«The purpose of prenatal care is to ensure, as much as possible, an uncomplicated pregnancy and the delivery of a live healthy infant. ...» Document abstract
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SummaryPrenatal care as we know it today is a relatively new development in medicine. It originated in Boston in the first decade of this century. Before that time, the patient who thought she was pregnant may have visited a physician for confirmation but did not visit again until delivery was imminent.
The nurses of the Instructive Nursing Association in Boston, thinking they might contribute to the health of pregnant mothers, began making house calls on all mothers registered for delivery at the Boston Lying-In Hospital.
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- The purpose of prenatal care is to ensure, as much as possible, an uncomplicated pregnancy and the delivery of a live healthy infant
- This is the ideal time to stress the dangers of cigarette smoking, alcohol and drug use, and exposure to teratogens.
- INITIAL OFFICE VISIT
- PRESENT PREGNANCY
- PREVIOUS PREGNANCY
- MEDICAL HISTORY
- SURGICAL HISTORY
- FAMILY HISTORY
- GENERAL EXAMINATION
- PELVIC EXAMINATION
- BLOOD SCREENING
- GENETICS TESTING
- URINE TESTING
- PAPANICOLAOU SMEAR
- Final Discussion
« Those that are pregnant when incarcerated are at great risk of losing their child and often receive poor prenatal and after birth care. ...» Document abstract
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SummaryThis book examines female institutions and the treatment of women inmates in the past and today. It focuses on why women are incarcerated, the different programs in prison available to them, crimes women commit, incarceration and crime rates compared to men, prison socialization, and how female prisons operate. It also looks at some of the positives and negative aspects of prison life and issues for women compared to male prisoners. According to the author, there are three distinct differences between male and female prisons. First, prisons for women are smaller. Second, there are fewer of them. Third, they are different than prisons for males.
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- There are three distinct differences between male and female prisons.
- Prisons are more like cottages.
- There are five categories of programs in women's prisons.
- Like men, women who have little stake in society often resort to criminal behavior.
- Many women don't want their children to know they are in prison.
- Women tend to be more successful when challenging their cases.
- The way the criminal justice system operated with its laws and set up.
- The statistics are mainly from the early-mid 80?s.
- The biggest issue or concern at that time for women prisoners.
- The lack of research may be due to the overall minor numbers of women prisoners.
« treatment centers, in a huge urban jail, in public primary care clinics, in the awareness of the public about FAS, thereby, reducing prenatal alcohol exposure ...» Document abstract
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medical studies
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SummaryA pregnant woman is at risk of many health problems especially because she is actually having two lives to take care of, herself and the unborn child inside her. This is the reason that a woman should be extra careful in all the activities she engage in, in order to protect both herself and the baby. However, at times, a woman can be very careless an irresponsible of her body that she still resort to vices such as drinking alcoholic beverages even if by conventional wisdom, she should know that this may be harmful not just to herself but more to her child. As a result of the mother’s irresponsibility, it is the child who bears the greatest weight. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) “is a set of physical and mental birth defects that can result when a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy” (National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome [NOFAS], 2004).
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- Abstract.
- Introduction / Thesis.
- Literature review.
- Significant statistics and causes.
- Symptoms.
- Long-lasting effects.
- Prevention.
- Screening & Diagnosis.
- Treatment.
- Conclusion.
The Gender Gap: A Brief Overview of the Theoretical Perspectives On Gender-Related Cognitive Differences
« Whereas the female was busy nurturing and providing care to her offspring the male in the bloodstream or an indirect affect coming from prenatal exposure to ...» Document abstract
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SummaryIn the fields of mathematics, engineering, and science a gender gap exists. Men still hold the vast majority of professional careers rooted in math and science in industrial countries. In the United States, for example, men account for more than three-quarters of all medical doctors, 90.3 percent of engineers, 75 percent of architects and 95 percent of computer technicians (U.S Department of Labor, 1999). In fact, 99 percent of all prestigious awards in mathematics during the 20th century went to men and 98 % of Nobel Prizes in science to men as well (Lips, 2000). How, as we move into the 21st century does one account for this striking disparity? Are there simply differences in intelligence (i.e. cognitive abilities) between men and women that can account for the fact that men by far outnumber women in professional careers rooted in math and science? Or, are other factors at work, such as psychological conditioning and cultural stereotyping that can explain the gender gap? The purpose of this paper is to briefly explore these questions.
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- What the numbers show: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) And Stanford-Binet IQ Measurement
- Sociobiologists and Evolutionary Theorists
- Physiology: Neurology and the Endocrine System
- The Brain
- Non-Scientific Factors at Work: the Anthropological, Sociological and Social Psychological Approach
- Closing remarks
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