IMPORTANCE OF ANTENATAL

1. IMPORTANCE OF LAB INVESTIGATION FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WHEN THEY COME FOR ANTENATAL REGISTRATION AND ANTENATAL VISIT
2. Blood group to rule out rhesus negative mothers
3. Hepatitis B and C to check if the mother is positive or negative
4. RSV (Retro Viral Screening) to also know if the mother is positive or negative and to stop the take in
5. Urinalysis to check for protein and sugar in the urine

• WHEN TO EXPECT FOETAL MOVEMENT?

From 20 weeks of gestation

• DANGER SIGNS IN PREGNANCY
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• Anaemia (shortage of blood)
• Malaria in pregnancy
• Severe headache and blurred vision
• Bleeding per vagina
• Reduce foetal movement
• Pre-term contraction.

• IMPORTANCE OF BREASTFEEDING
• Exclusive breastfeeding for at least six month makes the baby to have all the nutrient they need which is present in the breastmilk.
• It easily digestible.
• It increases the baby’s IQ
• There is antibiotics in the breastmilk that prevents baby from having infections.
• It lowers the risk of allergies and lactose intolerance.

• SOME WRONG SUSPICION RELATED TO PREGNANCY?

Many people believe pregnant women should not eat plantain, okra, bushmeat, etc, during pregnancy, which is outright false.

• PREPARING FOR DELIVERY

They make the environment clean before the arrival of the new born baby and also get all the items needed for the baby in the hospital and at home.

• EARLY SIGNS OF LABOUR
• Regular contraction:

Lower abdominal pain that we later radiate to the back and be coming out going from the mild to severe

1. Passing of show mucus with trace of blood
2. Rupture of membrane

STAGES OF LABOUR

FIRST STAGE:

From active phase of labour till the full dilation of the cervix

SECOND STAGE:

From full dilation of the cervix to the delivery of the baby.

THIRD STAGE

Delivery of the placenta

IMMUNIZATION:

We let mothers know all the vaccines the baby would need from day 1 to 13months and the importance

FAMILY PLANNING:

Mothers should be aware of types and method of family planning and the need to space their children at least 2 years in between another child