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How to Decide to Keep or Terminate a Pregnancy
Deciding whether to keep or terminate a pregnancy can be an emotional decision. Women face this decision for a variety of reasons, such as an unplanned pregnancy or learning the baby has a life-threatening disease and is not likely to survive. In each case, the decision is intensely personal. Though you can get input from the important people in your life, ultimately, it’s your body and your choice. No one should make this choice for you.
Upper Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy
If you have upper abdominal pain during pregnancy, it’s not necessarily to automatically switch into panic mode, according to the March of Dimes. But any severe and long-lasting stomach pain or discomfort accompanied by dizziness or bleeding is considered a medical emergency; prompt medical help is essential in such circumstances to protect you and your future son or daughter.
Pregnancy Implantation & Bleeding Symptoms
One of the earliest signs that a woman is expecting a baby happens about six to 12 days after conception, according to the American Pregnancy Association. When the embryo implants itself into the uterus, light implantation bleeding can result as well as other symptoms, such as lower back pain. However, some pregnancy-related bleeding might indicate potential problems and even miscarriages, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Teenager Reprimanded Because of her Urban Hairstyle
Last week Destiny Tompkins, a 19-year-old college student from New York posted on her personal Facebook page about workplace discrimination she experienced at the Banana Republic in the Westchester Mall. Destiny said that she went to work on October 4th and the district manager who was a white woman stopped in for a visit. After…
Caring For Sick Relatives Without Losing Your Job (or Your Mind)
If you haven’t had to care for an elderly or ill loved one, you either know someone who has or you will soon do it, too. Seniors now, for the first time, comprise the largest age group in the country and will be the first to rely on a less affluent younger generation to care…