...would be born 3 months premature. Good afternoon fellow classmates. I’m going to tell you about premature babies. Being personally affected by premature birth while watching my brother grow up throughout the years, I understand much of the attention premature babies need. There are several things that people don’t know about premature birth and I would like to talk to you about what it means to be born prematurely, common health problems, and the survival rates and outcomes for premature babies. According to March of Dimes, an organization that funds research and gives medical help to premature babies, a premature baby is one who is born too early, sometime between 23 and 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. There are 3 different ways to describe a baby born too early: premature, moderately premature, and extremely premature. My little brother was in the extremely premature category being born 13 weeks early. A premature baby is also classified by birth weight, somewhere between 2 and 5 pounds. The average baby is born weighing 8 pounds; my brother was 2 pounds 6 ounces. Because of the attention that premature babies need, many have to stay in the hospital longer than those born on time. The neonatal intensive care unit is where these babies will stay under the care of doctors specialized in caring for sick and early newborns. The earlier a baby is born, the more likely he or she is to have health problems. Some common health issues in premature babies are sleep apnea, anemia...
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...Homemade incubator helps premature babies in slum From Isha Sesay, CNN January 17, 2011 Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- In her small clinic in Nairobi's Mathare slum, Alice Sibour has defied a shortage of medical equipment and come up with an inventive way to care for newborn babies. As a traditional birth attendant and herbalist, Sibour uses traditional medicines rather than modern drugs to look after mothers-to-be. Many local women, who have little money and limited access to healthcare, rely on her services. "They depend on us," says Sibour. "Sometimes some of them have no money at all, but they know that if they come to us, we'll assist them." In a country where around 55 out of every 1,000 infants die every year, Sibour decided to come up with her own solution to care for infants -- an incubator made from scratch. Using pillows, blankets and hot water, the bed provides the necessary warmth to help a premature baby develop. A pillow is used as the baby's mattress, and two small containers of hot water are placed underneath. A blanket is put over the baby, and the entire bed is covered with a mosquito net. "With time the baby will get warmer," says Sibour. "But the water should not be so hot that it could burn the child; it should just generate enough heat for the baby." Sibour began using her homemade incubator almost 20 years ago. "I got this idea when I visited a friend of mine who had something similar and I decided to make...
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...Kick These Badfor-You Foods Out of Your Kitchen 5 Ways to Look Younger Right Now 8 Foods High in Magnesium 7 Tips to Help Put the Brakes on Premature Ejaculation 10 Foods to Boost Your Mood Brought to you by Everyday Health Health Effects of Smoking By Dennis Thompson, Jr. | Medically reviewed by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MPH You know smoking is bad for you, but do you know what this dangerous habit does to your body and to nonsmokers who inhale secondhand smoke? Cigarette smoking has disastrous consequences: It damages just about every organ of the body and leads to the general deterioration of the smoker's health. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly one of every five deaths in the United States, or about 438,000 deaths every year. Cigarette smoking is deadlier on an annual basis than HIV/AIDS, motor vehicle crashes, drug abuse, alcoholism, suicide, and murder … combined. Smoking and Cancer Cancer was one of the first diseases that researchers linked to cigarette smoking, and it continues to be smoking's most notorious health effect. Cigarette smoking and tobacco use causes about onethird of all cancer deaths in the United States. Lung cancer is most closely linked to cigarette smoking. Smoking causes nearly all lung cancer deaths in America, about 90 percent of male deaths and 80 percent of female deaths. The chances that a male smoker will die of lung cancer is 23 times that of someone who's...
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...Mr. and Ms. Albert: Problems of Premature Ejaculation 17th Dec. 2012 Abstract This paper reviews the problem of a couple who is experiencing premature ejaculation problems. Psychological ejaculation theories and treatment interventions are considered. Mr. Albert’s possible negative psychological effect is looked at as well as his partner’s. Successful psychological interventions are discussed that could minimize the problem of rapid ejaculation. Combined pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy are found to be the most effective in minimizing the problems of rapid ejaculation and psychological obstacles that arise from the problem. It is highlighted that the psychotherapeutic intervention, cognitive behavioral therapy is important in any case to reduce distress and negative affective thoughts along with the medical process. Mr. and Ms. Albert: Problems of Premature Ejaculation Mr. and Ms. Albert have been married for 15 years. Mr. Albert works as a restaurateur and is a successful man, and Ms. Albert is a housewife who is committed to child rearing. Mr. Albert is 38 and Ms. Albert is 35 years old. Mr. Albert was always a perfectionist, and he always managed to achieve his goals. Additionally, it was important for Mr. Albert throughout his childhood to please his demanding father. Nevertheless, despite the fact that this couple seems to lead a decent life and are highly compatible, they are experiencing problems when they engage in sexual intercourse. The Presenting Problem ...
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...these factors can affect sexual drive, arousal or satisfaction. There are two types of orgasmic disorders the female orgasmic dysfunction and the male orgasmic dysfunction. This disorder causes a great challenge for women to have an orgasm while having sexual intercourse. There can be several reasons as to why she is not reaching her climax. Women with this disorder do not receive enough clitoral stimulation during the intercourse for her to be able to reach her goal in an orgasm. Also, some women prefer to watch then to bespeak in the sexual intercourse, which is why they don’t perform to there fullest. Another main dispute women encounter is they try to hard to have an orgasm and sometimes causes the complete opposite. Women experience premature ejaculation, but most of the time it is not even noticeable. The second division is the male orgasmic disorder, which is...
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...PSYC 406 Quiz 3 Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwaid.com/shop/psyc-406-quiz-3/ Question 1 of 25 2.0 Points According to the authors of the journal article for Forum 3, recipients of social support are often: A.very pleased B.sometimes worse off C.resentful D.well-adjusted Question 2 of 25 2.0 Points According to the journal article for Forum 3, recipients of social support may experience: A.lowered self-esteem B.feelings of indebtedness C.receiving the wrong kind of support D.All of the above Question 3 of 25 2.0 Points The authors of the journal article for Forum 3 hypothesize: A.having insecure attachment history with parents causes one to benefit from emotional support in adulthood B.having secure attachment history with parents causes one to benefit from emotional support in adulthood C.having secure attachment history with parents causes one to benefit from instrumental support in adulthood D.having an insecure attachment history with parents causes no notable differences in response to emoational support in adulthood Question 4 of 25 2.0 Points According to Bowlby, as cited in the journal article for Forum 3, the earliest working models: A.are in response to interactions with signficant caregivers B.are formed while a fetus C.are formed during adolescence D.are in response to cultural prompts Question 5 of 25 2.0 Points Central to the study of psychopathology...
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...The Fall of the House of Usher Summary BACK NEXT How It All Goes Down An unnamed narrator arrives at the House of Usher, a very creepy mansion owned by his boyhood friend Roderick Usher. Roderick has been sick lately, afflicted by a disease of the mind, and wrote to his friend, our narrator, asking for help. The narrator spends some time admiring the awesomely spooky Usher edifice. While doing so, he explains that Roderick and his sister are the last of the Usher bloodline, and that the family is famous for its dedication to the arts (music, painting, literature, etc.). Eventually, the narrator heads inside to see his friend. Roderick indeed appears to be a sick man. He suffers from an "acuteness of the senses," or hyper-sensitivity to light, sound, taste, and tactile sensations; he feels that he will die of the fear he feels. He attributes part of his illness to the fact that his sister, Madeline, suffers from catalepsy (a sickness involving seizures) and will soon die, and part of it to the belief that his creepy house is sentient (able to perceive things) and has a great power over him. He hasn’t left the mansion in years. The narrator tries to help him get his mind off all this death and gloom by poring over the literature, music, and art that Roderick so loves. It doesn’t seem to help. As Roderick predicted, Madeline soon dies. At least we think so. All we know is that Roderick tells the narrator she’s dead, and that she appears to be dead when he looks...
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...Sharif Mursal PSY/202 Instructor: Sharon Clark Assignment: Adolescence and Adulthood September 15, 2013 Axia Collage University of Phoenix The psychosocial development stage during adolescence is the search for identity. Psychosocial development encompasses the way peoples understanding for themselves, one another and the world around them changes during the course of development. I think that around the age of 15 years old I was starting to go through this stage. I got my first part time job and no longer sensed that I needed my parents to give me the money to go and do what I wanted. If I didn’t need their money I imagined that they couldn’t tell me what I could or could not do. Being that I was doing the things my parents asked me not to do, such as hang out with older guys, I began sensing pressured into doing things I wouldn’t have otherwise tried at the young age of 15 years old. This made me feel that I was capable to better adequate in with this specific crowd I surrounded myself with. I dabbled with alcohol, drugs which hastily became an almost every day thing later leading me into a life of alcoholism and addiction. These are things I wish I could go back and change but have also shaped me into being the person I am today. For that I am thankful to God because I have gained remarkable life experience in the progression. In late adulthood there are some physical and reasoning changes that happen. Some of the physical variations brought about by the maturing...
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...The mental state of Poe affects his writing, and it appears in all of his literary work. The first is lost loves, the second is alcoholism. Edgar A. Poe has many lost loves in his life. He lost his mother at almost age three, his foster mother while he was in his teens, his friend's mother, whom he loved like his own mother. Poe also has a problem with alcoholism, he is allergic to alcohol and knows that if he drinks, he will become very sick, and sometimes even put himself in a coma state. The fear of being in a coma springs from the fear of being buried a live; some people at the time are buried a live because they are in comas, but everyone think they are already dead. Both the title and the plot of his 1844 story"The Premature Burial" illustrate this fear of his, alcohol destroys his life and his mind but eventhough he continues to drink. Although these direct ties can alone prove that Poe's life is reflected in his works, more evidence is provided about his life in his stories. He thoroughly incorporates psychology into many of his stories, which he knows a great deal of. He uses personal fears in his stories, along with characteristics of his surroundings. Even though there are many a correlation more than are stated here, the connections provide here suggest that Poe's writing are an outlet and an extension for his life. Poe's mother died of consumption when he was three and Bonaparte's mother died of a pulmonary embolism when she was only two months old. This similarity...
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...The Problem of Premature Ejaculation MaCauly Cacioppo Abnormal Psychology (Psych 430-001) Liberty University Psychology Department Abstract In this paper, you will learn about the various definitions of Premature Ejaculation, the criteria that describes this dis order, as well as the various treatment methods that are involved in over coming it. Men who have this problem are taught various techniques to help manage there ejaculations in a productive way, thereby helping them to have a healthier sex life with their partner. You will also learn about some of the medications that one could take with this problem to help lessen the problem. The chief thing to remember though, is that this is a very manageable problem, one that about 30% of men in the United States will live with, one that they will over come with dedicated effort, a loving partner, and a will to over come it. Premature Ejaculation (PE), also known as rapid ejaculation, premature climax, rapid climax, or early ejaculation, is when a man reaches orgasm and ejaculation at a rapid pace, and with very little sexual stimulation, either before, or quickly after penetration, and before he means to, and as many as 30% of men in the United states experience PE at some point in their life (Comer, 2010). The most common definition of PE is when a man reaches climax within two minutes of penetration, however this has been some what controversial due to a survey by Alfred...
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...Meghan Walker ENG 130 Kathryn Geranios July 9,2015 Breast-Milk VS Formula Some mothers breastfeed their babies, and others use powder or liquid based formula. Is one option better or more importantly healthier than the other? I feel that breast milk is more beneficial for babies and new mothers. It promotes brain developments, strengthens the babies immune system, and reduces the risk of SIDS. What is the difference between breastmilk and formula? Breast milk is recommended by pediatricians and the WHO "world health organization". All infants are suggested to be bottle feed until they are 12 months before introducing them to whole milk. Milk is an infant’s primary source of nutrients until they are 12 months of age. In that 12 months, the benefits of breastmilk can last a lifetime. The benefits of Brest feeding can sometimes sound endless. Breastfeeding is convenient, moms don't have to make bottles they are the bottles! Breastfeeding is free, and it contains all the nutrients that the baby needs. Breast milk is packed with disease-fighting substances that protects baby from stomach viruses, lower repertory illnesses, ear infections and asthma! Children who are breastfed have a 20% lower risk of dying between the ages of 28 days and one year. Breast milk is specifically tailored for the baby. With all of the benefits, I have listed to add to the list is children who are breastfed are less likely to develop certain childhood cancers, develop diabetes...
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...2011)("HMBANA," 2003) breastfeeding dq 2 Wendy Robertson Grand Canyon Universithy Health Assessment NRS434 Cynthia Yascavage August 13, 2013 breastfeeding dq 2 You are the registered nurse performing a health assessment on a newborn infant. From the functional health pattern portion of the assessment, you learn the mother is reluctant to breastfeed her baby. One of the most important aspects of health promotion in the infant is nutritional status. At this time, you take the opportunity to inform the mother about the benefits of breastfeeding. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Dietetic Association have released recommendations and position statements in support of breastfeeding. In addition, research has shown that the positive effects of breastfeeding last into adulthood. Find a research article in the GCU eLibrary that discusses the positive impacts of breastfeeding not only in infancy but also later in life. Summarize the article, and write one or two paragraphs stating how you would share this information with the mother to encourage the mother to breastfeed her baby? child. In fact, according to the longer one breastfeeds the better. According to “The Health Benefits of Breastfeeding on Risk of Children Developing Allergic Asthma”, breastfeeding is important to raise a healthy child. In fact, the longer one breastfeeds the better. This article stated that “Children who had been breastfed for any period were less likely to have...
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...as the best choice for newborns. Specifically, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that babies be breastfed exclusively for about the first 6 months. Following the introduction of solid foods, breastfeeding should continue through the first year of life and beyond, if desired.Breastfeeding may not be possible or preferable for all women. Deciding to breastfeed or bottle feed a baby is usually based on the mother's comfort level with breastfeeding as well as her lifestyle, but breastfeeding may not be recommended for some mothers and babies. If you have any questions about whether to breastfeed, talk to your pediatrician.Remember, your baby's nutritional and emotional needs will be met whether you choose to breastfeed or formula feed. -About Breastfeeding Breastfeeding your newborn has many advantages. Perhaps most important, breast milk is the perfect food for a human baby's digestive system. It contains the vitamins and minerals that a newborn requires, and all of its components — lactose, protein (whey and casein), and fat — are easily digested by a newborn's immature system. Commercial formulas try to imitate breast milk, and come close, but the exact composition cannot be duplicated. Also, breast milk contains antibodies that help protect infants from a wide variety of infectious diseases, including diarrhea. Studies suggest that breastfed babies are less likely to develop certain medical problems, including diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma, and allergies...
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...becoming highly body conscious as 82% of Australian males identified they are spending significantly more money on tending to their physical appearance when compared to premillennial habits (McCrindle Social Research 2013). This can be attributed to the increased media exposure to male specific lifestyle magazines and shows (IBISWORLD 2013). Not only are Australian males become more image conscious they are also recognizing the importance of maintaining healthy lifestyles (Euromonitor 2013). Australian men can be demographically profiled by generation, Baby Boomers being aged roughly 47-65, Generation X aged early 30’s to mid-40’s, Generation Y born between 1981 and 1994 and Generation Z those born between 1995-2009 (Holroyd 2011). Over the next five years the population of Australians over 50 is expected to grow to 8.5 million people, making up 32% of Australia’s total population (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2013). The baby boomer age cohort will therefore represent a market of 4 million Australian males (IBISWORLD 2013). This presents them as a key target demographic for Bulldog Natural Skincare. Overlook of Major...
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