CHECK THESE SAMPLES OF Drug-Exposed Infants
10) When this data is analyzed further by examining ages at death within the infancy group, SIDS is the leading cause of death in Postneonatal infants, that is infants over 27 days old but less than one year.... lthough no known cause has been identified, ongoing research which will be discussed later has yielded clues as to which infants may be at a greater risk to die of SIDS.... infants in this high risk category include: infants who sleep in a prone position; infants who are not carried full term, commonly referred to has premature; infants born with a birth weight of three and half pounds or less; babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy or those who are exposed to second hand smoke after birth; infants born to mothers who were drug addicts, specifically, cocaine, heroine or methadone; babies whose mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy; infants whose mother had had none or late prenatal care; the second or succeeding infant born to a mother under the age of 20; infants whose sibling(s) died of SIDS; and infants who previously experienced a life threatening event....
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This article discusses the fact that there is an increase in illicit drug use by mothers of child bearing age.... The mothers are abusing drugs while the child is in utero.... This article acknowledges the use of alcohol as well but discusses drug use only.... A separate article exists discussing alcohol use....
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The infants who are at the greatest risk of fetal alcohol syndrome are born to women who drink heavily on a regular basis during her first trimester.... It is estimated that 30% to 50% of the infants born to chronically alcoholic women experiences a “serious... Pre-natal usage of illicit and legal but harmful substances such as illegal drugs, nicotine, alcohol and prescription drugs has shown to be harmful to the developing fetus....
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Reports by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER) indicate that most deaths resulting from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome take place in infants in the age bracket of 2-4 months and that it hardly ever happens before the age of one month or after six months.... According to Springhouse, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the third leading cause of infants' death between the age of one month and one year.... This incidence is most common during winter and it is higher in infants who sleep on their stomachs or in cribs with soft bedding, infants born in poverty, premature neonates, male infants and those infants whose mothers failed to seek prenatal care until late in the pregnancy....
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There is a dilemma in the USA; whether to perform this test on expectant mothers or respect their legislative privacy.
Ladies and gentlemen, today, all eyes across the world… Different conflicting ideologies have been created out of scientific and legislative arguments; the common man left to take the side of the best fit....
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Mental health remains one of the principal concerns for healthcare practitioners and other stakeholders, not only in the UK, but in other societies as well.... The importance of mental health traverses economic, social, and cultural backgrounds hence the need for better… Facilities dedicated to the care of patients with mental health and affiliated illnesses in England can be dated back to the Middle Age, such as the Bethlem Hospital, which was established in 1247 (Jones, 1972)....
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This paper "Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome" focuses on the disorder experienced by newborns caused by sudden withdrawal from drug/s to which the baby has been introduced via in utero exposure.... This results from substance abuse of the mother during pregnancy.... nbsp;… Neonatal nursing practice is involved in its diagnosis and treatment....
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However, married Black women and older Black women do not fare much better (in terms of their infants' survival) when compared to young, unmarried Black women.... In the paper “Infant Mortality in the United States,” the author answers the question: What is the difference in infant mortality rates in different racial groups?...
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