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...

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...

Research has shown that mothers who have some form of prenatal education, and who are cared for by qualified physicians, have significantly lower risk pregnancies. Education is a key factor in preventing possibly severe birth defects such as, "spina bifida." Each day an average of 11 babies are born...

Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by destruction of a fertilized egg, embryo or fetus before birth, prior to the time when the fetus attains viability, or capacity for life outside the uterus (Encyclopedia, 1995, p.43). Currently almost twenty-five percent of pregnancies in the United Stat...

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...

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...

THE LOVELY LESSONJames EveillardAssignment 2: Short Story AnalysisENC-1102, Sect. 2026Instructor: Chris ReissBCC South Campus18 February 1999THE LOVELY LESSONA social activist, writer, teacher, and graduate from Queens College, Toni Cade, who later changed legally to Toni Cade Bambara, is one of t...

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...

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...

Introduction Touch has long been researched but we yet need to know more about it since its effects are of such magnitude. Touch is the most essential communication channel for babies because they sense, understand and experience it more than any other stimulation. Babies need to be touched becau...

Prenatal screening for defects in the fetus plays an important, yet controversial, role in society. Fetal testing addresses the moral question of what kind of life is worth living. It also touches on what kinds of defects are too costly to society. Prenatal screening forces the parent and society, i...

Abortion is a personal choice; however, it has psychological as well as physical effects on the mother. Abortion has an impact on everyone. Although it effects women the most, it is also seen in fathers, grandparents and children. Even medical personnel involved in the abortion industry have reporte...

Is there a direct relationship between children's developmental stages and maternal depression? Research suggests that children's development can be adversely affected by maternal depression. A depressed person has more negative cognitions than that of non-depressed counterparts. Depressed...

Making the Right Choices About Abortion In the United States alone 4,400 abortions are made daily; 1,606,000 annually; 45 million babies have been killed by legalized abortions since 1973; 99% of all US abortions are done simply because of convenience (Dominguez, 2001). Lots of numbers? Look deep...

Procreation is the greatest gift we humans are all blessed with. When a women's womb is fertilized this miraculous feat is the beginning of a journey which loved ones share. The women in Canadian society today have been given a legal binding right to have the choice if they choose to abo...

Through the centuries, women and men have been searching for the ultimate contraceptive. Many different methods have been tried and many have failed. Some have been painful or comfortable and others ineffective and others effective. Either way different methods have been past down from generations. ...

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Every day, twenty out of about 10,600 babies are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (Plant 6). This might not seem like a lot, but it is in fact one of the highest rates out of all diseases. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a result of a female's complete disregard for the fetus. ...

SEX EDUCATION IN OUR CLASSROOM! INTRODUCTION Sex education, which is sometimes called sexuality education or sex and relationships education, is the process of acquiring information and forming attitudes and beliefs about sex, sexual identity, relationships and intimacy. It is also about de...

Infertility or the inability to reproduce, affects males and females as well. It is caused by numerous factors such as a trinucleotide repeat expansion in the androgen-receptor gene in males, or a luteinizing hormone deficiency in females (Lee SL, et al, 1996; Dowsing AT, et al., 1999; Nachtigall LB...

Chlamydia in Teens A major epidemic of sexually transmitted disease (STD) had developed during the last 30 years. In the 1960's, syphilis and gonorrhea, both easily treated with penicillin, were the only significant STDs. Today, there are over 20 diseases that causes 12 million newly infected p...

What can happen to a fetus when a pregnant women drinks heavily during her pregnancy? It can lead to permanent, irreversible and incurable effects that will bring a lifetime of pain for both the child and the family. These permanent and unchangeable effects arise from a fetus attaining fetal alcoh...

One of the most important issues in the world is the controversy surrounding abortion. Do you think abortion is right? Many people have been asking themselves this same question for years now. Abortion has been a heated argument amongst citizens, political activists, and religi...