An Article From American Pregnancy

I read The Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez. The book is about how Gaby overcame stereotypes and expectations put on her when she faked her pregnancy for a senior project as a social experiment to see how her peers would react. I enjoyed reading this book because Gaby wrote in such a way that I would find myself thinking of past experiences that could relate with what she was talking about. After I read, “One of the best things a role model can do is show how to get through the tough times and live a good life despite setbacks and hardships, because nobody gets through this life without scars along the way.” (Rodriguez 206), a lot of thoughts came to mind. One of the first thoughts came to my mind was my role model and how even though he went through a lot of tough times he changed his attitude and lives a good life. I also thought about myself and how even though I might me having the worst day I should always be the best that

In the essay "What Pregnant Women Won't Tell You - Ever", Elyse Anders talks about the downsides of pregnancy. Some of which I wasn't aware that could happen but other I was. I was aware of common symptoms like having a trouble staying awake, morning sickness, frequent urination, pooping and not being able to drink. But, I was not aware of the others.

Alexandra Tsiaras came up with a phenomenal way of describing conception to birth in his interview he did for Ted Talk. There were several things and little details that I truthfully did not know happened so fast during a woman’s pregnancy. It amazes me how people can go through with abortion after watching a video like Conception to Birth. Alexandra Tsiara’s visuals on conception to birth show a whole new outline of how fast a baby becomes a human, and that makes it that much more precious.

In the motion picture The Pregnancy Pact a group of high school girls, no older than sixteen, make a pact to become pregnant. Their goal, instead of graduating together, was to have only girls and raise them together. Throughout the movie the girls make references to the pregnant Jamie-Lynn Spears and the movie Juno stating that being fifteen or sixteen and pregnant was the most glamorous thing that could happen to them and not one thing would top being pregnant. This didn't end that way though. Instead the girls realized that having a child so young is not a walk in the park. The media’s perception of teenage pregnancy has changed over time from being a social taboo to a glamorous after school activity. This change

Robin Yates’s paper, “Pregnancy and Childbirth, The 1800’s vs. Now: What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting,” was filled with many clear points on the advancement of labor and medicine since the 1800s. This essay was filled with interesting and grabbing facts; however, the structure of the essay needs more support.

In the past thirty years the number of incarcerated women in the United States increased by 646%, it is estimated that 6-10% of these women were pregnant at intake. “An Examination of Care Practices of Pregnant Women Incarcerated in Jail Facilities in the United States,” is a study that examined the pregnancy related accommodation and health care provided for regional jail populations. Prior to this study no other study examined regional jail populations, they strictly focused on prison populations. This study is a quantitative survey of common practices and policies implemented across 53 jail facilities in the United States as a function of geographic region. This survey was administered through phone or email to employees

Gaby Rodriguez’s purpose in The Pregnant Project is to inspire readers to think positively and to know their own inner strength despite how others may judge or act.

In the book The Pregnancy Project, Gaby Rodriguez changes a lot. She is a 17 year old student in high school. Gaby is a young girl from Washington. She has decided to do an incredible project which leaves people very surprised. Gaby was raised by a single mother. She is the youngest kid out of eight and all siblings have been teen parents as well as her mother. Since they have all been teen parents, Gaby is now expected to follow the tradition of becoming pregnant as a teen.

The number of teen pregnancies in Texas by race/ethnicity in 2015 are just as diverse. Teen pregnancy to Non-Hispanic White females was 7,376. Teen pregnancy to Non-Hispanic Black female was 4,619. Teen pregnancy to Hispanic was 22,745. Teen pregnancy to American Indian/Alaska Native was 127 and Asian/Pacific Islander was 267. The rate of teen pregnancies in 2015 by age are girls under 15 was 1 percent, girls 15-17 was 30 percent and girls 18-19 was 69 percent.

The most interesting thing I learned about the history of reproductive control in the United States from the readings is the fact that throughout it’s history, the support or lack of support of Planned Parenthood has been largely impacted by what is going on in the world around it, rather than the essence of what Planned Parenthood stands for. For example, in Jill Leopre’s article “Birthright: what’s next for Planned Parenthood?” she talks about how the economic status of the United States has affected how much support Planned Parenthood has received. She says, “During the Depression, when more and more people were interested in having fewer children, Gallup polls found that three out of four Americans supported the legalization of contraception.”

Teen pregnancy is a growing epidemic in the United States. Teen girls are becoming pregnant at an alarming rate, with a lot of the pregnancies planned. With television shows broadcasting shows such as “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”, it is giving teenage girls the idea that it is alright to have premarital sex and become pregnant. It is in a way condoning teen pregnancy.

The rise of 'planned conception' gadgets, such as electronic ovulation calendars and apps to tell a woman when she's at her most fertile, have led to a new kind of mummy one-upmanship. Allie Simms, 29, from Altrincham, Cheshire, (centre) didn't want her childminding business to be badly affected by her pregnancy, so planned to have baby Sienna in September. Wedding photographer Hayley Williams, 33, from Bedfordshire, (right) took pictures at her last event at 38 weeks pregnant. She gave birth to daughter Honor in November at the end of the wedding season. Farmer Fiona Penfold, 36, from Somerset, (left) planned for her second child to be born between February and May so she could work during the summer

Breeched pregnancies are something that 13 percent of women in the United States have to deal with. There is not always something that can be done about the breeched pregnancy, and sometimes they baby is just more content that way. It can be a long difficult process deciding what is best for the baby, but there are a lot of options that you can choose from so that you and your baby get the best treatment possible. However, there is a lot of research, stories, and studies about breeched pregnancy that might shine a little light on what is happing to both the baby and the mother.

A child that is murdered by their mother is known as “maternal filicide”. Children that killed within their first year of being born is known as “infanticide”. An infant killed with the first 24 hours of being born is known as “neonaticide” (Friedman, S., & Resnick, P. J. 2007). Unfortunately, these words exist because there is a history of children being killed by their parents, which yearly about 450 children intentionally murdered by a parent. Furthermore, FBI homicide data correlates three out of four child victims are younger than 5. While Northeastern data a large portion of filicide are from parents that are going through some form of custody battle (Bello, 2014). These statistics makes Susan’s case even more unique that her case goes against the majority or what data suggest. Another case that goes against the norm is Mitchelle Blair who also committed maternal filicide. She claim she killed her two children, a 13 year old daughter and 9 year old son. Mitchelle says she killed her children because they were raping her youngest child (Chuck, 2015). To add to this list Tonya Thomas murdered her four children ages 12,13, 15, and 17 years old before killing herself (Jennings, & Smith, 2012). Julie Schenecker killed her teen children also which raises the

John and Dave was viewing his mother 's and sister 's pregnancy, on his holographic monitor. It shows every detail in crystal clarity, from fertilization, to the development of the fetus.