thalidomide was used by some pregnant women in Europe and Canada to treat morning sickness. Women who took the drug in early pregnancy gave birth to children with severe birth defects such as missing or shortened limbs. More than 10‚000 children around the world were born with major malformations‚ many missing arms and legs‚ because their mothers had taken the drug during early pregnancy. Mothers who had taken the drug when arms and legs were beginning to form had babies with a widely varying but recognizable
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Ectopic Pregnancy I bet you are thinking what is an ectopic pregnancy. It’s a pregnancy thats abnormal it occurs outside the mother’s womb (uterus). This could be caused by many things like: Previous ectopic pregnancy‚ smoking‚ Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)‚ Fallopian tube surgery and so on. Early sign of ectopic pregnancy may feel like a normal pregnancy may have symptom like: missed menstrual period‚ tender breasts‚ fatigue‚ nausea‚ increased urination. First stage may include vaginal bleeding
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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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English 2 27 May 2014 Teen Pregnancy When I was in high school there were many girls getting pregnant. Teenage pregnancies are typically young girls around the age of thirteen through nineteen. Young teens that get pregnant don’t know all the consequences for their actions regarding life changes. A lot of these teens don’t get the right prenatal care‚ the baby or the mom sometimes get birth and health defects. Unfortunately‚ only 40% of teen mothers finish high school. Fewer than 2 percent finish
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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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Saturday so you can sleep late‚ to the world of doctor appointments‚ diapers‚ baby formulas‚ bills‚ and day care. Experts say that girls have babies from lack of self-esteem. "Too often‚ adolescent pregnancy is what happens to poor kids‚" says psychologist Judith Musick. "It can be a symptom of having no better options." They need someone to love and someone to love them back. What’s cuddlier and cuter than a baby is? A baby gives them something to look forward to and something that gives
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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 womb is very crucial. Drinking during pregnancy could put
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Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is a topic of concern due to the significant impact on the health of the mother‚ child‚ and community. The resources available for supporting the needs of teenage mothers are decreasing; resulting in the majority of teenage mothers being caught in the vicious cycle of poverty‚ school failure‚ and limited life options (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2000). In the United States more than 40% of women become pregnant before they are twenty years old‚ and 50% of teenage pregnancies
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In a normal pregnancy‚ a fertilized egg travels from the location of fertilization (the fallopian tube) to the uterus. Sometimes however‚ the egg grows in the wrong place‚ which is known as an ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy was first documented as early as 1693 during a routine autopsy performed on a female prisoner condemned to death and executed (Speroff‚ pg. 947). In order to understand ectopic pregnancy one must understand the normal physiology of conception‚ how and why things can go wrong
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Sexuality: TEEN PREGNANCY Social Problem * Teenage Pregnancy has become an increasing social problem in the U.S. today. * Guttmacher.org (research institute for sexual health) states that an average of 750‚000 women between ages 15-19 get pregnant every year. * Nearly 1/3 of all teen pregnancies end in abortion * 10% of all U.S. births are to teens * 2/3 of all teen pregnancies occur among 18-19 year olds Consequences of teen pregnancy * Many teen mothers stop after
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