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Articles about stillbirth (0-50 of 60)
- Foods To Eat When Pregnant & How To Recognise The Pregnancy Foods To Avoid.
By: Roger Noonan | - Pregnancy is a very important time for the health of your baby because the quality of the food you eat during this time is what will determine his health in the future. So, if you are interested about what foods to avoid and what foods to eat when pregnant please do continue reading, for this article will provide you with all the information you need.
The biggest mistake you can ever do when you are pregnant is to eat raw or undercooked meats, fish or poultry. So if you are the kind ...
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- Parents Awarded $2.5 Million Each After Doctor Crushes Baby's Head With Vacuum Extractor
By: Joseph Hernandez | - Not every state recognizes a cause of action for medical malpractice or wrongful death resulting from the stillbirth of a baby. In some states the father has no standing to file a claim, only the mother can file a claim. Even then, in certain of these states only those mothers who suffer a physical injury from the same act of medical negligence that resulted in the stillbirth can successfully bring a claim for the emotional harm she experienced from the death of her baby.
Consid ...
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- Lawsuit Alleging Stillbirth Due To Unrecognized Placental Abruption Settles For $300,000
By: Joseph Hernandez | - Perhaps the one commonality expectant parents have in common is the hope that their baby will be born alive and healthy. Yet, there are many problems that can arise during a woman's pregnancy: problems that can place the health, and even the life, of the baby at risk. This is one of the main reasons expectant mothers place the well being of their unborn child in the hands of physicians and their staff. They are supposed to be able to recognize and resolve complications. This article examines ...
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- Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Claiming Stillbirths Due To Placental Abruption Were Preventable
By: Joseph Hernandez | - A placental abruption is a serious complication that can arise late in pregnancy and can cause serious injury to the baby or even result in a stillbirth. In certain cases it can also lead to the death of the mother. There is no treatment for a placental abruption. When an expectant mother presents with symptoms that are consistent with a placental abruption, physicians and nurses must either rule out the possibility of a placental abruption or take action immediately in order to protect the b ...
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- Abdominal Cramping During Pregnancy - When Is It An Emergency
By: Kevin Pederson | - Most women undergo intermittent and unexplainable bouts of abdominal cramps during pregnancy. Although this may be a little unnerving, most women get used to the slight twinges within the first few months. While slight cramps is not unusual, severe cramping in the lower abdomen during pregnancy may sometimes hint at a more severe medical condition. Hence it is important that you consult your health professional or primary care provider at the first signs of any abdominal cramps in the lower abdo ...
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- 6 Tips For A Healthy Pregnancy
By: Carolyn Anderson | - Having a healthy pregnancy is one of the many aims of all women. Of course, the need to be in good health and in perfect condition while you carry your baby in your womb is a priority.
To help you stay healthy and beautiful during your pregnancy here are some simple tips for a healthy pregnancy that you might find useful.
1. Have a well-balanced diet and eat healthy. Nutrition during pregnancy is important thus make sure you have healthy choice of foods such as fibe ...
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- Doctor Stays Home While Hospitalized Pregnant Patient Has A Placental Abruption
By: Joseph Hernandez | - Many problems can arise during a pregnancy. One such problem that is extremely serious and requires prompt action is fetal distress. One way fetal distress can happen is if the unborn baby is not getting a sufficient amount of oxygen. A way to tell whether the baby is in fetal distress is by monitoring the unborn baby's heart rate. Under certain circumstances, such as when the heart rate drops below a certain range, immediate action is required, such as an emergency C-section. This article ...
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- Ovarian Cyst During Pregnancy
By: click for | - A recent study says that the number of babies born to obese mothers who die in infancy has gone up seventeen percent. Women who are obese could have many complications when they are pregnant. Other studies have found that there is an association with birth defects and being obese.
The greatest threat that smoking during pregnancy can bring to the baby is the deprivation of oxygen. Carbon Monoxide and Nicotine from cigarettes join forces to interfere with the umbilical cord and your ...
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- Parents Reach A $650,000 Settlement With Obstetrician After The Stillbirth Of Their Baby
By: Joseph Hernandez | - A woman who had been suffering from hypertension for years decides with her husband to have a child. She wants to be careful and do everything possible to make sure she has a healthy baby, so when she becomes pregnant she meets with her physician. The physician refers her to an obstetrician who will responsible for helping her with her pregnancy. After discussing her hypertension with the obstetrician, the doctor takes her off her hypertension medication. However, the obstetrician was unable ...
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- Obstetrician Fails To Report To Hospital As Pregnant Patient's Baby Is In Fetal Distress
By: Joseph Hernandez | - As fetal distress is a serious complication in pregnancy that often involves a loss of oxygen supply to the unborn baby. Thus, when fetal distress is noted action must be taken immediately to prevent harm to the baby. Below we consider the issue of liability in a case involving a delay of approximately two hours in reacting to signs of fetal distress. We also consider the resulting damages and the settlement result.
An obstetrician is notified that his patient, a pregnant femal ...
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- An Analysis Of Two Lawsuits Involving A Delay In Reacting To A Placental Abruption
By: Joseph Hernandez | - A placental abruption is a serious complication that can arise late in pregnancy. There is no treatment for a placental abruption. It can cause serious injury to the baby or even result in a stillbirth. In certain cases it can also lead to the death of the mother. When a pregnant patient presents with symptoms that indicate the possibility of a placental abruption, doctors and nurses must either rule out the possibility of a placental abruption or take action immediately in order to protect ...
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- An Examination Of Two Lawsuits Claiming Placental Abruption Medical Malpractice
By: Joseph Hernandez | - A placental abruption is a serious complication that can arise late in pregnancy. There is no treatment for a placental abruption. It can cause serious injury to the baby or even result in a stillbirth. In certain cases it can also lead to the death of the mother. When a pregnant patient presents with symptoms that indicate the possibility of a placental abruption, doctors and nurses must either rule out the possibility of a placental abruption or take action immediately in order to protect ...
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- Obstetrician Fails To Report To Hospital As Pregnant Patient's Baby Is In Fetal Distress
By: Joseph Hernandez | - As fetal distress is a serious complication in pregnancy that often involves a loss of oxygen supply to the unborn baby. Thus, when fetal distress is noted action must be taken immediately to prevent harm to the baby. Below we consider the issue of liability in a case involving a delay of approximately two hours in reacting to signs of fetal distress. We also consider the resulting damages and the settlement result.
An obstetrician is notified that his patient, a pregnant femal ...
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- An Analysis Of Two Lawsuits Involving A Delay In Reacting To A Placental Abruption
By: Joseph Hernandez | - A placental abruption is a serious complication that can arise late in pregnancy. There is no treatment for a placental abruption. It can cause serious injury to the baby or even result in a stillbirth. In certain cases it can also lead to the death of the mother. When a pregnant patient presents with symptoms that indicate the possibility of a placental abruption, doctors and nurses must either rule out the possibility of a placental abruption or take action immediately in order to protect ...
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- Doctor Sued For Malpractice For Failure To Monitor Fetal Vital Signs Properly
By: Joseph Hernandez | - One type of high risk pregnancy occurs when the mother is carrying twins in a single amniotic sac, a condition called monoamniotic-monochorionic twins. This type of pregnancy carries the known risk of umbilical cord entanglement. If this happens the oxygen supply to the babies can be cut off. Oxygen is necessary for the babies to develop normally. Exposure to a prolonged of oxygen insufficiency can lead to brain damage or even to the death of the babies. Given that this is a known complicat ...
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- Review Of Medical Malpractice Cases Alleging Failure To Respond To A Placental Abruption
By: Joseph Hernandez | - A placental abruption is a serious complication that can arise late in pregnancy. There is no treatment for a placental abruption. It can cause serious injury to the baby or even result in a stillbirth. In certain cases it can also lead to the death of the mother. When a pregnant patient presents with symptoms that indicate the possibility of a placental abruption, doctors and nurses must either rule out the possibility of a placental abruption or take action immediately in order to protect ...
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- Personalized Gifts: Perfect For Pregnancy And Infant Loss Awareness Month
By: Diane Cullen Page | - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, a time for all of us to reflect on the many thousands of children in this country who are taken much too soon every year. Its also a time to honor the families who are left behind to forever love a child they never knew, or knew much too briefly. If a tragedy such as miscarriage, stillbirth, or SIDS has at any time altered the life of a family you know personally, let the month of October remind you to reach out to them. If you fear ...
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- Std Pregnancy - Know The Risks You Bring Yourself And Your Child
By: Reeva | - STD pregnancy greatly affects women who are heavy with a child. The risk involved in a pregnant mother is one and the same with the risk to be suffered or is suffering by an unborn child. In some instances, STD known as syphilis can infect the fetus while it is still in the womb of the mother. In other cases like gonorrhea, another kind of STD, the disease itself can be transferred by the mother to the unborn child specifically during delivery. This is for the reason that as the child passes thr ...
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- Is It Safe To Consume Caffeine When Pregnant?
By: SWilson | - There seems to be a general consensus among medical experts that too much caffeine intake during pregnancy could be harmful to a fetus. What remains undecided is just how much caffeine is too much. While most experts would be pleased if pregnant women cut caffeine out of their diets altogether, they would also agree that it may not be necessary to stop it completely. So, is caffeine safe during pregnancy? Or is it best to just stop consuming it completely?
Recent studies have sho ...
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- Scary Facts About Smoking During Pregnancy
By: Garnet Valentine | - Everyone knows that a woman who is pregnant should never, ever light up when they are pregnant, yet, for some reason or another, there are still women who choose to smoke cigarettes while they are with child. While I, as well as other people, am an advocate of free will and personal choice, there is a certain line to be drawn when the act is endangering the life of another person, especially when that person is just a tiny, growing baby.
The consequences of smoking cigarettes and ...
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- Is It Safe To Use Perfume When Pregnant?
By: SWilson | - Something that may not occur to most pregnant women is that perfumes and other scented products may not be the most desirable thing to wear during this time. Even though something applied to the skin topically seems harmless, there are a few things to consider if you wish to use perfume when pregnant. Currently the research on this matter is somewhat inconclusive. So, is perfume harmful? Or is it something you can safely enjoy during your pregnancy?
While most research into wheth ...
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- How To Cut Back On Coffee When Pregnant
By: SWilson | - You may have heard that coffee and pregnancy are not a good combination. Most studies that show the adverse effects of caffeine on pregnant women find that large amounts seem to be the culprit in increased risk of stillbirth and miscarriage. Generally, 200 mgs daily is considered a safe amount of caffeine. While it may be safe to consume coffee when pregnant as long as it is done in moderation, most experts would agree that it is best for you and your baby if you can cut back to very little, or ...
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- Is It Safe To Smoke During Pregnancy?
By: SWilson | - When you first become pregnant, you will probably be overwhelmed by all of the dos and donts that are suddenly facing you. Some restrictions, like those against all exercise, or against any conceivable type of food that could make you ill, arent necessarily reasonable. There are a few restrictions however, that you should take very seriously. Smoking during pregnancy is one of the most harmful things you can do to your unborn child. Women who smoke when pregnant are at a far ...
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- Birth Defect Rate: What Can Be Done To Curve Down The Figures
By: SWilson | - To date, 3-4 of every 100 newborns are born with a birth defect. The birth defect rate has remained in a constant point throughout many years now. This can be attributed to the fact that even at present, no surefire method or tablet has been invented which can help get rid the birth anomaly. Nevertheless, some things can be done in order to help lessen the risks of having to deal with birth defect which hopefully, in the long run, manages to curb down the birth defect rate throughout the world. ...
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- Fetal Distress Injuries - When The Unimaginable Could Have Been Avoided
By: Joseph Hernandez | - Imagine being pregnant. Imagine the anticipation you are feeling as you wait for the birth of your baby. Imagine all the care you have taken all these months - eating the right foods, not drinking, not smoking, and doing everything possible to make sure you have a healthy baby. May you have picked a name for your baby. Maybe you have painted your baby's room. Or maybe you have decided to wait to discover whether you will have a baby boy or a baby girl. And all you ask is that your baby be ...
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- Personalize It: Giving The Perfect Gift For Every Occasion
By: Diane Cullen Page | - One of the best gifts I ever gave was a ceramic plate. Given to a dear friend on the occasion of her daughters baptism, the plate was hand-painted in pink and pale green and featured a cross, just as I had specified. The babys name and baptism date were spelled out in hand-drawn, whimsical letters. I can still recall that feeling of giddy anticipation as I waited for my friend to unwrap that plate. Here was a gift I would have made myself, just for my friend, if only I possesse ...
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- Two Cases Illustrate Medical Malpractice Involving A Placental Abruption
By: Joseph Hernandez | - A placental abruption is a serious complication that can arise late in pregnancy. There is no treatment for a placental abruption. It can cause serious injury to the baby or even result in a stillbirth. In certain cases it can also lead to the death of the mother. When a pregnant patient presents with symptoms that indicate the possibility of a placental abruption, doctors and nurses must either rule out the possibility of a placental abruption or take action immediately in order to protect ...
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- Genital Herpes & Pregnancy
By: Eric Winter | - How common are STDs in pregnant women in the United States?
Some STDs, such as genital herpes and bacterial vaginosis, are quite common in pregnant women in the United States. Other STDs, notably HIV and syphilis, are much less common in pregnant women. The table below shows the estimated number of pregnant women in the United States who are infected with specific STDs each year.
Does genital herpes cause problems during pregnancy?
Yes. If the ...
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- How Much Deadly Smoking Habit Is To Your Health?
By: Enrique | - We all know that smoking is injurious to health but we dont know how much dangerous smoking can be to your health. This article aims to provide your information about the harmful effects of smoking and urges you all to quit smoking. Some of the adverse effects of smoking which can bring your health in danger are:
Smoking can lead to cancers in some body parts including kidney, bone marrow and cervix.
Smoking belittles your health in general. Smoking ...
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- Designer In Vitro Fertilization For Parents
By: Beth Ibarra | - Where it used to be no more than science fiction, modern technology has now provided a way to determine the sex of a child before it is born. Not only can couples now choose the sex of their child, but it is also possible to determine if a child will have a genetic disease. In light of these procedures' growing popularity, they have received criticisms on their ethical values. At the same time, they are also drawing praise and support from those who see the technology as quite literally a lifesa ...
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- How To Eat Yourself Pregnant And Boost Your Fertility With Diet?
By: Iva Keene | - In the first trimester of the pregnancy the developing embryo increases 20 million times. In the first 8 weeks of pregnancy your babys blueprint has been laid down.
To ensure that during this phase all the foundations are laid down properly, you want to make sure that there are plenty of building blocks in a form or nutrients and no toxins and nasty bacteria and moulds which could infect the embryo and cause severe damage which could result with malformations or a miscarriage.
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- Diabetes Complications And Diet Therapy
By: Nick Mutt | - One should carefully monitor diabetes, particularly if he is on insulin or has relatively uncontrolled diabetes. Careful attention to symptoms, home glucose monitoring and other blood tests are essential in monitoring process.
Diabetes Complications
The presence of excess sugar in the blood, over a period of time, damages all tissues in the blood, producing widespread manifestation with an increase in both morbidity and mortality. Complications may occur in any typ ...
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- Pregnant Mothers - How To Stop Smoking (and Stop Harming Your Baby)!
By: Bill Burridge | - So youre pregnant and over the moon - as you contemplate a new life with a bouncing baby daughter or son!
But theres just one thing thats been troubling you, nagging you, playing on your mind Youre a smoker! And youre worried about the effect that might have on your beloved and much anticipated offspring.
So what do you do?
Ignore the threat and hope for the best? Try to cut down until the baby is born? Or come to terms with how ...
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- How To Get Pregnant Fast Naturally
By: Yvonne Wilson | - When a woman has a budding embryo or fertilized egg inside her uterus, it is termed as pregnancy. How to get pregnant fast is the principal query for many women, as the only thing they require after a short span of marriage, is a baby. However, scores of people are acquainted with the fact how to get pregnant fast, but still the information is incomplete.
How to get Pregnant Fast
Talking of pregnancy, the first thing to be considered is not to do anything that woul ...
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- Are Acne Drugs Are Effective?
By: Paul Balaga | - Before you read this article in case not to waste your time, if you want quick and complete answer to your inquiry or question related about Acne ( acne drugs ) just go to the link below immediately and skip your reading but if not continue your reading.
The pursuing acne ( acne drugs ) drugs should not be victimized use during maternity:
Topical retinoids
These consist of tretinoin, Retin-A, Differin, Tazorac, and Avita. Symmetric though there is ...
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- Information On Listeria Infection
By: Juliet | - Listeriosis is a hazardous infection caused by eating food that's impure with bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes). The bacteria that reason listeria infections (Listeria monocytogenes) are found in soil and water. A lot of wild and domestic animals also carry the bacteria. Listeria has the unusual ability to grow in cold environments, including certain refrigerated or frozen foods. Listeria is dissimilar from other bacteria that cause food poisoning because it can survive a ...
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- Group B Strep Infection
By: Juliet | - Group B strep (GBS) is a bacterium also known as Streptococcus agalactiae. This type of bacteria that causes disease in newborn babies, pregnant women, the old, and adults with other poor health, such as diabetes or liver disease. Group B strep is the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborns. Group B strep can normally be found in 10%-35% of all healthy adult women. It can commonly be found in the intestine, vagina, and/or rectal part. The majority of GBS infections are detec ...
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- Gastroschisis Detailed Information
By: Juliet | - Gastroschisis is an abdominal wall blemish like omphalocele in which the anterior abdomen does not shut rightly allowing the intestines to protrude outside the fetus. The common of fetuses with this problem are born to mothers in their late teens or early twenties. This defect is the result of obstruction of the omphalomesenteric vessels during development. It is frequently detected through AFP screening or a detailed fetal ultrasound. Gastroschisis is an uncommon birth defect, seen in about 1 o ...
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- Six Facts You Should Know About Low Level Radiation Exposure
By: Ulla Cornelius | - The average person would be shocked to learn how much low level radioactivity they are exposed to each and every day. Source contamination can be found in the home, at work, even strolling through the park. It's coming at you from every conceivable direction, in varying intensities and types. Even so, because it's detectable only with a Geiger counter, few people ever think about it, assuming what they can't see, can't hurt them. However, nothing could be further from the truth. There are real r ...
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- What Kind Of Effects Women Smoker Get?
By: Tsuyoshi E. Suzuki | - Nicotine is an active ingredient in tobacco and is present in cigarettes in large quantities. In small doses, it acts as a stimulant. Nicotine gum and Zyban have been around for years.The newest medication, Chantix (Veranicline), blocks those nicotine receptors and stimulates your brain to release a smaller amount of Dopamine. You still get the warm fuzzy, but it's from the medication, not the cigarette. Nicotine-based products provide you with a small dose of the said substance. This in turn he ...
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- Lyme Disease - The Facts
By: Juliet | - Lyme disease is a systemic infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme disease is diagnosed based on symptoms, physical findings , and the possibility of exposure to infected ticks; laboratory testing is helpful in the later stages of disease. Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that causes signs and symptoms ranging from rash and flu-like fever and body aches to more serious ones including joint swelling, weakness, fatigue and temporary paralysis. Lyme disease can be transmit ...
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- Pregnancy Problems
By: Juliet | - Most common thyroid disorder occurring around or during pregnancy is thyroid hormone deficiency, or hypothyroidism. During pregnancy ligaments become softer and stretch to prepare you for labour. This can put a strain on the joints of your lower back and pelvis, which can cause backache. Extreme nausea and vomiting of pregnancy is a clinical condition termed Hyperemesis gravidarum . Hyperthyroidism refers to the signs and symptoms which are due to the production of too much thyroid hormone. Avoi ...
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- Medical Negligence Claims
By: helen | - People in the UK suffer and sometimes die every day due to medical negligence through not receiving the correct care.
Being involved in the medical industry is a difficult and demanding job and illness is never as it appears in textbooks; important factors may be hidden and complications may happen suddenly. Human failure is a fact of life and what most people want when things go wrong is an explanation and an apology. However compensation is often wanted when people cant acce ...
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- Pregnancy Risk Factors - 5 Things That You Should Be Aware Of:
By: Ali Paine | - Here is a list of 5 pregnancy risk factors that you should be aware of:
1. Alcohol - Drinking can cause fetal alcohol syndrome and may include symptoms such as low birth weight, behavior abnormalities and medical problems. Stop drinking as soon as you know you are pregnant.
2. Smoking during pregnancy reduces the amount of oxygen that the baby receives and increases the risk of miscarriage, bleeding, and morning sickness. Chemicals inhaled while smoking may lead to ...
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- The Facts On Teenage Pregnancy In Canada
By: Azzam Sheikh | - Rates of teenage pregnancy in Canada are some of the highest in the developed world, though the numbers are below those of the United States and the United Kingdom. In 1994, approximately 47,800 pregnancies were recorded for adolescents who were between 15 and 19 years old. Of this number, roughly 21,000 women chose abortion, about 2,000 had a stillbirth or miscarriage that required hospitalization, and 24,700 carried the pregnancy to term. The incidence of pregnancy in Canada in 1994 was lower ...
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- Pregnancy: Eat Right For Your Baby's Sake!
By: Yvonne Lapp Cryns | - There is reason to believe that the fetus competes with her mother for available nutrients. If they are not available in sufficient quantity, the baby may have long-term consequences. Pregnant women who have deficient diets may cause miscarriage, stillbirth, low birth weight, brain damage, psychological problems or weak immune systems in their babies. Good nutrition can diminish these problems. Laboratory animals who were fed a diet lacking in magnesium, B6, choline and protein developed a toxem ...
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