Vaginal Tearing (Perineal Lacerations) During Childbirth

For my Steam Project of 2023 my objective is to explain the stages of labor/childbirth and go further into it. Labor has three stages which are the dilation stage, the expulsion stage, and the placental stage. During the dilation stage, the cervix dilates slowly until 10 centimeters which is when …

Hypoplasia/ Insufficient glandular tissue

My steam project will be covering the following objectives, understanding the role of hormones in lactation as well as explaining how milk production is induced and maintained. Lactation is the production of milk by the mammary glands. Hypoplasia of the breast or insufficient glandular tissue is when the shape and …

Breast Cancer During Pregnancy

Before pregnancy, a female’s breasts contain milk glands and ducts, however they are underdeveloped. The breast’s mammary gland structure is typically rudimentary during this stage as well, but all this changes when a person goes through pregnancy. During pregnancy, the body goes through many changes, many of which are in …

The Hygiene Hypothesis: A Modern Application 40 Years Later

Nearly 40 years ago, David P Strachan published a study in the British Medical Journal which discussed data correlating the onset of childhood allergies and household size and cleanliness in British children (Strachan 1998). This so called “hygiene hypothesis” found an interesting trend: on average, children born to large households …