After reading the article I would agree that the technology of smart pumps would help in reducing medication dosing error. Infants in the NICU are extremely vulnerable and any mistake can be life threatening. In my opinion, the information in this article would be useful for a Nurse who works with new born infants, even more in the NICU. Works
Furthermore, there are influences of children’s development after conceived, for example some babies are born too early and this play a part in their later development. This is one reason why premature babies progress in measured according to the date they were due to be born rather than their actual birth date. Infections that the mother picks up, such as rubella, can create difficulties for the developing baby. Maternal anxiety and stress, as well as diet, also seem to influence development. Birth itself can be tricky for a few babies.
Green starts off by telling a story about how genetic modification helped a family that had a history of breast cancer have a healthy child. He then goes on to talk about using this technology to get rid of other diseases such as obesity. He slowly shifts into the fears people have that the genes of children will be hand selected and the consequences of
Designer Babies are developing embryo's with specific trait's such as personal characteristics, gender and inherited disorders. Infants are created by genetic engineering combined with In vitro fertilisation in order to ensure the absence or presence of a particular gene. People agree with method's of designing babies to allow parents to have a child, prevent genetic genes or to create a baby that can provide genetic material for medical purposes. For those that are unable to have their own children due to genetic disorders or tending to reproduce, designer babies allow those parents the option to create an embryo which can change the genetic make-up of the embryo allowing these parents to conceive. Mothers would be able to conceive healthy
(Feldman, 2014). Although it may seem like a sensitive issue, race issues could become traumatic as well and cause neural developmental issues. It has been also proven through studies the effects of early maltreatment of babies can prepare a child to associate crying when hungry with a negative environment, this could significantly impair what should be developed: nurturing and kindness processes in early brain development. (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000). As stated in Spiritual Development and Religious Development, Children develop in their own ways in reference to the way they act, the way they feel and even the way they perceive God.
They will have it easier in learning the new combinations of sounds at a young age that will make their speech skills come easier throughout therapy. I don’t agree with Harlan Lane’s article. The way he tells people they are wrong for getting a cochlear implant isn’t his place to say anything. I believe its freedom of choice to have this done or to have your children get this done. I also don’t agree with him saying cochlear implants wont work well for young children and there better off for “healthy adults.” I believe that is would probably be easier for children to learn how to use this cochlear implant as a tool because at those young ages they soak up all information they can receive, rather then adults who are sometimes stuck in their ways.
Abstract The ability to use embryonic stem cells in research leads to major medical breakthroughs; the use of stem cells should be permitted and supported. Stem cells have the ability to acquire cures for diseases such as: Multiple Sclerosis, HIV, Alzheimer's, Cancer, and vast amounts of other diseases. Ethical and Religious beliefs influence peoples outlook on embryonic stem cells which can give embryonic stem cells a bad image. But, the truth is, embryonic stem cells give hope to many people suffering from diseases that, at this point in time, have no cure. "In the end, it's possible that human beings may die so that embryos will live.
The term "designer babies" was added to the Oxford dictionary in 2004 where it is defined as "a baby whose genetic makeup has been artificially selected by genetic engineering, combined with in vitro fertilization to ensure the presence or absence of particular genes or characteristics". In vitro fertilization or IVF allows doctors to fertilize the mother's eggs with sperm in test tubes. This also allows doctors to screen the embryos and eliminate any genes associated with terminal illnesses or genetic defects. Genetic screening also decreases a baby's chances of receiving serious diseases such as Down Syndrome, Familial Hypercholesterolemia and rare blood disorders. In some cases designing babies can help save lives.
“The ability to make precise genetic changes in human stem cells could be used to boost their therapeutic potential or make them more compatible with patients’ immune systems.” (Wexler 13) This achievement has set more boundaries to therapeutic cloning making funding for clone experiments dispensable. Surely, Therapeutic Cloning is a subject that should be left alone for the safety of our future generations and because it is option to an advancement in medicine not the only solution for mankind. Cloning is the type of technology that humans are not ready to face. Cloning comes with a lot suffering to the clones themselves. Clones would not have their own purpose in life or originality.
Should Parents be allowed to deliberately select embryos with a disability via the use of pre-implantation diagnosis? Using a technique known as pre-implantation diagnosis (PGD), specialists can select an embryo with preferred characteristics and dispose of the leftover embryos appropriately. This technique is usually used by those who have known genetic disorders in their family, but what if the parents want a child that has a disability? Is it illegal, is it unethical or is it just not thought of? In most cases it is the choice of the parents and we should respect their decision to raise them in their own way, but there is still a lot of controversy on the topic.