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Preparing for Birth
Chapter #5
A Healthy Pregnancy
Section #5.1
Section Objectives
• List the early signs of pregnancy.
• Assess the importance of good medical care throughout
pregnancy.
• Identify possible discomforts and complications of pregnancy.
• Plan a nutritious diet for expectant mothers.
• Explain the importance of stress management during
pregnancy.
• Explain the importance of stress management during
pregnancy.
Medical Care During Pregnancy
• A woman should see a doctor once she thinks she is pregnant and receive
regular prenatal care during her pregnancy.
• Obstetrician:
– A doctor who specializes in pregnancy and childbirth.
• Anemia:
– A condition that results from not having enough red blood cells.
• Rh Factor:
– A certain protein found in the blood.
• Gestational Diabetes:
– A form of diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy.
• Preeclampsia:
– A condition is characterized by high blood pressure and the presence
of protein in the mother’s urine.
Nutrition During Pregnancy
• Good nutrition, moderate exercise, and stress management
are essential to the health of both the developing baby and
the mother during pregnancy.
• Lactose Intolerance:
– When milk products cause abdominal pain and gas.
– Lactase:
• An enzyme that helps in the digestion of lactose.
Homework Assignment
• Read Section #5.1: “A Healthy Pregnancy” in the “The Developing Child”
textbook.
• Answer Questions #1-9 under “Reviewing the Section” on pg. 160.
Preparing for the Baby’s Arrival
Section #5.2
Section Objectives
• Describe the decisions and preparations expectant parents
must make for the physical needs of their baby.
• Explain why a budget is important and list the items parents
need to include in a budget.
• Identify the considerations involved in making a decisions
about who will care for a new baby.
Preparing for
Parenthood
• Expectant parents should prepare their home for the birth of
the child and have basic supplies ready.
– Formula:
• A mixture of milk or milk substitute, water, and
essential nutrients.
– Pediatrician:
• A doctor who specializes in treating children.
Parenting Decisions
• Expectant parents need to figure out how they will balance their lives after
the baby is born.
• Budgeting:
– Fixed Expenses:
• Costs that cannot be changed easily.
– Flexible Expenses:
• Costs that can be changed easily.
• Leaves of Absence:
– Maternity Leave:
• Time taken off of work by the mother after a baby is born.
– Paternity Leave:
• Time taken off of work by the father after a baby is born.
Homework Assignment
• Read Section #5.2: “The Baby’s Arrival” in the “The Developing Child”
textbook.
• Answer Questions #1-7 under “Reviewing the Section” on pg. 170.
Childbirth Options
Section #5.3
Section Objectives
• Compare and contrast the qualifications of health care
professionals who deliver babies.
• Outline ways expectant parents can prepare for birth.
• Analyze the benefits of childbirth classes.
• Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of the different types of
delivery.
What is Prepared
Childbirth?
• Prepared childbirth helps expectant parents get ready for labor and
delivery.
– Prepared Childbirth:
• Involves reducing pain and fear during the birth process through
education and breathing and conditioning exercises.
• Labor:
– The process by which the baby gradually moves out of the uterus and
into the birth canal to be born.
• Delivery:
– The birth process.
Childbirth Options
• Expectant parents have to choose who will help deliver their baby and
where the baby will be born.
• Who Can Deliver the Baby?
– Obstetricians
– Family Doctors
– Licensed Midwives
• Midwife:
– Trained to assist women in childbirth.
• Alternative Birth Centers:
– Provide a more homelike environment for labor and delivery than a
hospital and emphasize prepared, natural childbirth.
Homework Assignment
• Read Section #5.3: “Childbirth Options” in the “The Developing Child”
textbook.
• Answer Questions #1-5 under “Reviewing the Section” on pg. 174