...Part 7 of 8: Stress Management Managing stress during pregnancy Results / Exams Pregnancy can cause hormonal changes, as well as psychological and physical changes. This can cause stress in a pregnant woman. Stress may make the issue of high blood pressure more difficult to manage. However, when pregnant women to find ways to manage their stress levels, blood pressure is less of a problem. Prenatal yoga can be a great tool for managing stress during pregnancy. If yoga poses are too uncomfortable, simply listening to relaxing music while taking time to meditate is useful for the body and mind. High impact or extended aerobic exercise is generally not recommended during pregnancy, especially if your body is not used to this. However, taking walks is a great way to relieve stress and stay active. There are a variety of herbal remedies and supplements that promise to relieve stress. As with any supplement, be very careful and consult your doctor before consuming these products. If your doctor gives you the OK, decaffeinated tea may be an option to relieve stress. Oolong, ginger and blueberry can provide antioxidants to help you de-stress. Although it is difficult, getting enough sleep during pregnancy is essential, therefore aim for six to eight hours a...
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...pregnancies. Is it because they are not being educated properly? Or even being educated at all on sexual education? But not being educated properly is not the only reason as to why more and more teens are getting pregnant; it could also be the media that has an effect on them as well. There are countless affects that a teen pregnancy can have on both the teen and the child. Teen pregnancies have been a problem in the United States for numerous years. Although pregnancies rates have dropped since the 1990’s, our country still has a higher teen pregnancy rate than any other country. While there are negative consequences for the mother, the infant is also at risk by being born to a teenage mother. The most common risk is a low birth weight. With a low birth weight, the child can develop long-term effects such as developmental and cognitive delays when they grow older. The cause of a low birth weight in the child is due to the mother’s prenatal care, poor diet, and stress. Statistically, babies born to teen- agers are at greater risk of being too small and suffering lifelong health or development problems. Teen-age mothers deliver a disproportionate number of premature or low-birth-weight babies, which have a higher death rate in their first year. Before coming pregnant, the teen’s bodies have not been prepared for change yet. Which why they should be educated on how to get both themselves and their child...
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...PARENTING STYLES Developmental psychologists have long been interested in how parents impact child development. However, finding actual cause-and-effect links between specific actions of parents and later behavior of children is very difficult. Some children raised in dramatically different environments can later grow up to have remarkably similar personalities. Conversely, children who share a home and are raised in the same environment can grow up to have astonishingly different personalities than one another. Despite these challenges, researchers have uncovered convincing links between parenting styles and the effects these styles have on children. During the early 1960s, psychologist Diana Baumrind conducted a study on more than 100 preschool-age children (Baumrind, 1967). Using naturalistic observation, parental interviews and other research methods, she identified four important dimensions of parenting: * Disciplinary strategies * Warmth and nurturance * Communication styles * Expectations of maturity and control Based on these dimensions, Baumrind suggested that the majority of parents display one of three different parenting styles. Further research by also suggested the addition of a fourth parenting style (Maccoby & Martin, 1983). The Four Parenting Styles 1. Authoritarian Parenting In this style of parenting, children are expected to follow the strict rules established by the parents. Failure to follow such rules usually results in punishment...
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...http://hubpages.com/health/How-to-Get-Pregnant-Faster-and-Easier-the-Natural-Way How To Get Pregnant- Things You Should Know Starting a family will change the life of a couple. It means taking on new roles as parents and all the responsibilities and maturity that comes with it. Listed below are tips on how you can get pregnant faster and easier naturally. 1. Active Sex Life With Your Partner: It has been found by experts that even if you make love as regularly as possible, sperm cells will be produced in millions and the fact that one sperm cell can fertilize an egg, is an indicator that you can make love to your partner as often as you please. In fact, the more sex you have equals better chances of conception. Sperm cells do not get depleted...
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...Maddie Bowman Susan Zelms English 101 October 28, 2013 Informative essay rough draft Every four out of ten teens will get pregnant before they turn 20. Almost fifty percent of teens have never thought about how a pregnancy would affect their lives even though having a baby could be one of the most life-changing experiences a person can have. Choosing this topic interested me because I enjoy watching the show Teen Mom and it was always interesting to me what their lives are like with having a baby at age 18 or younger. What I really wanted to find through research were the statistics on pregnancy rates. Researching this topic will give me a further understanding of exactly how many mothers get pregnant and the outcomes of different decisions. The decisions in which a pregnant mother makes should benefit her son or daughter instead of herself. Teen pregnancy causes unwanted stress, financial problems, and most of all it interferes with completing school. Now that this topic has been introduced, now we can get a deeper look on what exactly a teen mom goes through and how it will affect her in the decisions she makes. Teen mothers should be making good decisions in what’s best for her child as far as completing high school and enrolling in college. Education is still an important responsibility of a teen mother. Finishing high school and pursuing a college education will allow her to be able to financially support her child and become more independent. Statistics show...
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...In order to obtain the greatest benefit from research, it is necessary to interpret results accurately. The development and application of critical thinking skills is paramount when reading and evaluating research articles, rather than to take the research as fact. The following paper is a critique of a qualitative research article published in 2007 by Journal of Critical Nursing, titled “The Effects of Different Maternal Positions on Non-Stress Test: An Experimental Study”. Title and Introduction The title “The Effects of Different Maternal Positions on Non-Stress Test: An Experimental Study” (Alus, Okumus, Mete, Guclu, 2007) accurately reflected the content of the article and research study. The abstract remained concise as well as provided more detail to the article. The objectives, background, study design, means of data collection and analysis, results; conclusion, and relevance to clinical practice were all mentioned in a brief paragraph. The importance of the study was clearly stated, obtaining erroneous results from non-stress tests, when, indeed, the fetus is healthy and well oxygenated. The authors further described the supine position showed the least fetal activity, increased maternal back pain as well as maternal shortness of breath. (Alus, Okumus, Mete, & Serkan, 2007). The introduction was informative and included additional information into the understanding of decreased fetal movement. Alcohol intake, smoking, certain medications as well as the fetus’...
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...Annotated Bibliography: Early Childhood 2 GLOVER, V., O'CONNOR, T. G., O'DONNELL, K., & CAPRON, L. (2014). How Prenatal Depression, Anxiety, and Stress May Affect Child Outcome. Zero To Three, 34(4), 22-28. There is good evidence that if a woman is depressed, anxious, or stressed while she is pregnant, then there is an increased risk that her child will have emotional, behavioral, or cognitive problems. Her own biology must cause these effects, but it is not known how. One important line of research suggests that the function of the placenta changes in response to maternal mood in ways that may allow more of the stress hormone cortisol and the neurotransmitter serotonin...
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...she can and then discuss her options with her doctor. Only she and the doctor can know how her body reacts to certain medications and to nicotine withdrawal. Discussed in this paper are some of the issues facing the mother and child. Effects of Smoking and Pregnancy Quitting Smoking First and foremost, a woman should quit smoking if she is thinking about becoming pregnant. Quitting will help produce a baby that will be of the same birth weight of a baby born of a woman who has never smoked. Doctors have different opinions to the correct way to quit. Some favor quitting cold turkey, stepping down gradually, taking prescription drugs such as Zyban and Chantix. Both of these need a prescription in most cases and both can have serious side effects as well. Wearing patches such as NicoDerm CQ and Habitrol release nicotine into the blood system. Some will suggest herbal supplements and even hypnosis to quit. Doctors will argue that the mother can possibly put so much stress on her body that she faces the possibility of miscarriage while others state the fetus doesn’t experience that trauma of the stress. Birth Defects Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk...
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...of Adoption A. Origination of Adoption B. Reasons For Adopting Early Pregnancy in the United States A. Teen Pregnancy B. Teen Moms Financial Struggles Emotional Struggles and Suicide Positives of Adoption A. Abortion Alternative B. Better the Quality of Life C. A Second Chance Arcieri 1 Recent studies in the United States have shown that thirty-four percent of teenage women will become pregnant at least once before the age of twenty. Of the 820,000 teen pregnancies each year seventy-nine percent occur out of wedlock, while one third never achieve a high school diploma or GED (Chappuis). It is estimated that about five percent of teen mothers end up putting their child up for adoption. As for the ninety-five percent of those teen moms that choose to raise their child on their own, many of them feel differently about their decisions once they attempt to balance the hardships of raising a child with living the life of a teenager ("Abortion.org"). This can easily lead to added stress levels, an unhealthy environment, and improper care for the child. One and a half percent of teen moms that decide to keep their child do not achieve a college degree before the age of thirty (Chappius) where as on average forty-three percent of adopted children end up in homes where at least one parent already has a college degree (Zill). Looking at these statistics it is easy to concur that a child whom is adopted from a teen mother is likely...
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...Thinking about another pregnancy Miscarriage* can be a very unhappy and frightening experience. Even some time later you may still be coping with feelings of shock and great sadness. You may also be feeling anxious about the future – especially about trying again. This leaflet looks at feelings and some of the facts about pregnancy after miscarriage. It talks about deciding whether to try again, and about timing. It also gives some information that may help you and your partner before and during another pregnancy. Reasons for and against You may want to try again because: • You simply want a baby – or another baby if you already have one. Even if you didn’t plan the last pregnancy, the miscarriage may have made you realise that’s what you want • It seems the best way to get over the ‘empty’ feeling that is common after miscarriage • You feel confident that the next pregnancy will go well • It’s important to your partner • You feel it’s your last chance – if you are an older mother, for example. Should we try again? You may feel quite confident about trying for another baby. But you may be very anxious about having another miscarriage. Or you may be worried about whether you will manage to conceive. “ 2 You feel so desperately empty after the loss and want to fill that void… * We generally use the word ‘miscarriage’ to cover early and late miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and molar pregnancy. “ You may want to put off trying again because: • You fear...
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...When a woman first finds out that she is pregnant, it is typically one of the happiest moments of her life. She can only imagine all the crazy mood swings, physical, and psychological changes that are going to happen in the next 9 months. Pregnancy is characterized by an increase in the levels of circulating female sex steroids, in particular, estradiol and progesterone (Brunton, P., & Russell, J., 2010). The female sex steroids, estrogens and progesterone, are produced in large amounts in pregnancy, increasing as she comes closer to delivery. As estrogen and progesterone increase, many other hormonal changes occur as well that effect physiological structures within the brain. These hormones have important roles in the peripheral actions to...
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...Hydrotherapy during Pregnancy Hydrotherapy is when a pregnant woman immerses herself in water that covers her abdomen, during the first stage of labor. It is often utilized as a non-pharmacological source of pain management for laboring women, and it is also considered to be a technique that promotes natural childbirth. Hydrotherapy not only provides comfort, but it also promotes physiological childbirth and supports relaxation. Although hydrotherapy is recommended for women, there are eligibility requirements that include the following: healthy pregnant women over 37 weeks of gestation, no complications during pregnancy, a cephalic presentation, and also a single fetus pregnancy (Dykes, Johnson, Frazer, & Hussy, 2017). The following paper will discuss research regarding hydrotherapy, ideal nursing outcomes, and how to promote the use of hydrotherapy in pregnancy. As a vaginal delivery is a painful experience for women, hydrotherapy aims to reduce the pain experienced by women during this special time in their lives. A study completed by Taghavi, Barband, & Khaki (2015), aimed to further explore the use of hydrotherapy on the progress of labor and delivery. One hundred women without any risk factors were utilized as the sample population, and were further divided into fifty...
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...Christian English 101 Teen pregnancy is now an epidemic in the United States; teens are having unprotected sex knowing the repercussions and consequences of it. “Nearly one million teen girls get pregnant each year. Nearly four out of 10 young women get pregnant at least once before they turn 20.1 Each year the federal government alone spends about $40 billion to help families that began with a teenage birth (Statistics ).” This new social phenomenon is spreading widely and becoming a calamity. The consequences of teen pregnancy are devastating. Some parents are left to raise kids on their own as single parents, and some teens have to drop everything and do not even get to finish high school. Children born to teen parents have higher rates of foster care placement, teen parents struggle with finance issues, and it is more likely for babies to be neglected when born to teen parents. Abstinence of course is the number one prevention method for teen pregnancy, which is the only method that is one hundred percent effective. If tens just waited until they were older, instead of having sex so quickly there certainly would not be as many teen mothers. The reality of the situation at hand is that teens are having sex and at very young ages, do not use contraceptives and get pregnant. One real common cause of teen pregnancy, that being unprotected sex. Teens are not using contraceptives as much as they should and some not at all; the reasoning behind this most times is that they...
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...Acupuncture has also been shown to help men with their sterility. “In a study published in Fertility and Sterility in 2005, researchers analyzed sperm samples from men with infertility of unknown cause before and after acupuncture treatments. They found that acupuncture was associated with fewer structural defects in sperm and an increase in the number of normal sperm”(Kim). Not only does acupuncture help women get pregnant but it can also help men have healthy enough sperm to get them pregnant. There are many people who believe acupuncture is only a placebo effect. “the apparent effects of acupuncture might be only a placebo effect”(Hall). A placebo is something that works only because your mind believes it will work, so even if acupuncture is just a placebo it will still do the job.Even though this may be true, there is evidence that Eastern medicine isn’t just a placebo. “The mean difference was 2.13 points (95% CI 1.00-3.26 points, P=0.0002) on the symptom severity score. The difference in effects between A. paniculata and placebo was 10.85 points (95% CI 10.36-11.34 points, P<0.0001) in favour of A. paniculata.” (Department of Pharmacy). This shows that the herbal remedy is more than just...
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...pregnancy, abuse, battery, assault Domestic Violence Introduction Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive, coercive, and threatening behavior that may include emotional, physical, sexual violence, isolation, economic, and coercion as well as intimidation (Newacheck & Halfon, 2007). It occurs in both heterosexual and homosexual relationships. Domestic violence especially violence against pregnant women, is still a shamed subject despite the fact that it is a severe public health issue that threatens both the unborn child and the mother's outcome. Women who are assaulted while pregnant are at a greater risk for putting off health care needs. Domestic violence allows the perpetrator to gain control of the victim through intimidation and fear. In addition, it has a positive correlation with alcohol and drug abuse. Overview/Pregnancy Assaults on pregnant females are focus attacks that can end in serious injury or death to the mother to be and unborn child. In the United States the number one cause of death among pregnant women are...
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