Class Syllabus: Prenatal Care
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Course Description
Pregnancy is a common enough occurrence. It happens all the time. Until it happens to you or someone you love for the very first time. Then, the questions mount and without answers your fears may begin to get the better of you. By looking into the entire process of pregnancy, the kind of care you can select, evaluating the choices you can make will take away the fear and anxiety of this very beautiful condition.
Prenatal Care will give you advice, information about the conditions you can expect to face as you journey through your pregnancy, and just what your baby is doing each week. This course will also let you know what to expect in terms of prenatal testing to assure the health of your baby. It will also talk about the importance of nutrition, vitamins, hydration, and rest.
Learning what could be dangerous to you and your growing baby will help you to make choices at work and at home that will ensure the safety of both of you. How you take care of yourself during your pregnancy will have a major influence on how healthy you and the baby are after delivery. The beauty of preparing yourself for the labor and delivery portion of this journey is that you will have so many more choices than the mothers who just wait for things to happen.
By adequately preparing yourself, your partner, and your healthcare giver, you will be the one in charge of your body both during and after pregnancy. The end goal is to deliver a happy and healthy baby. Prenatal Care lessons will assist you every step of the way. Course Requirements
This course will not require you to have previous experience in any particular area but you should have a high school reading level. No books will be required. Course Topics
Lesson 1: Preparing for Pregnancy
A. Before Pregnancy
1. How to give your baby the best
2. Lifestyle changes
B. Nutrition
C. Exercise
D. Medications
E. Work issues
F. Age as an issue
Lesson 2: Pregnancy and You
A. Emotions
B. Food and Rest
C. Relationship with Prenatal Caregiver
D. Empowering yourself
1. The importance of educating yourself
2. Knowing what is best for you.
Lesson 3: Preparing for Delivery
A. Hospitals
1. Doctors
2. Midwives
B. Home Delivery
C. Insurance coverage
1. What might not be covered.
2. Where to look if you have no insurance coverage.
D. Pain Issues
Lesson 4: Things that Can Affect You During Pregnancy
A. Emotional Stress
B. Physical Stress
1. Exercise
2. Trauma
3. Work
4. Heat
5. Cats
6. Others
Lesson 5: Medications and Health During Pregnancy
A. Common Meds
1. Pain relievers
2. Antacids
3. Allergy
4. Cold meds
5. Laxatives, etc.
B. Vaccinations
C. Vitamins
1. Folic Acid
2. Calcium
3. Iron
D. Herbals
Lesson 6: Prenatal Tests and Analysis Methods
A. Genetic Testing
1. Family History
B. TMS – Triple Marker Screening
C. Amniocentesis
D. Ultrasound
Lesson 7: First Trimester
A. Common Conditions
B. Fetal Growth and Development
C. Morning Sickness
D. Mood Swings
E. Fatigue
F. Food Aversions
G. Food Cravings
Lesson 8: Second Trimester
A. Common Conditions
B. Fetal Growth and Development
C. Sugar Imbalance
D. Hemorrhoids
E. Varicose Veins
Lesson 9: Third Trimester
A. Common Conditions
B. Fetal Growth and Development
C. Lack of Appetite
D. Swelling and edema
E. Fatigue and shortness of breath
F. Indigestion and heartburn
G. Increased blood pressure
H. Urinary tract infections
Lesson 10: Self-care during pregnancy
A. Relieving the discomforts of pregnancy
B. Massage
C. External pollution
D. Sex
Lesson 11: Giving Birth
A. Childbirth education classes
B. Birth plans
C. Packing for labor
D. Episiotomy
E. Impact of Labor
F. Birth - A New Beginning
Course Materials
All course material will be provided in the lessons and netlinks. There are no required materials to purchase before taking the class.
Grading Policy
Each lesson will include a lesson review quiz along with one or two assignments. Students will successfully complete this course with 70% or better.
Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Prepare for pregnancy.
- Prepare for delivery.
- Describe things that can affect you during pregnancy.
- Summarize medications and health during pregnancy.
- Describe prenatal tests and analysis methods.
- Describe what to expect in the first trimester.
- Describe what to expect in the second trimester.
- Describe what to expect in the third trimester.
- Describe fetal development during pregnancy.
- Summarize the birthing process.
- Preparing for Pregnancy
- Pregnancy and You
- Preparing for Delivery
- Things That Can Affect You During Pregnancy
- Medications and Health during Pregnancy
- Prenatal Tests and Analysis Methods
- First Trimester
- Second Trimester
- Third Trimester
- Fetal Development during Pregnancy
- Giving Birt, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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