Do adolescent girls ' personal experience with Baby Think It Over infant simulator?
The new perspectives gained by the participants about parenting a newborn infant differed markedly from the romantic fantasies they held prior to the experience. The teens started thinking more seriously about the consequences of sexual activity. Used for 1 to 2 weeks, in conjunction with budgeting exercises and provocative small-group discussions, the BTIO shows promise as an effective tool in helping to modify unrealistic and idealized teen views of adolescent pregnancy and parenting.
Evisceration with a scleral split modification has been used successfully in our clinic since 1995. The risk for exposure is low, 3/62 (4.8%). Postoperative depression was common (9/32). Recent trauma was a risk factor for postoperative depression.