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PRENATAL CARE

Prenatal care is a medical care you get during pregnancy ,at each prenatal care visit, your health  care provider checks on you and your growing baby.schedule your first prenatal care checking as soon as you think you're pregnant.your provider can make sure you're healthy and you can find out your due date.
 
when should pregnant women start prenatal care ?
Ideally, prenatal care start as soon as you think you're pregnant and your health care provider might schedule prenatal appointments about every 4weeks  . throughout the second trimester.

PRENATAL HEALTH TEACHING.
prenatal education promotes maintenance of heathly life style during pregnancy,helping expectant mothers to manage stress, support a healthy diet, avoid harmful chemicals and situations, recognize warning sign and symptoms that mean something may be wrong with their pregnancy,and prepare for labour and delivery.

HEALTH TEACHING TO A PREGNANT MOTHER.
* Eat breakfast every day.

* eat food high in fiber.

* And drink a lot fluid (particularly water).

* Avoid alcohol

* Avoid raw and under cooked fish.

* Fish high in Mercury

*Do moderate intensity aerobic activity at least 150min a week during your pregnancy.

IMPORTANCE TIPS FOR PROPER PRENATAL CARE.
_ increase their daily intake of folic acid(one of B vitamins).to at least 400microgram make sure their immunizations are up to date .

_ control diabetes and other medical conditions.

_ avoid smoking , drinking and using of unprescribed drugs.

BENEFITS OF PRENATAL CARE

1. Reduced risk of birth defect and pregnancy complications.

2. Analyse the baby growth and development.

3. Personal health progress and lifestyle tips.

4. Regular testing opportunity.

5. Nutrition care.

 CONCEPT OF PRENATAL CARE
 Prenatal care is the health care you get while you're pregnant it includes your checkups and prenatal testing,prenatal can help keep you and your baby healthy,also it let your health care provider spot healty problem Early, early treatment can cure many problems and prevent others.

WAY TO STAY HEALTHY DURING PREGNANCY

* Eat healthy food.eating healthy food is especially important for pregnant women.

*take daily prenatal vitamins

* Stay hydrated

* Go to your prenatal care checkup.

* Avoid certain food.

* Don't drink alcohol

* Don't smoke

* Excersice

Prenatal care reduces complications during pregnancy and prevent problem during delivery.regular Medical care during pregnancy provide you with vital information about changes in your body that could put the pregnancy or your health risk .

    

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