short story “A Temporary Matter” demonstrates a loss of faith as grief exposes differences. In modern Boston‚ a young couple has begun to isolate themselves from each other and lose interest in their well-being. It has been six months after the stillbirth of Shoba and Shukumar’s first child. Shukumar stays at home all day and puts off his dissertation while Shoba‚ who used to be a busy body around their home‚ now stays away from the house as much as possible. The electricity in their home will be
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central nervous system‚ causing meningitis and/or encephalitis. (Murano 2003) Infected pregnant women usually experience only a mild‚ flu-like illness; however‚ infection during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage‚ infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. (Silver 1998) In general‚ length of antibiotic treatment increases with the severity of the infection. Meningitis is treated for three weeks while brain abscesses are treated for six weeks. (Davis 2010) The length of symptoms varies as it depends
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drinking water. The Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMRs) for bladder cancer in men was 6 and in women 8.2 and for lung cancer‚ SMR in men was 3.8 and in women 3.1. In one of the cross-sectional study‚ it showed that rates of spontaneous abortion‚ stillbirth‚ and preterm birth were 2.9‚ 2.24‚ and 2.54 times higher‚ respectively‚ in the exposed group (exposed to arsenic-rich water) compared with unexposed group. This explained that chronic exposure to arsenic contaminated drinking water and prevalence
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I am writing this letter in hope that I can make a difference in the pollution that fills Salt Lake Valley every year. I care about this issue for a couple reasons. The first reason is that I have a lot of family here in Utah‚ and every winter I see how it affects them. Every winter a few of my family members get sick‚ and I am pretty sure it is caused by all the smog. The second reason is that I enjoy to go outside in the winter‚ but I don’t like to breath in all the smog. I have reason to believe
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alcohol can have on an unborn child I have heard the phases that “I’ll just have one drink it won’t hurt anybody” and that logic can be very dangerous for the unborn child. Drinking alcohol during the prenatal development stage can cause miscarriage‚ stillbirth‚ and range of lifelong physical‚ behavioral‚ and intellectual disabilities. These different disabilities are known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder which is also known as
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Monogamy is defined as the practice or condition of having a single sex partner during a period of time. As time passes‚ people fail to realize that engaging in monogamous relationships is the safest and easiest way to live. Yes‚ we are young and we have the rest of our lives to commit to someone‚ but participating in monogamous relationships produce eternal happiness. Non-monogamous relationships result in emotional bewilderment as well as drama among the people participating in numerous sex acts
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Running Head: TERATOGENS DURING PREGNANCY Teratogens During Pregnancy Nicole Carter PSY 2103 – Human Development Mary Wilson November 9‚ 2010 | Teratogens During Pregnancy Teratogens are substances that don’t impact prenatal development positively‚ causing birth defects and other problems. The impact of teratogens depends on its intensity and time during prenatal development when it is present. Teratogens have the highest consequences during the period of the embryo. During this time
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embryo or foetus dies in the womb and is expelled by the body‚ it is called a spontaneous abortion (miscarriage) and is natural and unpreventable. To end pregnancy voluntarily‚ is an induced abortion. When a foetus is dead at birth‚ it is called a stillbirth. More than 90% of all abortions are performed during the first three months of pregnancy. In fact‚ more than half are performed within the first two months. These abortions are usually performed at a hospital or abortion clinic‚ and the women go
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Rosdahl and Kowalski TEXTBOOK OF BASIC NURSING PART C – Nursing Throughout the Life Cycle CHAPTERS: Unit 10 The High-Risk Newborn New Terminology ABO incompatibility anencephaly choanal atresia cleft lip cleft palate congenital endotracheal tube epispadias erythroblastosis fetalis esophageal atresia exstrophy galactosemia high-risk newborn hydrocephalus hyperbilirubinemia hypospadias New
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1) How is the baby’s due date calculated and why is it often hard to calculate? The baby’s due date is calculated by doctors and midwives from the beginning of the mother’s last period. This marker is used because it is difficult to determine exactly when the mother is ovulating and as a result when the sperm is fertilized the egg. 2) Briefly explain the process of conception? Ovulation‚ Development of Corpus Luteum‚ Release of Egg‚ Menses‚ Fertilization‚ Implantation‚ Pregnancy Hormones
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