Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Prenatal Care

What a pregnant woman should know and prepare -especially in her first pregnancy- is the prenatal care.
Prenatal care is all about comprehensive medical care for women, before and during her pregnancy. Prenatal care is important and it should be started as soon as a woman predicted being pregnant.

Some of the importance of having an early prenatal healthcare are :
1. Determine the health status of the mother and the baby.
2. Determine the potential problems and prevent them as early as possible.
3. Start a holistic plan for the next 9 months, during pregnancy.
The prenatal care will include : general medical check up (physical and laboratory examination), education for the patient, previous medical history, and other specific obstetrical things.

It is recommended for pregnant woman to visit healthcare center or her medical doctor in regular interval, following this schedule :
• Every 4 weeks for the first 28 weeks of pregnancy
• Every 2-3 weeks until 36 weeks of gestation, and
• Weekly after 36 weeks
• 4-6 weeks post delivery

Here I attach the pdf version of the prenatal care guideline.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great work.