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Your Healthy Pregnancy: Things that you need to know about Prenatal care
Your Healthy Pregnancy: Things that you need to know about Prenatal care 📌Go to the nearest Barangay Health Center/Rural Health Unit- get yourself check by a health care professionals. Prepare your BIRTH PLAN and complete your 4ANC. It is important to have regular check up in order to monitor your health and the health of your baby. What is BIRTH PLAN❓ -the pregnant woman together with her Nurse/Midwife in the barangay health center will talk and prepare the plan and things that needed during delivery, Information of the pregnant woman, hospital/Lying in, contact numbers of important persons during emergency and the like. It is all written and was signed by the health care professional in the mother’s book of the pregnant woman. 📌Get your laboratory work ups done- Certain lab tests are part of routine care during pregnancy. Some of these tests are done with a blood sample. Others use a urine sample or a sample of tissue taken from your vagina, cervix, or rectum. These tests can help find conditions that may increase the risk of complications for you and your fetus. 📌Free Pregnancy supplement in Barangay Health Center- Start taking follic acid and ferrous sulfate regularly. This will reduce your risk of birth defects of the brain and spine. A folic acid vitamin is the best and most efficient way to ensure you’re getting enough in your diet. 📌Stop Smoking/drinking alcohol Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of health problems for developing babies, including preterm birth, low birth weight, birth defects such as cleft lip and palate. Smoking during and after pregnancy also increases the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS). 📌Have a healthy diet and moderate exercise -eat nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables. It has nutrients that strengthens your body and your immune system. Moderate exercise helps your blood flow circulate well in your body and to avoid obesity. a healthy MOMMY, is a healthy BABY❗️ #asianparent_ph #BakuNanay #VIParents
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FREE ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM, ALWAYS AVAILABLE IN YOUR NEAREST BARANGAY HEALTH CENTER❗️❗️❗️
✔️Vaccines protect children from life-threatening diseases, saving millions of lives each year. ✔️For routine vaccines to be effective, children need to complete the required doses according to schedule from the time they are born until they are one year old. They also need to complete additional doses during supplementary or catch-up vaccination campaigns announced by the Department of Health. 🟡🟢AVAILABLE VACCINES🟡🟢 ☑️Vaccine: BCG Protection from: Tuberculosis When to give: At birth ☑️Vaccine: Hepatitis B Protection from: Hepatitis B When to give: At birth ☑️Vaccine: Pentavalent vaccine Protection from: Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Influenza B and Hepatitis B When to give: 6, 10 and 14 weeks ☑️Vaccine: Oral Polio Vaccine When to give: 6, 10 and 14 weeks ☑️Vaccine: Inactivated polio vaccine When to give: 14 weeks ☑️Vaccine: PCV When to give: 6, 10 and 14 weeks Protection from: Pneumonia and Meningitis ☑️Vaccine: MMR When to give: 9 months and 1 year old Protection from: Measles, Mumps and Rubella Source: UNICEF ORG, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH #theAsianparentPH_ph #bakunananay #viparentsph
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