Aerobic Exercises During Pregnancy Each workout or exercise session should consist of three parts: a warm-up period‚ the aerobic workout‚ and a cool-down period. The Warm-Up Don’t neglect this. No aerobic workout should be started on a "cold" body. Warm-up moves signal your body that more vigorous activity is coming and prevent injury by releasing muscle tension and making the body more flexible. Spend a minimum of five minutes (ten minutes is much better) stretching and limbering up. Stretch
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Effects of Drug Use during Pregnancy Smoking‚ drinking‚ and other recreational drug use during pregnancy is a major public health problem. Throughout this synthesis I will discuss how teratogens effect children before birth. I am going to hit key points about tobacco use and recreational drug use during pregnancy the most. Tobacco and recreational drug use during pregnancy can cause antisocial behavior including conduct disorder and delinquency. The use of tobacco during pregnancy has adverse prenatal
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007454.htm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007454.htm Alcohol and pregnancy When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol‚ the alcohol travels through her blood and into the baby’s blood‚ tissues‚ and organs. That means when a pregnant mom has a glass of wine‚ her baby has a glass of wine‚ too. Drinking alcohol can harm the baby’s development. Alcohol breaks down much more slowly in the baby’s body than in an adult. That means the baby’s
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Abstract In this articled will attempt to explain the historical oppression of the Nigerian woman in her home country and how each little Nigerian girl is brought up to submit to the men in her life for her entire life span ‚living in the background without a voice but many duties. It will explain how this woman moves to America and finds new freedoms and is presented with the option of assimilating into the new culture or maintain her country’s ways. The identity formation‚ issues and challenges
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Why are Culture Health Beliefs so Important in a Health Care Setting? Why are Culture Beliefs so Important in a Health Care Setting? There are many cultures out in the world today that practice beliefs different than those in the United States. America is based off Western Culture and traditional medicine practices which focus on preventative and curative medicine. Most cultures around the world practice folk medicine‚ which focus more on the person as a whole with remedies and ceremonies rather
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Time spent during prenatal development creates a special bond between the mother and child. During this time‚ biological factors such as hormones pass through the placental barrier from the mother and into the fetus’ bloodstream. Additionally‚ umbilical cord transports materials such as nutrients to the fetus. Due to the direct connection‚ mothers are strongly advised not to consume teratogens such as alcohol‚ drugs‚ or other substance that may be detrimental to a fetus during pregnancy. Intangible
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Mental disorders are believed to start even before birth. According to the article I read‚ studies show that if a women has influenza during pregnancy‚ her child is three times for likely to have a mental illness such as schizophrenia. People having schizophrenia may be dysfunctional and deviant due to their delusions and the disordered thinking they may have. Studies also show that undernourished mothers tend of have kids with mania and depression. This depression can cause people to be a danger
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Poor Reading Culture among Nigerians The way of life of a nation is influenced by the percentage of its citizen who are literate. Cuba‚ for example‚ is adjacent to the US and has the highest rate of literacy in the world. This is among the reasons why Cuba has a vibrant economy despite decades of diplomatic conflicts with the strongest nation in the world (Henry‚ 2004). Tracy (2008) asserts that being a former British colony‚ Nigeria’s literacy culture ought to be as standardized as that
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Inuit also known as “Eskimos” and lived in northern regions of Alaska and North America. The Inuit lived in Alaska‚ Asia‚ and Canada where the amount of sunlight varied throughout the seasons. During the winter the sun sets about mid-November and doesn’t reappear until mid-January. A big part of the Inuit culture was to tell stories to help them last through the light filled days and the seemingly never ending nights. One of these stories is “The Creation” told by Apagkaq a Mackenzie River Inuit. Raw
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EFFECTS OF CULTURE-CONTACT ON THE CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN LIFE INTRODUCTION This Chapter attempts the review of various definitions of Culture. It also tries to bring out the common characteristics of culture in various definitions‚ which include being dynamic and transmittable from generation to generation. Factors that can influence culture in a particular society and how people can come into contact with the culture of another society are also highlighted. Some aspects of the Nigerian cultural heritage
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