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Be Good To Your Baby Before it is Born!. Chapter 5 Prenatal Care. Medical Professionals. Obstetrician (OB)- Doctors who specialize in pregnancy and birth Gynecologist (GYN) – specializes in female anatomy Many are OBGYN’s who specialize in both Note – a GYN can’t deliver A baby.
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Be Good To Your Baby Before it is Born! Chapter 5 Prenatal Care
Medical Professionals • Obstetrician (OB)- Doctors who specialize in pregnancy and birth • Gynecologist (GYN) – specializes in female anatomy • Many are OBGYN’s who specialize in both Note – a GYN can’t deliver A baby
Important!!! • A woman should stop drinking, smoking, etc. before she tries to get pregnant. • She should also start taking a prenatal vitamin before she tries to get pregnant • A woman will not know she is pregnant right away, so she should live a healthy lifestyle that is best for the baby! • As soon as she finds out she is pregnant, she should call the doctor!
1st Check Up • Check Medical history • Blood pressure, pulse, initial weight • Pelvic measurement • Urine analysis • Blood test • blood type • anemia: condition caused by lack of iron, which results in poor appetite, tiredness, and weakness • This is the longest check-up. The father should go to the visit too!
How Often? • 1st six months – once a month • 7th & 8th month – twice a month • 9th month- once a week or more
Discussion!!! • What is the best age to have a baby? • When is it safest?
What is a premature baby? • Baby that is born before their development is complete • Pregnancy was less than 36 weeks • Often weigh less than 5 ½ pounds (last month of pregnancy is when they gain most of their weight) • Small size and incomplete development can make them vulnerable to infection, lung ailments, etc • False Labor pains is not a sign of early pregnancy http://cbs2chicago.com/video/
Rh Factor • Most people are RH + = no complications • Causes a problem to the baby when the father is Rh+ and the mother is RH- Rh Disease: type of anemia that destroys the baby’s red blood cells
Iron • needs more iron than usual to produce all the blood needed to supply nutrition to the placenta • May have to take an iron supplement
FOLIC ACID • aids in the creation of the baby's nervous system. Folic acid can help prevent congenital defects such as, spina bifida, cleft palate or cleft lip.
Weight Gain for Mom • Suggest between 25-30 lbs • eat an extra 300 calories per day • much of the weight gain goes to the growing baby and the tissues that support it
Physical Activity • Should be active unless told otherwise from her doctor • Avoid contact sports • helps keep weight within normal activity, strengthens muscles used during birth, increases energy • What are some activities that would be good for a pregnant woman?
What is a congenital problem? • a physical or biochemical problem in a baby that is present at birth. • Down Syndrome • Extra chromosome • Cleft Lip • Muscular Dystrophy • Cerebral Palsy
What causes congenital problems? • Environmental causes • nutritional balance of mother’s diet • any disease or infections the mother may have during pregency • harmful substances • outside hazards (radiation) • Heredity • Errors in chromosomes
What is a miscarriage • The natural ending of a pregnancy before the embryo or fetus can survive • Miscarriage reportedly occurs in 20 percent of all pregnancies. However, according to some sources, this may be an inaccurate number. Many women, before realizing a life has begun forming within them, may miscarry without knowing it-assuming their miscarriage is merely a heavier period. • STILLBIRTH: the natural ending of a pregnancy after 20 weeks • the loss happens by accident and is not the fault of the father or mother
ALERT!!!! • vaginal bleeding • unusual weight gain • severe abdominal pain • prolonged back pain • increased vaginal mucus
Ectopic Pregnancy • development of fetus outside of the uterus • Usually in the fallopian tubes • This cannot result in a successful pregnancy
What is an ultra sound? • technique using sound waves to make a video image of an unborn baby
Primary purpose of an ultra sound? • to check for health problems and fetal development • skeletal/ organ defects
Amniocentesis • A sample of the amniotic fluid surrounding an unborn baby is withdrawn with a special needle • The fluid is checked for indications of specific birth defects or other health problems
Chorionic Villi Sampling • small sample of placenta is removed • test for birth defects • done earlier in pregnancy • more dangerous than amniocentesis
What is the purpose of genetic counseling? • Some defects can be predicted • Service that combines a knowledge of heredity and birth defects with lab tests • Explains options and risk • Tells parents in advance the statistical odds that their children will have a certain disease or defect