Egg donation is an important reproductive issue which raises many questions which impact decision-making and basic medical ethics. There are ethical implications related to egg donation which may be based upon financial implications, thereby creating an environment in which this practice becomes big business rather than a means of enabling...

The Children's Defense Fund's media materials advocating against teenage pregnancy all rely on a fear of pregnancy to deliver their message in ways that teens might relate with. One refers to motherhood as being grounded, another implies that guys will run away from women who are pregnant (with the implication...

Background Preeclampsia is a pregnancy disorder that is associated with negative outcomes for both mother and baby. It is a precursor to eclampsia, which causes seizures (Garg et al., 2015), and is associated with high blood pressure and large amounts of protein in the urine (Ghulmiyyah & Sibai, 2012). Rates...

Throughout pregnancy, tests are performed to assess the health of the mother and that of the growing child. These protocols may differ according to the medical facility or when certain risk factors are present with the mother or the family history of the parents. The health of the mother is...

An article by Karamali et al. (2015) addresses the significance of Calcium and Vitamin D consumption and their impact on pregnancy in women with gestational diabetes using a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial method. It is believed that up to 14 percent of pregnancies involve a diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus...