In todays society more women are having children and the ages of these women range from young teenage moms at fifteen years of age to older women in their forty’s that are about to enter menopause.
No matter how old the woman is they all have one thing in common to help them have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby: prenatal care. Prenatal care is not only very important for the baby’s overall health, but also for the expecting mother. Having good prenatal care will drastically reduce the chance of medical complications of mom and child. There are many different types of prenatal care and many factors to consider as a pregnant woman. A woman's diet, the different types of medical testing while she is pregnant, and the amount of emotional support she has are a few types of prenatal care.
A healthy diet is important for every person to have, but it is especially important for an expecting mother. When a woman is pregnant she is supporting another life inside her and what she eats and drinks that baby eats and drinks. Foods with a high nutritional content and having a balanced diet is necessary for a healthy pregnancy. Often women have cravings for different foods or they might think its okay to eat whatever they want because they need to gain weight. These thoughts are often incorrect. Overall a woman only needs to gain about twenty to twenty five pounds during pregnancy. Becoming overweight while pregnant can lead to gestational diabetes and other medical problems. Women need a good amount of protein and calcium in their diet while pregnant since the baby will be using up some of their own stores of these two things. Vegetables with high iron content such a leafy, green spinach and whole milk are g...
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...eving this goal. Prenatal care is not only necessary for the baby, but also the mother. If the mother is not healthy the baby will not be healthy or worse she could have a miscarriage. The resources for good prenatal care are endless from books like What to Expect When Expecting, to online articles, asking friends and family for advice, and coming prepared with good questions for your OBGYN. Eating right and taking supplements will help with the mothers health and her ability to carry her baby well. A woman getting the proper prenatal testing done can prepare her for any challenges her baby might have when born such as having Down Syndrome and if some issues are detected early enough issues can be changed such a low birth weight by eating better or quitting smoking. Having emotional support at home will give a woman joyful and less stressful pregnancy.
sure that the baby receives a healthful and nutritious diet. Unfortunately, it’s not always obvious
...heir diet during their pregnancy to treat all types of ailments. It is important to rule out any side effects, drug interactions or harm if any associated during pregnancy.
Prematurity.(2009). Retrieved July 10, 2010, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Website: http://www.cdc.gov/features/prematurebirth/
It is a recognised certainty that nutrition is a fundamental requirement to sustain a healthy lifestyle and is also extremely valuable when recovering from an illness or an injury. Nutrients are absorbed in the body and this physiological process is essential for homeostasis and ensuring equilibrium is sustained within the body as without enough food and drink the body will not function correctly (Edwards & Thomas, 2009). This essay will provide information on folic acid and its properties, its role and the midwife’s role and responsibility in informing women in the early stages of pregnancy and the importance that it has.
Mayo Clinic collaborative services educational publication. (2004). Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy. New York, NY, Harper Collins Publishers Inc.
When it comes to eating right, it is important that the diet of a pregnant woman has food energy, protein, with many vitamins and minerals, as this is essential for the pregnancy to support the metabolic demands of pregnancy and the baby's growth. It is then, that knowing the fact that the diet of a pregnant woman should be well controlled it is ide...
Being healthy while pregnant is an important factor when considering carrying a baby. The risk of dying by giving birth is higher than having an abortion (ProCon). Not at women can handle the negatives of giving birth and survive through them. If a woman is aware that should is not healthy enough to give birth, she
Beginning in the womb, nutrients obtained through the diet, in this case of the mother, begin playing a key role in the development of the brain and nervous system. A woman’s poor nutritional status before the time of conception can have detrimental effects on physical and cognitive development (Whitney & Rolfes, 2013, p. 486). It is clear that from the beginning of the lifespan nutrition plays a vital role and cognitive health and development. While nutrition is known to play a role in cognitive health, the question of just which nutrients and in what quantities will require many more years of research as new information is being discovered. There is a growing concern over the quality of ‘natural’ sources, such as breast milk and whole foods, as opposed to synthetic sources, such as infant formula and vitamin supplements. There has been much debate as to whether or ...
• Your health care provider may have you take a low-dose aspirin or a calcium supplement during your next pregnancy.
...nt weight during pregnancy and have a higher risk of maternal. Ultimately, a woman should get into a healthy lifestyle before becoming pregnant. If she is unhealthy, she may not be able to produce a healthy baby. If this is the case, she should have the option to abort.
During this time children have growths spurts. Although children’s BMI is usually at minimum during this stage, during the growth spurts their BMI will increase. This leading to a behavioral change of increased appetite. It is important for parents to teach children at this age to make healthy eating choices. Becoming over weight as a child can lead to early puberty and looking older than their actually age. This can cause parents and other adults to treat the child as if they are older. A great intervention for this issue is the Nutrition integrity in schools. This ensures that children are being feed foods that are consistent with the U.S. dietary guidelines for Americans and the Dietary References intakes.
All mothers, especially first time mothers need help moral support and advice during the first few days after their delivery to ensure proper care of their newborn. The care and help given to first time mothers is of utmost important during this period as to maintain the normality in their babies as well as to prevent any further complications. Typically all pregnant women are counseled during their antenatal period on how to prepare themselves mentally on the care of their babies after birth. Upon delivery, majority of the mothers would stay for a short period in the hospital. During this short stay, they would need time to recuperate, need to know what care to give their baby and how to carry out the care and also learn what to do if their baby is feeling unwell. Thus it is important for health care providers to assist first time mothers be it at the hospital or at home since it is a crucial period for them and they often requires more help and moral support especially when it comes to the proper care of their newborn. ("Routine care of a newborn baby")
Throughout the 1950s, the United States was exiting and recovering from World War II and this recovery moment gradually initiated a baby boom. During this time, the soldiers were ready to make up for lost times and women began to marry earlier and have children sooner. In those times, the earlier women began to have children, the more they usually had. Once girls reached their teenage years and were able to conceive children, they were married off and had to begin their womanly duties (Brown). The aspect of having multiple children was essential to the family unit in the 1950s and preventative methods were not up for discussion. This aspect was detrimental for the baby as well as the mother with the mother being uneducated and so young. School had to be put behind everything family related and sometimes so was health (Willis). The idea of possibly dying during birth was a matter that was stressed for the life expectancy of the mother and the child, but having a plethora of children was important for the welfare of the household at this time (World). Not only did the father have to provide and the mother had to withdraw from paid labor to take care of the household, but the children had their part. Most couples had more children in an effort to...
This journal was useful for me because it gave me the background details on why women are opting for delayed motherhood by the age of 30 or 40. Accordingly, I was able to build up my points on how it will affect the health conditions of both baby and mother and also the risk of taking that challenge.