Pregnancy And Its Effects On Children

1.1 Explain the pattren of developments in the first three years of life and the skills typically acquired at each stage.

Seeing how high the number of abortion is, it is the job of a public health official to provide both women and men with the education and necessary resources to make decisions about their sexual behavior. In 2010, 18% of majority of pregnancies in our nation sadly ended in an abortion. Even though this study was on such a wide age range, the 20s have been found to consistently majority of the abortions. It is key to keep observing the adolescent pregnancies and abortion rate. In hopes that with the education and the resources help the influence of abortions to decrease. From Abortion Surveillance, public health officials are able to observe changes, evaluate pregnancy rates, analyze the effectives of local programs throughout the U.S. and be able to recognize the types of common characteristics in women who are getting

Abortion is a common debated topic in the United States. It is becoming commonplace in our society. Terminating an unwanted pregnancy is a difficult choice that many women have faced throughout the years. Through out this paper, reasons for abortion, women, underage girls, parental laws, emotions, and the procedures of terminating a pregnancy will be discussed. While there is still more research being done, it is said that abortion can have both negative and positive effects.

One of the main reasons for high rates of teenage pregnancy in the U.S. is the continuation of ineffective abstinence based education (Bell, 2009) and not allowing teenagers to make abortion related decisions. In the U.S. Eighty two percent of the teenage pregnancy is unintended and 37 % of total unintended pregnancies result in abortion. Teenagers choose to abort babies because of shame, staying focused on career, unstable financial status to support babies and not getting emotional and economic support from parents. Twenty two percent of pregnant teenagers choose not to tell their parents (ACLU, 2001).

The purpose of this paper is to further analyze the study done on trends in teen pregnancy rates from 1996-2006, a comparison of Canada, Sweden, United States, and England. The items of discussion include data collection methods, data analysis procedures, qualitative, quantitative data, and study findings.

Perhaps one of the most pressing issues faced by women in Many African countries today are the many barriers preventing them from having access to sexual health and family planning services. “The World Health Organization (WHO) defines family planning as “the ability of individuals and couples to anticipate and attain their desired number of children and the spacing and timing of their births. It is achieved through use of contraceptive methods and the treatment of involuntary infertility” (Tessema, Gizachew Assefa, 2). By examining the causes of what is preventing women in areas Africa from taking control of their sexual health, and the number of children they wish to have, possible solutions can be contrived. In Kenya for example, “20.9 percent

Unintended pregnancies and induced abortions are common and occur among women of all social and economic groups. Where the abortion rate is high, it likely reflects that levels of contraceptive use are not sufficient to meet the fertility desires and family planning needs of women and couples. History/background of the issue: Since 1996, abortion rates declined by at least 2% per year in 12 of the 28 countries with complete abortion counts and trend data, and rates increased by this much in two countries. Abortion rates were relatively stable in the remaining countries.

Abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo, resulting in its death. About 42 million abortions are performed worldwide each year, and an astounding 20 million of them occurring unsafely. These unsafe abortions result in 70,000 deaths and 5 million disabilities a year. Most abortions are performed in the first twelve weeks using the ‘vacuum’ method. The majority of women that choose abortion do so because they are not ready for motherhood, are concerned with their careers or education, or have an issue with maintaining financial or relationship stability. Abortion is legal in the United States and most of Europe. Yet in most African and South American countries, it

The study population will be adolescent girls who are admitted in gynaecology ward following an abortion and are receiving postabortion care. This population has been chosen because are involved in sexual activities early in which most of them does not know how to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies. The study population will also include nurses and midwives who work in the gynaecology ward. This is because they have experience on how post-abortion services are

Complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death among girls ages 15-19 in LMIC’s (Morris & Rushwan, 2015). The primary reason for these preventable death-causing complications is that teenagers are not properly supplied with contraceptives. Due to these unplanned and unwanted pregnancies approximately 4.5 million teenage girls undergo an abortion each year, with an estimated 3 million of them being performed unsafely (Morris & Rushwan, 2015). Some detrimental complications that may occur from an unsafe abortion are “cervical tearing, perforated uterus and bowel, hemorrhage, chronic pelvic infection and abscesses, infertility, endotoxic shock, renal failure, and death (Morris & Rushwan).” These are potential health problems that can haunt these young girls for the rest of their lives. By arming them with ways to avoid these unwanted pregnancies as community healthcare nurses we can spare them from these torturous side effects. Public health nurses can play a vital role in educating teenage girls on the different methods, benefits, and informatics of contraceptives available to them.

The target population is young women because they also have a right to health. 
Besides, pregnancy and childbirth complication is a major cause of death for women age 15-19. The intervention program is called, “Abortion Counseling Care Toolkit: A Program to Enhance the Health of Young Women in Indonesia.” This toolkit is adapted from Ipas (2010), a nonprofit organization in the US that works around the world to increase women’s ability to exercise their 
sexual and reproductive rights, especially the right to safe abortion. It includes guidance for providers and others involved in service delivery on abortion counseling, and contraceptive and clinical care that is appropriate for young women. Because this was developed as a global toolkit, content and activities might not applicable to any specific country or context. (Ipas,

Stress during pregnancy can cause developmental and emotional problems for offspring; it has been observed by behavioral and biological researchers, but the objective measuring and timing of that stress and its results are difficult to prove. It is important for women who plan on becoming pregnant in the future to know how to prevent unhealthy pregnancy.

As a counselor, my primary focus would be to ensure that Nikki’s emotional and mental distress is resolved. As we know, adolescence is a stage of development during which, teenagers go through physical, social, cognitive and emotional changes. Some examples include self-identity, peer pressure, conflict with family and sexuality. As far as the 14 year old Nikki’s situation is concerned, she is not only having a difficult time coping with her parents’ divorce but she is also pregnant and is considering abortion.

This study examines the association between reproductive health knowledge and unsafe induced abortion among female adolescents (13-19years) in selected communities in Oshodi Local government area of Lagos state. Data were

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND UNSAFE INDUCED ABORTION AMONG FEMALE ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES IN BADAGRY, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA