Maternal

Hidden Instincts Maternal, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is “of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother.” This instinct holds no bond between blood or DNA. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver supplies the perfect evidence for that. The love, commitment and sacrifices made in the novel show how any woman, or any man for that matter, can have “maternal” instincts. Through love, hardships and fate, each character in this novel proves how maternal instincts can be found by anyone

As Beattie (1988) and other theorists have noted, “food is the most concrete symbol of the maternal object,” (p. 456). Reexamining Allison’s and Melissa’s cases suggests that bulimic symptoms were used as a means to express repressed rage towards the maternal object. Instead, this aggression toward the maternal object was redirected onto the self via bingeing and purging. Allison described her mother as a weak and needy individual who stayed in the

feces and urine were collected at 3 and 12 months. We will study a subset of infants from the CHILD cohort with daily prenatal NNS exposure, plus an equal number of unexposed controls matched for key confounders (birth method, breastfeeding, and maternal body mass index). The fecal microbiome will be analyzed by shotgun metagenomics to identify microbial population structures, genes (KEGG orthologs) and metabolic pathways. The urinary metabolome will be analyzed by untargeted direct flow injection

indicator of the health of a nation, particularly infant mortality which is associated with a variety of factors such as maternal health, quality and access to medical care, socioeconomic conditions, and public health practices (MacDorman & Matthews, 2009). This study will use Canadian data to compare life expectancy in 1881, 1901, 1921, and 1941. It will also examine infant mortality, maternal mortality, and age-specific death rates by leading causes of death in the year 1921. The data for this study comes

fetus and causes complications in 3% to 8% of the pregnant women (Jennifer), .The underlying pathogenesis for the development PIH is not clearly defined granger). Many studies hypothesized preeclampsia is mainly due to placenta ischemia leading to maternal endothelial dysfunction.(granger, granger). Although there are standard guidelines for the treatment of hypertension in non-pregnant patients but treatment modalities for treating hypertension in pregnant patients is not clearly defined (mgee) .Anti-hypertensive

page 63). Some common issues during pregnancy are: Prescription and non-prescription drugs Psychoactive Drugs such as Caffeine, Alcohol, nicotine, Cocaine and Marijuana Maternal Diseases such as Rubella, Syphilis, genital herpes and Aids Maternal Diet and nutrition Emotional States and Stress including depression Maternal Age Environmental Hazards Paternal Factors While all of these are important,

Organization defines maternal mortality as “the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes” (Kotch, 2013). Maternal morbidity is defined as “any health condition attributed to and/or aggravated by pregnancy and childbirth that has a negative impact on the woman’s wellbeing” (Maternal Health,

Essay Katherine Berta December 8, 2016 Guaranteed Paid Maternal Leave in the United States Today there are two countries in the world that do not currently guarantee paid maternity leave for employed new mothers and/or expecting mothers, those countries are the United States and Papua New Guinea, according to the International Labour Organization, an United Nations agency (Rubin 2016). In recent years, the controversial issue of guaranteed maternal leave has been a prominent topic of debate amongst political

mutans levels as xylitol use.13,14 To gain the full benefit of maternal xylitol use seen in their children, it is advised to institute an adequate xylitol program a year prior to the start of the eruption patterns of the primary dentition.14 Chewing xylitol gum is forbidden with children less than four years old by the American Academy of Pediatrics due to risk of airway obstruction, that is why these studies are focusing on maternal use of xylitol aiding young children with caries prevention.14

Additionally, Stowe shows her audience the power women can hold through their maternal sentiment as seen in her character Eliza. Despite Eliza having remained in the Shelby household throughout her servitude, she shows just how easily it would’ve been for her to escape when she overhears the Shelby’s discussing her son being sold. She shows the true measure of her inner strength when she makes a promise to her child, “''they may have sold [little Harry], but [his mother] will save [him] yet'' (Stowe