Why should you watch

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Why should you watch
what you do during your
pregnancy?
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Alcohol

• The fact that alcohol had a negative affect on a
  developing baby wasnt known until 28 years ago.
• Alcohol is now recognized as the most common
  major destructive environmental agent to which a
  fetus is likely to be exposed. It is directly
  responsible for 10-20 of mental deficiency with
  IQ's in the 50-80 range, and one in six cases of
  cerebral palsy.
• Infants with fetal alcohol syndrome tend to
  exhibit poor growth and have small heads. The
  average IQ for those with full-blown fetal
  alcohol syndrome is 63.
• Affected children tend to be irritable babies and
  hyperactive children.
• They characteristically have short noses and
  thin, smooth upper lips. Their small upper jaws
  tend to cause dental problems and repeated ear
  infections. Small fifth fingernails can be a
  telltale sign. Cardiac and joint problems are
  also common.

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Marijuana

• Marijuana use can reduce fertility in both men
  and women, making it difficult to conceive.
• Marijuana use during pregnancy has been linked to
  low birth weight in the baby and withdrawal-like
  symptoms including excessive crying, and tremors.
• Some studies suggest that children exposed to
  marijuana while in the womb are at increased risk
  of attention disorders and learning problems
  later in life.

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Cocaine

• During the early months of pregnancy, it may
  increase the risk of miscarriage.
• Later in pregnancy, it can trigger preterm labor
  cause the baby to grow poorly.
• Cocaine-exposed babies are more likely than
  unexposed babies to be born with low birth
  weight. Low-birth weight babies are 20 times more
  likely to die in their first month of life than
  normal-weight babies, and face an increased risk
  of lifelong disabilities such as mental
  retardation and cerebral palsy.
• Cocaine-exposed babies also tend to have smaller
  heads, which generally reflect smaller brains.
• Cocaine-exposed babies are at increased risk of
  birth defects, including urinary tract infections
  and, possibly, heart defects.
• Cocaine also may cause an unborn baby to have a
  stroke, which can result in irreversible brain
  damage or a heart attack, and sometimes death.
• Cocaine use also may cause the placenta to pull
  away from the wall of the uterus before labor
  begins. This condition, called placenta
  abruption, can lead to extensive bleeding and can
  be fatal for both mother and baby.

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Prescription and Over the Counter
Drugs

• Discuss the relative risks and benefits of any
  prescribed drug therapy and do not take
  over-the-counter drugs or naturopathic remedies
  without first consulting your physician.
• Prescription medications which, historically,
  have been used often during pregnancy and that do
  not seem to cause major birth defects or other
  problems. Examples some antibiotics famotidine
  and, some types of insulin.
• Prescription drugs which, historically, have been
  more likely to cause complications for the mother
  or the baby.  This class also includes those
  drugs for which there is insufficient safety
  data. Examples fluconazole ciprofloxacin
  fexofenadine and, some antidepressants.
• . The placement of a drug indicates that
  "positive evidence of human fetal risk exists,
  but the benefits from use in pregnant women may
  be acceptable despite the risk," according to an
  American College of Obstetricians and
  Gynecologists report. Examples chemotherapy
  drugs and phenytoin.

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Prescription/Over the Counter drugs Continued

• Prescription drugs that have demonstrated a
  propensity to cause birth defects. The placement
  of a drug into this class indicates that "risk in
  pregnant women clearly outweighs any possible
  benefit," according to the ACOG report. Included
  in this most dangerous class are the acne drug
  Accutane as well as the psoriasis medications
  Tegison and Soriatane.
• So ask your doctor if you know that you are or
  you are going to be pregnant about which type of
  medicine that you should use.

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Teenage
Pregnancy

• 11 percent of all U.S. births in 2002 were to
  teens. The majority of teenage births about 67
  percent are to girls ages 18 and 19.
• About 860,000 teenagers become pregnant each
  year, and about 425,000 give birth.
• About one in three teenagers becomes pregnant
  before age 20.
• The teenage birth rate is declining. Between 1991
  and 2002, the rate fell by 30 percent (from 61.8
  per 1,000 women to 43).2 Still, in 2002 (the most
  recent year for which data are available), about
  4 teenage girls in 100 had a baby.
• About 17 percent of teen mothers go on to have a
  second baby within three years after the birth of
  their first baby.
• Teen mothers are more likely than mothers over
  age 20 to give birth prematurely (before 37
  completed weeks of pregnancy). In 2002, the 7,315
  girls under age 15 who gave birth were more than
  twice as likely to deliver prematurely than women
  ages 30 to 34 (21 vs. 9 percent).2 Babies born
  too soon face an increased risk of newborn health
  problems and even death, as well as lasting
  disabilities.

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Cost and Expenses
Having a baby is very expensive. It can range
anywhere form 3,000 to over a 100,000 depending
on what you get and what you need to do for your
child. If you have a child in your teenage years
then there is more of a chance for birth defects
and health problems. So with these defect and
problems it will cost even more then it normally
would for health care. If you have a baby and
smoked or did drugs during pregnancy then it
would cost more for health care.
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Prenatal Care

• Women who see a health care provider regularly
  during pregnancy have healthier babies, are less
  likely to deliver prematurely, and are less
  likely to have other serious problems related to
  pregnancy.
• Teaches the woman about pregnancy
• Monitors any medical conditions she may have
• Tests for problems with the baby
• Tests for health problems in the woman
• Weeks 4 to 28 1 visit per month (every 4 weeks)
• Weeks 28 to 36 2 visits per month (every 2 to 3
  weeks)
• Weeks 36 to birth 1 visit per week
• A woman with a chronic medical condition or a
  high-risk pregnancy may have to see her health
  care provider more often. Make sure you go to all
  your prenatal care appointments, even if youre
  feeling fine.

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STD's
During Pregnancy

• STDs can cause cervical and other cancers,
  chronic hepatitis, pelvic inflammatory disease,
  infertility, and other complications. Many STDs
  in women are silent that is, without signs or
  symptoms.
• Pregnant women should get tested for STDs
• STDs can be passed from a pregnant woman to the
  baby before, during, or after the baby's birth.
• Some STDs cross the placenta and infect the baby
  while it is in the uterus. Other STDs can be
  transmitted from the mother to the baby during
  delivery as the baby passes through the birth
  canal.
• The harmful effects of STDs in babies may include
  stillbirth, low birth weight, conjunctivitis,
  pneumonia, neonatal sepsis (infection in the
  baby's blood stream), neurologic damage,
  blindness, deafness, acute hepatitis, meningitis,
  chronic liver disease, and cirrhosis.

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Joys of a baby

• For some women, the moment they find out they are
  pregnant, their sole focus is to be as healthy as
  they can to benefit the life of the little one
  inside them. For others, the second they lay eyes
  on their newborn, they experience an overwhelming
  sense of protectiveness for their child. Then
  there are those who may take a little time to get
  used to the tiny addition to their family, but
  when they do, their love for their baby becomes
  larger than life.
• Your baby will amaze you with all the things
  he/she notices even from a very young age. You in
  turn will learn to look at the world through
  their eyes, share their wonderment, and hey,
  probably start noticing some interesting details
  you would have been too busy before to care
  about.
• It may sound like a cliché but a baby does bring
  great joy to all in the family. Grandparents,
  aunts, uncles, and cousins will want to be part
  of this special little person's life. A baby is
  completely dependent on you, the parent. You mean
  everything to this child... that's right,
  EVERYTHING. When you realize this, many mothers
  say it is as if their life has taken on a new
  dimension. Personal goals start to change as you
  have more things you want to accomplish such as
  nurturing your baby and providing for your baby.
  Your life has been enriched immensely, and it
  will continue to be so.
• With a baby, you begin to celebrate the little
  victories they achieve. There'll be the first
  time they smiled, the first time they turned when
  you called out their name, the first time they
  rolled over, the first time they crawled or
  walked or clapped their hands, the first time
  they said Mummy or Daddy. The first-list is
  endless. Yet the joy and emotions you feel are
  priceless.

• Remember that just because there is joys of a
  having a child that it isnt good for you or the
  baby to be conceived in your teenage years.

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• Some Information was From notes taking in class