Given this fact, many expectant parents are asking, “Where do these defects come from?” What are the common birth defects? How can we make sure that our baby comes out strong and healthy? Nevertheless, birth defect statistics Say that about half of these cases happen with causes unknown. Now with being able to choose certain genes and playing around with the DNA of your unborn child, these “birth defects” can be easily avoided according to some doctors. Pros of Designer Babies Genetic screening can reduce the baby's chances of being born with several serious diseases like Down Syndrome, Famial hypercholesterolemia, rare blood disorders such as Diamond Blackfan Anaemia, etc.
The type of sperm (X or Y) that fertilizes an egg can be chosen, which is used to determine the sex and genes of the baby. The embryos can be screened for genetic diseases, and only selected embryos are implanted back into the mother’s womb. This technique is called Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis or PGD. (Bionet par. 2) Michael Lemonick, a writer for Time, shows in his article “Designer Babies” that these techniques allow doctors and parents to reduce the chance that a child will be born with a genetic disorder.
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Breastfeeding to Bottle Feeding Bringing a newborn into the world is one of the greatest and important experiences in a mother’s life. Those many months of waiting, planning, and imagining are not over yet, yet, they’ve just begun. The future will need more planning and more decision making on what's best for the baby and to help your new born get off to a great start in life. Therefore, the nutrition your baby receives from you while you are pregnant and from giving birth gives the new born the start in life that's needed to grow and to develop through childhood into adulthood. A mother will have to decide whether a newborn baby is breast-fed naturally or bottle-fed with formula.
A great deal of research has been undertaken on bereavement. Sooner or later bereavement becomes part of nearly everyone’s experience. Bereavement can be viewed as a normal and natural experience, one of which most people manage to come to terms with over a period of time. Nevertheless, it is associated with a period of intense pain and suffering for most people, with an increased risk of developing mental health problems. For some of these individuals mental health is extreme and persistent, so for this reason bereavement is a concern for clinical practise.
The middle policy won lots of support, she said, ‘I will not make a window into men’s souls, there is only one Jesus Christ, and all else is a dispute over trifles.’ This decision was so important to her and England because if she would of chose the wrong choice for example make England Protestant then there would have been a religious war and the Catholics would rebel. Over all I think Elizabeth handled religion the best way she could because she made two
During the 19th century, the world had witnessed several huge medical revolutions; patients who previously died from specific diseases are surviving now because of vaccination and new treatments. However, the human mind has gone beyond the essential needs of treatment and tried new experiments till a new technology was created. Designer baby, a new finding that refers to changing the traits of babies by means of genetic engineering and biotechnology. This phenomenon allowed physicians to change the traits of infants as their parents want. At the present time, families can choose their baby’s hair color, skin color and eye color.
I aim to investigate this recent trend and analyze whether planned homebirths are just a viable option as hospital births by examining the training of the medical attendant, OB/ GYN or midwife, in tandem with mortality rates of both mother and child, as well as social perceptions of the practices in the media and culture itself. It is important to designate the difference between planned and unplanned homebirths. Planned homebirths involve expecting mothers who have done their research on the topic and understand the potential risks, and benefits of giving birth within the setting of their own home. These planned homebirths are attended by a medical professional ranging from paramedics, to mid-wives and even physicians (Schramm 930). Unplanned homebirths are not attended by a medical professional and often are a result of lack of pre-natal planning.
Why students get easily pregnant? Introduction Results in this year’s survey about the age of people who get involved in sexual activities, HIV, and pregnancy are frightening. Imagine that at the age of 14-15 they get pregnant, worse, got infected by HIV virus. This study will give people the information of why students get easily pregnant. Background of the Study “Youth are interested in sex because of biological reasons, hormones.” Says Dr. Cynthia Waszak, an FHI(Family Health international) senior scientist who focuses on adolescent health.
With the world’s advanced medical technology, parents can now ask their doctors to detect genetic disease and abnormalities during a pregnancy. For parents who go through in vitro fertilization, the doctor could check each and every embryo for defects and choose the healthiest ones to be selected for a full term pregnancy. To some, this may seem like a good idea because you could prevent having children with any life threatening syndromes or illnesses. To others, this means a very thin line between terminating pregnancies because of a defect, or because it has the wrong hair color or eye color traits that you
DANGER SIGNS DURING THE POST PARTUM PERIOD Maternity Nursing The actual birth of the child can appear to be the endpoint, or “exhale moment” in the childbirth experience, many other contributing factors play a role both the physical and mental well being of the new mother. The post partum time is one with many changes, both physiologic and psychological. While it is easy to be caught up in the new mom’s accomplishment, there are signs and symptoms to be cautious of that could point to a deviation from the norm. Some of the complications following birth are mastitis, metritis, post partum depression, post partum hemorrhage, subinvolution, thrombophlebitis, uterine atony and uterine inversion. Mastitis, an inflammation of the breast or breasts, is a common problem which happens usually within the first two weeks postpartum.