Interventions causing genome modifications that can be passed on to descendants have been prohibited in France since 1994. New methods, such as CRISPR-Cas9, have been developed, raising questions about their potential use on human germline cells and embryos. The only acceptable medical indication would be to prevent the transmission of a disease gene to the child. However, the necessary conditi...

During the last few decades, the use of ultrasonography for the detection of fetal abnormalities has become widespread in many industrialised countries. This resulted in a shift in timing of the diagnosis of congenital abnormalities in infants from the neonatal period to the prenatal period. This has major implications for both clinicians and the couples involved. In case of ultrasound diagnosi...

The transitivity analysis of Meghan Markle’s interview at “The Oprah Winfrey Show” has been carried out to see how the experience racial discrimination presented in language. It is descriptive-qualitative research where Hallidayan Transitivity Model, from SFG, employed explore meanings construed utterances. SFG looks functions language and deals with experiences narrated conveyed through data r...

While much has been written on the moral and metaphysical status of fetuses in Christian bioethics, little thought given to how we might characterize afterlives unborn, especially those human biological individuals who die before even developing a body that could theoretically be resurrected. In this paper, I therefore undertake an examination questions surrounding afterlife, specifically as it...

BACKGROUND Ludwig's angina is a rapidly spreading cellulitis that may produce upper airway obstruction often leading to death. AIM The present paper reviews the management of Ludwig's angina in the third trimester of pregnancy. The inherent dangers to the mother and her unborn child are highlighted. MATERIALS AND METHODS The case files of pregnant patients who had emergent incision and drai...

stress is the way that our body responds to something that is out of the normal. when we are under stress, our body makes chemical and physical changes to try to maintain it. everyone responds to stressful status in their own way. researches show anxiety and stress during pregnancy can have both immediate and long-term effects on her offspring. in addition, the emotional state of the pregnant m...