A Healthy Pregnancy. Prenatal Development The process to which a baby-to-be can grow inside of the mother and takes nine months for a full-term pregnancy.

A Healthy Pregnancy

Prenatal Development

• The process to which a baby-to-be can grow inside of the mother and takes nine months for a full-term pregnancy to be a fully completion.

Trimesters

• Trimesters are timeline of pregnancy that can be divided into three parts and as each part is the time of growth and development.

First Trimester

• The first trimester goes to the first three months of pregnancy and begins with the conception as soon as the ovum or egg is fertilized by the sperm.

Second Trimester

• In the second trimester the fourth, fifth, and sixth months of pregnancy begins then the fetus grows dramatically.

Third Trimester

• Once the third trimester carries the seventh, eighth , and ninth months of pregnancy the brain and other parts of the nervous system continue to develop.

Miscarriage/ Stillbirth

• Miscarriage are spontaneous losses of pregnancy no less than 20 weeks of fetal development.

Prenatal Care

• An essential health for both the mother and baby

Obstetricians

Doctors that are specializes in pregnancy and delivery

Rh factors

• Rh factors are proteins that are found in the blood of some people, to see if the person blood type is either positive or negative.

Preeclampsia

• Preeclampsia is a disorder that involves high blood pressure, protein, and fluid retention.

• It’s dangerous because it can keep the placenta from receiving enough blood.

Weight Gain

• When the woman is pregnant, she begins to gain weight, this happen during the first and second trimesters.

• The woman then gain weight between 25-35 pounds.

Exercise

• Pregnant women should exercise , exercise can boost up energy, combating the fatigue.

• Exercise can reduce stress and help relieve many discomforts of pregnancy.

Healthy Foods

• During pregnancy the woman must eat healthy foods for her and the baby.

• The main nutrients for the woman is carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water.

• Cites sources: google • Parenting Book