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Over the last sixty years, one of the most prolific, and defining issues in American politics has been the issue of abortion. Abortion has been around for thousands of years but was rarely talked about in public before the mid-nineteenth (Todman). In the past, crude methods were quite the norm but as time has gone on, our medical knowledge has expanded so that there are more humane ways to perform an abortion. Early on, state governments began to pass legislation to ban the medical procedure. As

Endometrial cancer, sometimes called uterine cancer, is cancer of the lining of the uterus. Other types of cancer can form in the uterus, but they are less common. Endometrial cancer is the most common malignancy of the female genital tract, and the most common type of uterine cancer. Endometrial cancer usually affects postmenopausal women, but cases may occur at any age. Endometrial cancers are usually adenocarcinomas (tumors that begin in cells that make mucus and other fluids). The carcinoma

Abortion -Final Mariel Timothy Howard University October 2014 Abortion, according to dictionary.com (2014) is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. When it comes to abortion many ethical issues, and questions become a great concern. Some questions of great concern are: is abortion morally wrong? Should abortion be illegal? Is the fetus an innocent person? What’s the right of the mother or father

Nurse Midwife Specialty Paper Colleen M. Slevin Carroll Community College Being among the most highly trained in the field of registered nursing positions, nurse midwives have been bettering women’s health care and the birthing process for centuries. Nurse midwifery can be traced all the way back to the Biblical era from 2200 BC to 1700 BC. During these times, witchcraft and magic was a prevalent fear and since women at this time were not formally educated, it was thought that their talent and

Postpartum Hemorrhage By Jamie Wells Colorado State University - Pueblo Department of Nursing In partial fulfillment of NSG 312L Spring, 2016 Professor Katie Edwards Abstract This paper discusses the excessive blood loss that occasionally occurs in women following labor, also referred to as postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Postpartum hemorrhage is an emergent and life-threatening situation that can occur from several different issues. If not treated appropriately postpartum hemorrhaging can

When we speak of abortion today, we mean induced abortion performed by trained doctors, not including miscarriage (MacKinnon & Fiala, 2015). Some current methods of abortion are morning-after pill, mifepristone, uterine or vacuum aspiration, dilation and curettage, saline solution, prostaglandin drugs, hysterotomy, and partial birth abortion. Abortion involves questions about rights, happiness, and well-being, as well as the status and value of human life. The people who think it is ethical to have

International Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) An Applied Approach 2013 Update for use with 2012 Edition Revisions and Exercise Answer Key Lynn M. Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA Therese M. Jorwic, MPH, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA ICD-10-PCS Flashcards The first step in mastering ICD-10-PCS is to become familiar with the terminology, structure and format of this new code set. In addition to the Flash Card software program found on the

A Rationale for Abortion Care Counseling Toolkit: A Program to Enhance the Health of Young Women in Indonesia Ranti Kemala Nastasia Georgia State University A Rationale for Abortion Care Counseling Toolkit: A Program to Enhance the Health of Young Women in Indonesia According to the World Health Organization, unsafe abortion is a method for terminating an unintended pregnancy either by people without the essential aptitudes or in a situation that does not adjust to least restorative guidelines

Kelsey Crooks OB Project Week 1 CLTCC-Alexandria  Index Hyperemesis Gravidarum…..3 Incomplete Abortion…..6 Incompetent Cervix…..9 Ectopic Pregnancy…..11 Hydatidiform Mole…..13 Rh Incompatibility…..16 Iron Deficiency Anemia…..18 Neonatal Sepsis…..20  Hyperemesis Gravidarum Define Extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Medline Plus) Cause. Risk Factors. According to Medline Plus: The cause of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is believed to be a rapidly

This essay will evaluate advantages and disadvantages, moral, religious and ethical aspects of selective abortion, which promotes women’s well-being, physical and mental health. Surgical abortion is an abortion, carried out for different purposes, and accompanied or caused by the death of the fetus. The procedure of the deliberating termination of a human pregnancy is known since ancient times. Kapparis Konstantinos (2002) wrote in his book “Abortion in the Ancient world” that the word abortion came