inflicted with diseases such as cancer‚ diabetes‚ oral infections‚ stomach ulcers‚ Syphilis‚ herpes‚ and AIDS. Their eyes are surgically removed; their brains and spinal cords damaged‚ and their bones broken. Despite all of this cruelty‚ not a single disease has been cured through medical testing on animals. The overall adult cancer rate has risen
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Planned Parenthood Many people believe that Planned Parenthood is just a clinic for abortions‚ but in reality it serves a much greater purpose. For nearly 100 years‚ Planned Parenthood has worked to improve women’s health and safety and to advance the right and ability of individuals to manage his or her fertility regardless of income‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ sexual orientation or age. They provide several safe contraception methods‚ reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections through testing
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The exotic animal trade is an issue that concerns me greatly; the trade is dangerous to the citizens that own them‚ as well as being a generally atrocious situation for the animals. Exotic animals are constantly being brought over to the United States illegally‚ with the occasional legal transactions. They can be bought from roadside menageries‚ from the people that capture them in the wild‚ from auctions‚ over the internet‚ or from backyard breeders. It’s legal in a few states to own them‚ but
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