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Living and Loving

Advertise Subscribe Contact us Search for: Home Pregnancy Birth Baby Child Family For Fun Family Time Win Christmas Home » Pregnancy » The importance of antenatal care The importance of antenatal care Posted on April 24th, 2017 Antenatal classes can be very beneficial for expecting parents – whether you’re having a natural birth, a second baby or even a C-Section. Here’s why you should consider joining an antenatal class and where to find the right one for you. 1 Share 13 Tweet Pin it 5 Print 26 Email 45 shares Antenatal care is an essential part of pregnancy and should start as soon as you find out you’re expecting. Having a healthy pregnancy is one of the best ways to promote a healthy birth. Attending antenatal classes will give you and your partner an opportunity to ask questions you don’t always remember at your regular pregnancy check-ups, and you’ll meet other expecting parents and make ...

Civil Rights, and Civic Duties and Responsibilities

Civil Rights, and Civic Duties and Responsibilities Introduction I thank you for affording me the opportunity to address you at the commencement of this your First Meeting of the Seventh Parliament. My wife and I are extremely happy to be here with you today. I must stress that although this message is being delivered in this Honourable House, it is aimed at the general public, since I have assumed that Honourable Members are versed with their civil rights and civic duties and responsibilities. My comments here today may merely serve as a reminder. Madam Speaker, Honourable Members, The Constitution The constitution of a country tells us at least, what the society to which it relates aspires to be, where individual rights stand in its political system and scale of values, and generally how the civi...

PRENATAL CARE AND ITS IMPORTANCE

TOPIC: PRENATAL CARE AND ITS IMPORTANCE Prenatal care, also known as antenatal care is a type of preventive healthcare, with the goal of providing regular check-ups that allow doctors or midwives to treat and prevent potential health problems throughout the course of the pregnancy while promoting healthy lifestyles that benefit both mother and child. During check-ups, pregnant women will receive medical information over maternal physiological changes in pregnancy, biological changes, and prenatal nutrition including prenatal vitamins. Recommendations on management and healthy lifestyle changes are also made during regular check-ups. The availability of routine prenatal care, including prenatal screening and diagnosis, has played a part in reducing maternal death rates and miscarriages as well as birth defects, low birth weight, neonatal infections and other preventable health problems. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that in 2015 around 830 women died every day from prob...