any pregnant women are not aware of the complications that are involved with pregnancy. The greater majority of young women see pregnancy as a way of bringing a life into the world but do not use precaution in their dietary habits to prevent the destruction or inhibition of such a life. Most pregna...

Environmental Hazards That Effect Pregnancy Did you know that 30 to 80 percent of all conceptions end in miscarriages, stillbirth or early infant death? And that men's sperm counts have gone down by 40 percent during the last thirty years? There are many reasons that these things happ...

Premature Birth More than ten percent of children born in the U.S. are premature, a figure that has been gradually increasing over the years. Prematurity creates many problems for the baby and the family and the costs to treat these babies are very high. The standard definition of prematurity is whe...

Classical Music and its effects on the NeonateIn Today's society music is very diverse. It produces feelings and emotions sensed by all walks of life. Different styles of music tend to give different ideas and impressions to people. It affects everyone it comes in contact with, and it is more pow...

Schizophrenia is a serious brain disorder that can have a devastating impact on the lives of patients and their families. It is a disorder that is still undergoing very much research due to the lack of knowledge about the exact reasons for its occurrence as well as the exact chemical reactions in th...

Mothers can abuse children in many ways. The main form of abuse most people think of is physical. Some other important forms are related to alcohol, tobacco, and cocaine use. There are many effects resulting from the use of alcohol, tobacco, and cocaine during pregnancy. One form of abuse a fet...

Male Sterilization vasectomy is a permanent surgical technique in which the vas deferens tubes which carry the sperm is sealed, so that sperm are no longer present in semen when a man ejaculates. Sperm continues to be produced by the testicles but the passage to the penis is blocked, so it is re-abs...

Many pregnant women are not aware of the complications that are involved with pregnancy. The greater majority of young women see pregnancy as a way of bringing a life into the world but do not use precaution in their dietary habits to prevent the destruction or inhibition of such a life. Most preg...

The teenage pregnancy rate for 1997 rose all the way up to 62.7 percent; this was the highest it has been in years! When I first saw this fact, I knew something would have to be done about it. This high pregnancy rate in teenagers is, in fact, a major problem because teenagers are not responsible e...

Tobacco is one of the leading preventable causes of death in the United States. Nicotine, which is an alkaloid derived from the tobacco plant, is a potent chemical that has powerful effects on the human body, especially when administered rapidly or at high doses. Prenatal exposure to nicotine is as...

Teen pregnancy is a major issue in the United States of America. Teen pregnancy rates in the United States are twice as high as they are in other developed nations such as England, Whales and Canada and nine times as high as Japan and the Netherlands. The U.S. national campaign to prevent teen pregn...

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome By Stacney Martin What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome? Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a series of mental and physical birth defects The manifestations of these defects are associated with a mother's ingestion of alcohol during pregnancy. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome...

Alcoholism and Its EffectsAlcoholism Alcoholism is when there is a progressive, excessive inappropriate drinking of alcohol. Alcoholism is thought to come from a combination of a huge range of psychological, social, and genetic factors. Alcoholism comes from emotional and sometimes physical depe...

Do you think that abortion is the same thing as murdering your own child? People have argued this question for centuries. In 1996, there were 30 abortions for every 1,000 women aged 15-19 ("Teen" 1). I think abortion should be against the law because it's harmful to the mother and ...

Do you think that abortion is the same thing as murdering your own child? People have argued this question for centuries. In 1996, there were 30 abortions for every 1,000 women aged 15-19 ("Teen" 1). I think abortion should be against the law because it's harmful to the mother and ...

Do you think that abortion is the same thing as murdering your own child? People have argued this question for centuries. In 1996, there were 30 abortions for every 1,000 women aged 15-19 ("Teen" 1). I think abortion should be against the law because it's harmful to the mother and ...

For teenagers facing abortion, it is a psychological, social, and philosophical dilemma that must be encountered. After the Roe v Wade case in which the court decided that a woman should have the right to choose, limited abortion rights were granted to minors. As a result, numerous states enacted...

Position Paper Frontiers in Biology RU 486: The Abortion Pill RU-486 also known as Mifepristone is a controversial issue in America. RU-486 provides women with an alternative option to surgical abortion. The Food and Drug Administration approved Mifepristone in the United States on Septe...

Your Choice It would be a perfect world if all women used birth control correctly and consistently, and every girl who became pregnant were ecstatic, as well as being capable both financially and emotionally to raise their child. However, until that day comes we need to keep abortion legal. In ...

The abortion debate seems has become pointless because there was no a specific decision that had been made by two group, namely pro-life and pro-choice. This controversial issue had been debated for along period which both group attempt to persuade others of their views. Generally, this kind of huma...

Teenage Sex: An Almost Unnoticeable Problem Teenagers in the United States are experimenting with sexual activities more and more today than ever before, and the sad thing about this issue is that it is becoming common-place in our society, because it is not being frowned upon as it were just a cou...

Today abortion is a pretty simple and safe procedure when done by a trained medical personal during the first three months of pregnancy. Abortion is less safe when preformed after the 13th week of pregnancy. The usual surgical technique of abortion during the first trimester is to insert a metal ...

ABORTION Should abortion be legal or illegal? Many people argue about this. There are tow main sided of the abortion issue. One side is "pro-choice" and the other "pro-life". People who are pro-choice believe that a woman has every right to choose or to do what she likes. ...

Finding out about an unplanned pregnancy can be scary. Having an unwanted pregnancy can lead women to struggle to decide between adoption and abortion. Knowing she will be losing her child, the pregnant woman faces a tough decision. Most of the time adoption is a better choice than abortion because ...

There is no right to life before birth in any society on Earth today, nor has there been at any former time. Every human being in the United States they are granted their unalienable rights. These rights are life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. I believe each women should be able to have the c...