Prenatal care is comprehensive health care from an obstetrician or nurse-midwife for a woman during pregnancy. The focus of medical care is prevention and early identification and treatment of potential complications during the pregnancy. However prenatal care is more than just medical care. Prenatal care includes teaching and counseling about different aspects of pregnancy, emotional and role changes, healthy life-style including nutrition and physical activity as well as anticipatory guidance about labor, birth and parenting.
Prenatal care is not only about visiting your health care provider. It is also about taking care of you. As a pregnant woman, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of advice and precautions you may hear. While it is wise to make healthy choices when you are able, it is important to maintain a sense of perspective.
As a pregnant woman, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of advice and precautions you may hear. While it is wise to make healthy choices when you are able, it is important to maintain a sense of perspective.
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