Introducing: “Working With Pregnant Women With a History of Substance Abuse”.

Introducing: “Working with pregnant women with a history of substance abuse”. – Dr Maxine O’Brien introduces the program she is facilitating for midwives who are seeking practical ideas and skills for caring for pregnant women who abuse …

My bad sex wasn't rape

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and quickly add, “Oh, who cares — if you get pregnant, it's your fault,” and to have my bra and panties left behind on the grass when they drove me home. I was shaken both by the … Further, it is paternalistic in its approach to women, as though …
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Even a little pot use ups college dropout risk

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… to stress in her children. If a woman uses methamphetamine during pregnancy, that illegal drug use along with an unstable home environment may lead to an abnormal response to stress in her children, according to the results of a study of 2-year …
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Women's home cleared to open in Danville

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… Behavior · Substance Abuse. Frazier named Holly's House after a young woman she had hoped to help but who could not break the cycle of single motherhood. Frazier pointed out that many teenagers who become mothers early in life still hope for a …
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