When parents hear the heartbreaking news that their baby has died in the womb, their grief can be overwhelming. In a few brief moments, they go from happy anticipation of their baby's birth to the intense pain of confronting his death. When fetal death occurs after 20 weeks of pregnancy, it is referred to as stillbirth. (A fetal death prior to 20 weeks is a miscarriage.) Stillbirth occurs in about one in 200 pregnancies. For many parents, their loss is completely unexpected, because up to half of all stillbirths occur in pregnancies that had seemed problem-free. While 14 percent of fetal deaths occur during labor and delivery, 86 percent occur before labor begins. The pregnant woman may suspect that something is wrong if the baby suddenly stops moving around and kicking but sometimes the mother will not know until the child is delivered. There are however many causes of stillbirth that can be prevented. In my presentation I will talk about the common and most talked about causes of stillbirth in today's society, the uncommon and preventable causes, and the relationship between those and Rose of Sharon's stillbirth baby in The Grapes of Wrath.
The most common known causes for stillbirth include: Placental problems, birth defects, growth restriction, and infections.
Placental abruption, a condition in which the placenta peels away, partly to almost completely, from the uterine wall before delivery, most commonly occurs around the 35th week of pregnancy. It results in heavy bleeding that can threaten the life of mother and baby, and deprives the baby of adequate oxygen, sometimes resulting in fetal death. Placental abruption is diagnosed with an ultrasound examination. Women who smoke cigarettes have a 50 percent greater risk of abruption than nonsmokers, while women who use cocaine during pregnancy may at least double their risk. Women who develop a pregnancy-related form of high blood pressure (preeclampsia) also have twice the risk of abruption as unaffected women.
"Animal Dreams" is a novel rich in symbolism. There were symbols relating to Grace"s past, Codi's relationship with Hallie, and life. The references to bones in "Animal Dreams" were also symbols. The bones symbolize memory and death. For example, the "skeletons of cows" (7) in chapter two symbolize ...
Yet another risk of thyroid disease is an increased risk for miscarriage or stillbirth. ... Women with hypothyroidism are also at a higher risk for miscarriage or stillbirth than women without the disease. ... In the study, it was concluded that even with mild thyroid dysfunction were at double the risk for miscarriage and almost 7 times higher risk for stillbirth than the women with normal thyroid function. ...
For example, one study cites stillbirth as one of the many indirect causes of the arsenic contamination in Bangladesh, stating that ingesting this arsenic can prove fatal for the babies of expecting mothers because of their low tolerance for the deadly chemical (Cherry et al, 2008). While the stillbirths are, themselves, a tremendous public health concern for the people of Bangladesh, what is perhaps even more alarming is that, according to the study, researchers are not sure of the exact effects of arsenic poisoning in the long-term, so it is very possible that symptoms such as the stillbirth...
Research results can often be misleading. Although methods employing statistical measures tend to be more objective, they can be just as flawed. A Canadian study, for example, as reported by USA TODAY, claims that weekend hospital admissions are more fatal. Their study was based on 3.8 million hospi...
Twenty-five percent of such pregnancies end in stillbirth, and another 40 to 70% will result in a baby with congenital syphilis. ... Twenty-five percent of such pregnancies end in stillbirth, and another 40 to 70% will result in a baby with congenital syphilis. and microscopic identification of the bacterium. ...
Like other drugs, heroin causes more miscarriages, premature babies, and more stillbirths. Many babies exposed to heroin, if they are not miscarried or born a stillbirth, die after birth They are five to ten more times likely to die of SIDS. ...
Effects on the Children They Carry: There are many effects that cigarette smoking by pregnant women have on their fetuses. The relationship between maternal smoking and fetal development shows that smoking can induce spontaneous abortion, affect birth weight, and bring about fetal malformations. The...
They compared the pregnancy outcomes in terms of live birth, stillbirth, spontaneous abortions and pre-term births. ... In the study the women that were exposed had a higher rate of skin manifestation and they were twice as likely to have adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as spontaneous abortion, stillbirth and pre-term births. ...
Death is tragic and influences powerful emotions in people. In the poem "Auto Wreck" by Karl Shapiro, he conveys the unpredictability and grimness of death while probing for a deeper meaning of it within himself as well. Shapiro's usage of imagery in conjunction with figurative language is a key e...