Case Study: Child Bearing Focus Care

Case Study: Child Bearing Focus Care Name Institutional Affiliation Case Study: Childbearing Focus Care The complex problems related to pregnant teens more so the runaway and homeless teens results in many challenges for the government and short-term shelter services. Despite the fact the pregnancy rates among teens have been fluctuating over the last few years, the country has had one of the highest rate of teen pregnancies in the western industrialized world (Pender, Murdaugh, & Parsons, 2015) This is a clear indication that teen pregnancy remains a serious public health problem. Childbearing during teenage years has been associated with a number of negative maternal concerns among them being school dropout, risk of being unmarried, and unemployment. In addition, children born to teenagers are most of the time born prematurely and at low birth weight. Infant mortality is also likely to be higher during the first year as compared to mothers who are over twenty years old (Voellmin et al. 2013; O’Donnell, et al. 2016) The case of Rita in this case is highly similar to what runaway and homeless teens experience during pregnancy. The fact that Rita also takes alcohol and smokes cigarette albeit during the weekend even makes her case more complicated. Despite the fact that she feels the need to keep healthy by exercing and eating a healthy diet, she also runs the risk of overheating as advised by the mother. In addition, she is unemployed so her child risks living an improvised life which is common among most teenage mothers. This paper seeks to discuss issues related to teen pregnancies and propose solutions to the problem. More importantly, the paper seeks to discuss the support measures, health promotion and the positive impact of these measures. Issues Facing the Young Family Over Activity Maintaining a systematic exercise routine during pregnancy may be healthy. Regular exercise can help one improve her posture and reduce some common issues such as fatigue and backaches. In addition, physical activity can help prevent gestational diabetes, reduce stress and increase the much-needed stamina for labor and child delivery. For someone who was physically active before pregnancy, continuing with exercising moderation should be relatively easy. However, it is not advisable to start exercising at one’s former level. It is important to engage in what is most comfortable for someone. Low impact aerobics are encouraged as compared with high impact aerobics. This is not the case for Rita who goes to the gym, plays soccer and uses the train often as this can have a negative impact on her growing fetus. Being overactive during pregnancy can affect the growing fetus especially if one was not active before. Alcohol and Smoking Prenatal exposure to alcohol and smoking increases the risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDs). Exposure to alcohol and smoking results in physiological changes which though not much is known about them have been associated with alterations in the autonomic nervous system. Newborns born to alcoholics and smokers are more likely to have a lower beat-to-beat heartrate variability as compared with those who are born to non-smokers or non-alcoholics. The fact that Rita only drink on weekend or smokes just three c...