FMST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Prenatal Vitamins, Prenatal Care, Parenting Styles
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What advice should you give your best friend who is pregnant during each one of their trimesters? . Medical: re-test, find a provider, prenatal vitamins, health benefits (mat. Leave, inform employer: prenatal care (tests, risks, benefits, check medications, quit smoking, alcohol, coffee , avoid hazards, rest, eat, sleep, hydrate, cope w/ nausea, dizziness. Social: when to tell people, bonding rituals, sex, parenting styles, budget, exercise, put a daycare application. Medical: determine the sex of the baby, feel baby movements, check weight gain, stay hydrated, go to the dentist, sleep on your side, more tests, avoid unsafe activities. Social: hire doula/midwife, ask for maternity leave, set up your baby"s room, choose your baby"s name, exercise safely, prepare older children. Medical: prenatal care, prenatal classes, prep for breastfeeding, learn about options while delivering (pain control, medication, c section, learn stages of labor, prepare birth plan.