Pre & Post Natal Care
Pre & Post Natal Care
Prenatal care helps keep the mother and her baby healthy throughout the pregnancy. Before and during pregnancy, a woman should eat nutritious foods, live a healthy lifestyle, and have regular health care checkups. As soon as a woman learns that she is pregnant, prenatal care begins in earnest to monitor her health and the baby’s progress. These are among the questions that expecting mothers have about pregnancy.
A woman’s health care provider may recommend that she take prenatal vitamins to ensure that she and the baby receive the nutrients they need. The vitamins may include folic acid, iron, calcium, vitamin D, and iodine, but women should always check with their health care provider about any vitamins or other dietary supplements they take during pregnancy.
The woman’s health care provider fully assesses the new mother’s physical, social, and psychological well-being, including her moods and emotions. The examinations cover the infant’s care and feeding, contraception and birth spacing, the physical recovery from birth, rest and fatigue, and any chronic health conditions.