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Section 19.2 A Healthy Pregnancy
Objectives
Identify four behaviors that are essential for a healthy pregnancy.
Explain the importance of prenatal care throughout pregnancy.
Section 19.2 A Healthy Pregnancy
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Section 19.2 A Healthy Pregnancy
Myth A pregnant woman doesn’t need to visit the doctor until she begins to show, or look pregnant.
Fact Regular doctor visits from before conception until the birth of a baby are necessary to ensure health.
List some other do’s and don’ts for pregnant women. Review and update your list when you complete this section.
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Getting proper nutrition and exercise and avoiding drugs and environmental hazards are especially important both before and throughout pregnancy.
Staying Healthy During Pregnancy
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• A pregnant woman needs to eat more calories to support the growth of her own body and the developing embryo or fetus.
Proper Nutrition
• The best way to obtain these extra calories is to eat a well-balanced diet.
• Folic acid is essential for proper development of an embryo’s neural tube, which later develops into the spinal cord and brain.
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• Regular physical activity is important for a healthy pregnancy.
Exercise
• A fit woman will better meet the extra energy demands of carrying the fetus.
• She also reduces her risk for diabetes and other health problems during pregnancy.
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• As soon as she plans to become pregnant, a woman should abstain from all alcohol, tobacco, and any other drugs not prescribed or approved by her doctor.
• These substance, even in small amounts can
Avoiding Alcohol and Other Drugs
• harm or kill the developing baby
• decrease the newborns chance to live
• cause lifelong problems
• A pregnant woman should talk to her doctor before using any prescription drugs or over-the-counter drugs.
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• X-rays The radiation from X-rays can harm a developing embryo or fetus.
Avoiding Environmental Hazards
• Lead If a pregnant woman lives in a home built before 1978, she should contact her state health department for information on getting her home tested for lead.
• Mercury Pregnant women should eat commercially caught fish only once a week, and should not eat swordfish or shark.
• Cat litter Cat feces can contain a parasite that is especially dangerous to a developing fetus.
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• Besides taking care of herself at home, a woman also needs to plan for prenatal care, or medical care during her pregnancy.
Prenatal Care
• Her doctor visits should be under the supervision of an obstetrician, a doctor specialized in pregnancy and childbirth.
• The chances of having a healthy baby greatly increase if the mother visits her doctor or clinic for regular checkups throughout pregnancy.
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A pregnancy is divided into three periods of time—trimesters—each of which is approximately three months long.
The Three Trimesters
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• Ultrasound High-frequency sound waves, or ultrasound, are used in most pregnancies to create an image of the developing fetus.
Monitoring Tools
• Chorionic Villus Sampling Around the eighth week of pregnancy, some women will undergo a test called chorionic villus sampling, or CVS.
• Amniocentesis Another test that may be done around the fourteenth to sixteenth week of pregnancy is amniocentesis (am nee oh sen TEE sis).
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• Ectopic pregnancy In very rare cases of ectopic pregnancy, the blastocyst implants in the fallopian tube or elsewhere in the abdomen, instead of in the uterus.
Complications
• Miscarriage The death of an embryo or fetus in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy is called a miscarriage.
• Preeclampsia Also called toxemia, preeclampsia (pree ih KLAMP see uh) is characterized by high blood pressure, swelling of the wrists and ankles, and high levels of protein in the urine.
• Gestational Diabetes Diabetes that develops in pregnant women is called gestational diabetes, and is marked by high blood sugar levels.
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Vocabulary
prenatal care Medical care received during pregnancy.
obstetrician A doctor who specializes in pregnancy and childbirth.
trimester One of three periods of time that divide a pregnancy. Each trimester is approximately three months long.
ultrasound High-frequency sound waves used to create an image of a developing fetus.
chorionic villus sampling
A prenatal test in which a piece of the developing placenta is removed and tested for inherited disorders.
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Vocabularyamniocentesis A prenatal test in which a small amount of
amniotic fluid is removed and tested for abnormalities.
ectopic pregnancy
A condition resulting from the implantation of the blastocyst in a location in the abdomen other than the uterus.
miscarriage The death of an embryo or fetus in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.
preeclampsia A serious condition during pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, swelling of the wrists and ankles, and high levels of protein in the urine.
gestational diabetes
Diabetes that develops during pregnancy.
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