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    Since long time, disability is not seen as the issue of concern and it has not gained the attention as other severe topics such as gender, race or caste and persons with disabilities are perceived as invisible. Even till now a large proportion of Persons with Disabilities is not counted in global surveys as they are not accepted even by their families and are always kept hidden in the dark corners of the house. According to the World Health Organization (2011) more than 1 billion people worldwide

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    Reign Sarlie. Although my baby was a blessing, I suffered from obstructed labour also known as Dystocia, and trust me, this wasn’t easy. Dystocia, also known as obstructed labour or difficult birth, is when the baby does not exit the pelvis during childbirth due to being physically blocked even though the uterus is contracting normally. Dystocia is mainly caused by a large or abnormally positioned baby, problems with the birth canal or a small pelvis. The most common type of Dystocia is shoulder dystocia

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    Raising a child with a birth defect A birth defect is a physical or mental malformation present at birth. Some birth defects are visible such as leprosy, and some are eternal such as abnormal body function and divergent blood cells. Additionally, some birth deficiencies are genetic, and others transpire when external factors affect a child maturation in the womb. For instance, a child whose mother smoked during pregnancy is vulnerable and likely to have a heart defect at birth. A recent study contends

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    Mommy Makeover Motherhood is a noble calling. Yet, it is also one of the most demanding underpaid jobs in the world, and it can take a toll on a woman’s body. A mommy makeover can correct the unattractive physical changes brought by pregnancy and childbirth. Mommy Makeover at a Glance A cosmetic procedure that involves one or several surgeries to address the unattractive physical changes of motherhood, such as deflated breasts, stretch marks, separated abdominal muscles, and many others. Mommy

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    are reluctant to discuss socially taboo topics such as child abandonment and abortion, let alone confess to having partaken in it themselves. Herein lies our greatest obstacle. A pregnant mother who attempts to conceal her pregnancy and subsequent childbirth, does not receive the necessary medical attention which is required to ensure the well-being of her newborn infant (6, 1). This results in unsafe or unsanitary birthing conditions which

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    Pregnancy is a complex and delicate process involving numerous aspects of female anatomy and physiology. During the last decades, science has uncovered several previously unknown effects on the brains of women during and after gestation. Some of these effects now provide clues that could help understand psychological and cognitive symptoms often experienced as a result of pregnancy, such as pregnancy-induced brain fog, or even postpartum depression. Brain tumors - Scientists still don't understand

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    For a lot of women, they first find out they have conceived after being diagnosed with a laboratory test following physical symptoms (Zastrow & Ashman, 2016, p. 65). When I was conceived, the youngest of three, my parents already knew who their obstetrician was going to be and taking into consideration my mother is a naturalized citizen, they encountered no issue getting prenatal care. Mother received prenatal care at the time she realized she was expecting, which was confirmed with a lab test at

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    globally every year in developing countries. The probability that a woman will die during pregnancy is 400 per 100,000 live births. The risk is higher in sub- Saharan Africa with 1,000 per 100,000 live births. The death of a woman during pregnancy, childbirth, or the postpartum period, is known as maternal mortality, occurs in 99% of all developing countries (WHO, 2015). According to the World Health Organization, the causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in Sub- Saharan Africa are mainly results

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    In the mid 1930’s childbirth was extremely dangerous and high percentages of women and their babies died sooner or later after birth. As people took notice, medicine took a lot of steps to lower the mortality rates. A lot of deliveries moved from the homes of people to the

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    Abortion was banned in America for more hundred years. However, people who fought for legal abortion were won in 1973. Since then, those who disagreed with abortion began to protest by sitting down the clinic, which was the first one opened in the 1970s, trying to block the entrance. Unfortunately, they were arrested and regarded as part of the dangerous jail of the protest then (Durrett, 44). The main reason why people, who are called pro-lifers, argued for abortion is that it is harmful to women’s

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