### condition | pregnancy:

Continued pregnancy
* has medical and psychological risks.
* puts the mother's health at grave risk.

Early pregnancy
* has patterns.
* is an emotional time for a woman
  - the time most miscarriages happen

### condition | pregnancy:

Ectopic pregnancy
* Ectopic pregnancies are dangerous
  - life threatening
  - life-threatening conditions
  - more common as women age
  - much less common than miscarriages
  - sometimes difficult to diagnose
  - very dangerous
* Ectopic pregnancies can be a life-threatening emergency requiring hospitalization and surgery
  - very dangerous if left untreated
  - develop outside the uterus
  - result in the death of the fetus and can be fatal to the mother as well
* can be a life-threatening situation if untreated
  - painful experience both emotionally and physically
  - lead to tubal rupture, hemorrhage and death
  - occur in any woman who is sexually active, regardless of contraceptive use
* is an important cause of maternal mortality in the United States
  - any pregnancy that occurs outside the uterus
  - both frightening and life-threatening
  - dangerous and requires immediate medical attention
  - diseases
  - now one of the leading causes of maternal death in the United States
  - still a significant cause of maternal death
* is the implantation of an embryo in a locality other than the uterine cavity
  - leading cause of pregnancy-related death in the first trimester
  - usually fatal without surgical intervention
* life threatening condition.
* medical emergency.
* occurs once in every one hundred pregnancies
  - when the fertilized egg has attached itself outside of the uterus
* very serious condition.

Pregnancy testing
* is done on a walk in basis during the same hours as premarital blood testing.
* uses a color change in a urine sample to indicate if a woman is pregnant.

Prolonged pregnancy
* can lead to an undernourished, smaller baby.
* increases the risk of SD by a factor of two.

Teen pregnancy
* Most teen pregnancies are the results of a relationship with older guys
  - happen because contraception fails
* Teen pregnancies are down, significantly down over the past decade
  - on the rise and even occurring in pre-teen girls
  - very common
  - decline in Missouri
  - result in poorer health for both the mother and the child
* costs society billions of dollars a year.

Teenage pregnancy
* is also an epidemic
  - an issue in Harrison County
  - high-consequential to acute unemployment
  - one of the greatest causes of dropping out of school for young women
* major reason for girls dropping out of high school and college.
* sign of popularity.
* significant public health concern.
* taboo of our society.
* widespread concern and often begins a cycle of deprivation.

Tubal pregnancy
* can be a medical emergency.
* delayed risk of tubal surgery.
* is ectopic pregnancy.
* serious and painful condition that requires immediate medical attention.

Unintended pregnancy
* Unintended pregnancies account for almost half of all pregnancies in California
  - have a severe impact on society and women's health
* is an economic and social burden.

Unplanned pregnancy
* Many unplanned pregnancies result from the nonuse of contraceptives or from contraceptive failure.
* Unplanned pregnancies happen every day.
* can cause immediate stress, confusion, doubt, and fear
  - happen at different stages of a woman's life