Essays on Childbearing

Part A

There were years when a booming population became a challenge for the society in general. For instance, it would mean that the population is young and more individuals are dependent on a smaller portion of the population. There was also a challenge in how resources could be managed when the birth rate is off the roof. However, way past that, there has been a significant decrease in the birth rate of many countries, including the United States. This decrease is likewise viewed negatively in the health care perspective. Moreover, as 2002, a study noted that there is a lower ...

Barbara, who is just returning to work from maternity leave, is requesting her supervisor for evenly spaced breaks and a consistent lunch hour break so that she can milk for the baby and feed her baby at an adjacent day care center. The question is whether Barbara is entitled to this provision. If the business can accommodate these requests, the manager is obliged to make the working conditions comfortable for Barbara to allow her to carry out her work and childrearing roles smoothly. Genuine differences between men and women have been used to justify different treatment, which is considered ...

This research is about radiation exposure to pregnant females. Pregnant females are often exposed to radiation from medical equipment such as X-Ray machines, security scanners, hazards from nuclear facilities, and other equipment in the workplace. There has been raising concerns as to whether radiation has any impact on pregnant females. While some argue radiation is harmful, some people believe radiation has no impact. This paper will review evidence gathered from previous investigations. The paper will discuss radiation and its impacts on the pregnant females. The paper will conclude with a summary of the findings. Radiation can be classified as ...

VOICES OF THE UNDERREPRESENTED IN ANCIENT ATHENS:

Voices of the Underrepresented in Ancient Athens: Women Ancient Athens was the center of the Ancient Greece and the marvelous and outstanding city that brought us democracy and important values of Western Civilization. Nowadays, due to works of famous Greek scholars and writers, we have enough information about how the Athens’ government was organized and who were the main rulers of the city, and we know that such social groups as metics, slaves, children, and women were underrepresented there. The aim of this paper is to study the role of women in Ancient Athens and the views Athenians had ...

Throughout history, China has remained at the forefront of innovative development and has remained active, in terms of driving capitalist attitudes on a worldwide scale. Whilst this remains, China is becoming under increasing pressures in terms of economic growth and how the country ‘positions’ within the global market. Issues in terms of the economic shifts from rural to urban lifestyles and industrialisation have had profound effects on the country’s demographic, furthermore, concerns with population legislation and the growth of neighbouring economic entities such as Hong Kong and Singapore have positioned China within the complex of the ‘Middle Kingdom’ ...

Gender inequality is a predicament of all women, especially the Muslim women, but musawah, an Islamic movement, is on the right path of rescuing Muslim women from this bondage via encouraging them to make their own interpretation of the Quran- will the movement succeed in bringing gender equality? The musawah movement was coined with the intention of enlightening Muslim women in order to achieve gender equality. The movement has adopted several, relevant, mechanisms that will aid in the achievement of its goal; for example, providing education programs that are intended to enlighten the Muslim women as well as encouraging ...

Gender inequality has become a major issue in the society today with countries, governments, organizations, and gender activists, both men and women, joining the fight against gender inequality. Gendering starts early in childhood and is embedded in our institutions and family set ups. Role models in the society treat boys and girls differently from infancy and this becomes the onset of gender inequality which then proceeds on to maturity. Gender inequality is more prevalent in some societies than it is in others. The Muslim community has been on the frontline of gender inequality with most women being subjected to ...

Folate is a water-soluble vitamin of B-group and is essential for good health, especially the women of childbearing age as it improves the birth outcomes and also decreases the birth defects in the newborn ("Folate For Women Of Childbearing Age | Dietitians Association Of Australia"). Getting a sufficient amount of this vitamin prevents folate deficiency anaemia. It also helps in preventing certain severe birth defects as well. Some people confuse folate with folic acid, but there is a difference. Folate is the natural form of folic acid and is available in food, whereas, folic acid is the man-made form that ...