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Elisabeth Steubesand, 105 years old, the oldest citizen of Cologne and a high-risk individual. A high-risk individual, high-risk person, or high-risk population is a human being or beings living with an increased risk for severe illness due to age, medical condition, pregnancy/post-pregnant conditions, geographical location, or a combination of these risk factors.
A high-risk pregnancy is a pregnancy where the mother or the fetus has an increased risk of adverse outcomes compared to uncomplicated pregnancies. No concrete guidelines currently exist for distinguishing “high-risk” pregnancies from “low-risk” pregnancies; however, there are certain studied conditions that have been shown to put the mother or fetus at a higher risk of poor outcomes. [1]
It is not necessary to show that the offender meant to damage the unborn child or that they knew or should have known that the victim of the underlying conduct was pregnant; A person cannot be prosecuted under this Act for: engaging in conduct related to an abortion for which the pregnant woman's consent has been obtained or is implied by law;
The prevalence of imposed paternity is difficult to measure. Research for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2011 found that approximately 10.4% (or an estimated 11.7 million) of men in the United States reported ever having an intimate partner who tried to get pregnant when they did not want to or tried to stop them from using birth control. [6]
Teenage pregnancy is also known as adolescent pregnancy. [180] The WHO defines adolescence as the period between the ages of 10 and 19 years. [181] Adolescents face higher health risks than women who give birth at age 20 to 24 and their infants are at a higher risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, and other severe neonatal conditions.
Foeticide (British English), or feticide (North American English), is the act of killing a fetus, or causing a miscarriage. [1] Definitions differ between legal and medical applications, whereas in law, feticide frequently refers to a criminal offense, [2] in medicine the term generally refers to a part of an abortion procedure in which a provider intentionally induces fetal demise to avoid ...
Many women are known to experience what has been termed the "nesting instinct". Women report a spurt of energy shortly before going into labour. [38] Common signs that labour is about to begin may include what is known as lightening, which is the process of the baby moving down from the rib cage with the head of the baby engaging deep in the ...
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. [nb 1] [2] An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of all pregnancies.