Discussion Post: Ethnicity Role
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Discussion Post: Ethnicity Role
The role that Ethnicity in the US can have on a Woman’s Unborn Child
Ethnicity impacts the body weight and overall health of the unborn child. In the United States, doctors and physicians recommend that pregnant women consume the right nutrition for the baby’s growth and development. A preconception diet is essential in the development of the baby.
What are the Negative Impacts?
The respective ethnicity role causes negative impacts on the mother and the unborn child. The first impact causes an adverse effect, black mothers have a high chance of giving birth at an early age, while the cases of white mothers giving birth at this stage are low. The second impact of ethnicity role is that it provides the Hispanic mothers a chance to give birth to many children over a short span. The mortality rate in Hispanic mothers is high at their early stages (Kemet et al., 2017 ). The negative side of it is that Hispanic mothers end up being single parents after giving birth to many children.
Lifestyle Considerations
A pregnant woman at the age of 19 years should live in a comfortable environment and properly relate with family and people surrounding her (Kemet et al., 2017). This will help them to overcome the fear of giving birth and raise their self-esteem. The right diet for a pregnant teen should be rich in calcium to strengthen her bones since she is still growing (Hao et al., 2018 ). At the age of 28 years, a pregnant woman should not travel a long journey or even engage herself in prolonged mobility, this will expose her to arthritis infection. She should regularly engage herself in body exercises to stretch her bones and relax the body muscles. At the age of 40, a pregnant woman should live under preconception care (Kemet et al., 2017). This lifestyle keeps the pregnant free from chronic diseases that can cause a miscarriage. To top on that, they should highly consume energy-giving foods for complete metabolisms in the body.
References
Hao, N., Graham, J., Hitchcock, A., O’Brien, T. J., & Vajda, F. J. (2018). The role of ethnicity on pregnancy outcomes in women with epilepsy: The need for specific research. Epilepsia, 59(6), 1124-1131. https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.14086
Kemet, S., Lundsberg, L., & Gariepy, A. (2017). Race and ethnicity may not be associated with risk of unintended pregnancy. Contraception, 96(4), 297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2017.07.131