Forms of Contraception
This form of contraception can be blown up like a balloon and has a general success rate of 85% at preventing pregnancy. Although not as high at other forms of contraception, these also help protect against STDs/STIs (Planned Parenthood, 2022).
What are condoms?
A pregnancy with one baby is considered full-term once it reaches this milestone (Rigsby, 2019).
What is 37 weeks?
This type of healthcare provider can be seen helping you from the beginning of labor to the end, giving you medications and starting IVs.
What are nurses?
Studies have shown that becoming a teen parent can increase the likelihood of developing this illness (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2021).
What is depression?
This form of contraception involves a daily schedule and if used correctly is 91% effective at preventing pregnancy; however it is not effective at preventing STDs/STIs (Planned Parenthood, 2022).
What are birth control pills?
Prior to becoming pregnant, this supplement should be taken "daily reduces the risk for neural tube defects by 70%" (United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2017).
What are folic acid supplements?
This healthcare provider is a "trained professional with expertise and skills in supporting women to maintain healthy pregnancies and have optimal births and recoveries during the postpartum period. They are often seen helping deliver home births".
What are midwives?
Midwifes Alliance of North America. (2022). What is a midwife? https://mana.org/about-midwives/what-is-a-midwife
Pregnant teens are at a higher risk for developing this condition presenting fatigue, shortness of breath, fast heart rate, and lightheadedness due to lack of red blood cells within their body (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2021).
What is anemia?
Females obtain this form of contraception every three months, and is known to have a 94% effective rate (Planned Parenthood, 2022).
What is the Depo-Provera birth control shot?
The "American Pregnancy Association recommends you make an appointment with your doctor for your first prenatal visit within ________ weeks since your last menstrual period" (Rigsby, 2019, para. 17).
What is eight weeks?
This healthcare provider helps physicians with birth control insertions (IUDs, implants), prescribing birth control pills, deliveries, and other reproductive care (Rodriguez, 2021).
What are physician assistants (PAs)?
Teen mothers are at risk for having more complicated deliveries due to this condition where the babies head is wider than the mothers pelvic opening (American Pregnancy Association, 2022).
What is cephalopelvic disproportion?
Females obtain this more invasive form of contraception that must be inserted by a trained healthcare provider in office, and is known to have an effectiveness rate of 99% (Planned Parenthood, 2022).
What is an IUD or birth control arm implant?
A 16-year old woman has discovered that she is 21 weeks pregnant. She reports having a headache, and after speaking to her doctor she knows that she needs to avoid this medication because it can cause low amniotic fluid or kidney problems for the fetus (Horsager-Boehrer, 2020).
What is ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin)?
This type of physician is a specialist that can be the first to thoroughly assess a baby upon delivery to assure medical milestones are being met for high-risk births and pregnancies (Eidelman et al., 1998).
What is a pediatrician?
This group of foods should be avoided during pregnancy due to the risk of developing coliform bacteria, toxoplasmosis, and salmonella (American Pregnancy Association, 2022).
What is raw or undercooked meat and fish?
This form of contraception is available at no cost to both men and women, and is known to be 100% effective at preventing pregnancy (Planned Parenthood, 2022).
What is abstinence?
Although it is said that a tell-tale sign of pregnancy is missing a period, some women have this phenomenon that can make it confusing (Rigsby, 2019).
What is a light period or "spotting"?
This kind of physician is the one who is trained to delivery babies, prescribe birth control, educate patients on reproductive health, treat sexually-transmitted infections, and more (Rigby, 2019).
What are OBGYNs (obstetricians and gynecologists)?
Exposure to this substance can result in complications for the baby including "malformations of the skeletal system and major organ systems (specifically the heart and brain), inhibited growth, central nervous system complications, poor motor skills, mortality, and difficulty with learning, memory, social interaction, attention span, problem solving, speech and hearing (American Pregnancy Association, 2022).
What is alcohol?