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    since then teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases have dropped very low. “Elizabeth Finley, director of strategic communications for the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina, credits more effective birth control methods and wider access to them” (Ball 1) Although this methods have shown to be very effective, they are many other way to prevent unwanted pregnancies and diseases. Such as a abstinence only environment or sex ed classes. Teen pregnancy and diseases can

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    chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and progesterone, as well as ultrasound technology, will be implemented to obtain data. These tests will determine the viability of the pregnancy as it progresses in gestation. This quantitative question could be answered using a survey method, asking the patient the outcomes of progesterone use in pregnancy. This method would be very simplistic, and Survey Monkey would have the capability of obtaining this information without the researcher starting from scratch. However

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    Nutrition plays an important role when it comes to pregnancy. You will often here of woman trying to eat healthier for their unborn baby. In japan woman take role as mother to be very seriously including health and diet (Paulanka 2008). Japanese culture has a food pyramid somewhat like westernized culture. On the top is exercise and hydration which includes water and tea. Next are grains which is recommended 5-7 servings, Vegetables 5-6 servings, protein 3-5 servings, dairy 2 servings, and fruit

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    Male Pregnancy Is Wrong

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    recent discoveries is the idea of male pregnancy. Scientists thought of this because women were able to have babies although the baby had formed somewhere else besides the uterus; men develop these same organs so why can a male not have a baby? Scientist continued their research on animal to collect the best results. There have been successful cases of male pregnancy, but it has raised a vast amount of both disapproval and approval. My opinion on my pregnancy differs depending on the view

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    during pregnancy. There are two groups of micronutrients: vitamins and minerals. Vitamins are organic while minerals are inorganic. However, both of them cannot be synthesized by the body and must be obtained from the diet in trace amount. Iron, folate and vitamin B12 are three of the micronutrients that are required to be increased in pregnant women for normal embryonic development to occur. When these recommendations are not met, deficiencies can develop in mother and lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes

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    Nutrition in Teen Pregnancy I chose the topic Nutrition in Teen Pregnancy because I find teen pregnancy interesting. I find teen pregnancy interesting because it is something that until recently was not heard of all the time. Over the past year’s teen pregnancy has more or less become a “norm” around the world. When a teenager becomes pregnant most of the time, it is a surprise to them, and they had not planned to be. The teen then has a big decision to make: keep the baby, give the baby up for

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    Teen Pregnancy Causes

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    causes of Teen pregnancy are absent parenting, lack of knowledge, substance abuse, living in poverty and peer pressure. The number of teens within the ages of 14-19 has substantially decreased over the last several years. While examining the causes of teen pregnancy, new methods of prevention can be defined. If there are different methods identified for preventing teen pregnancy than the number of teens can go down more. Absent parenting is one of the leading causes of teen pregnancy. Women who do

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    Running head: DRUG ADDICTION AND PREGNANCY​1 Drug Addiction and Pregnancy University of South Florida September 15, 2012 Drug Addiction and Pregnancy After reading about various topics regarding drug addiction, it wasn’t easy to narrow down this topic. Drug addiction and pregnancy was the topic found to be most interesting. Estimates based on court documents, news accounts, and data collected by attorneys representing pregnant women indicate that at least 200 women

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    going to have a baby, it should be the most exciting times in her life. However, there may be many teratogens that interfere with the pregnancy and may cause future issues for the child. A teratogen “is any agent that can potentially cause a birth defect or negatively alter cognitive and behavioral outcomes” (Stantrock, page 63). Some common issues during pregnancy are: Prescription and non-prescription drugs Psychoactive Drugs such as Caffeine, Alcohol, nicotine, Cocaine and Marijuana Maternal

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    Abortion is the ending of pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo from the womb before it can survive on its own. surgery has lower risk of side effects. When allowed by local law abortion in the developed world is and has long been one of the safest procedures in medicine. Uncomplicated abortions do not cause any long term mental or physical problems. Every year unsafe abortions cause 47,000 deaths and 5 million hospital admissions. Around 44 million abortions occur each year in the world, with

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