From behind a mound of paperwork, he explains government policy on teenage pregnancy concerning grade 12 students, aged between 16 and 18, who deliver their babies during the examination period: "We bring the papers to the hospital and we supervise," he says.
The adverse effect of withdrawal on the mother and fetus combined with the high rate of relapse to drug use, with its risks of overdose and H.I.V. infection, make the ethics of offering anything other than methadone or buprenorphine to opioid-dependent women during pregnancy concerning.
Say a woman gets pregnant... for the sake of family and honor [she] has to deal with the consequences... (Female, the Netherlands, Muslim) This quote also illustrates that, according to this Muslim participant, the implications of unintended pregnancies concern the entire family.
The study also examined the relationship between sexual abuse, concern for pregnancy, concern for contracting sexually transmitted diseases and contraception use among women drug users.
When endoscopy is indicated during pregnancy, concerns about the effects on pregnancy outcome often arise.
Informants' perceptions of the main causes of maternal suffering included malaria, infertility, and menstruation and pregnancy concerns.
The themes identified revolve around detailed descriptions of the role of males during pregnancy, concerns regarding male involvement during pregnancy, as well as recommendations for addressing the issues raised.
While marital infidelity is the most important correlate of overestimation of individual and spousal HIV risk, during pregnancy, concerns regarding partners' HIV status may be superseded by the reduced need for contraception [ 13].
In most of the study locations, this included four to five classroom-type sessions, covering a range of topics, such as pregnancy concerns and new baby care and feeding advice, as well as information about available labour pain relief methods.
Simko and McGinnis [ 25] sought to describe the quality of life in 124 patients in the USA with congenital heart disease (CHD), hypothesising that advances in health care mean there are more adult survivors with CHD, and that pregnancy concerns are pertinent to this group.
Invulnerability to STIs, the greater salience of pregnancy concerns, and discontinuation of condom use in relationships with boyfriends (as a demonstration of trust) have been widely reported (Abel & Brunton, 2005; Bauman & Berman, 2005; de Visser, 2005; Hatherall et al., 2005; Hillier, 1998; Holland et al., 1998; Lear, 1995).
