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ANTENATAL CARE

Poster · March 2018

DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.10337.97123

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 Promoting Reproductive Health Among Agrarian Families

ANTENATAL CARE
The care of women during pregnancy is called antenatal care. This begins soon after conception. The
ultimate objective is to have a healthy mother and a healthy child at the end of pregnancy.

ANC Objectives :

Includes visit to antenatal clinic,
examination, investigations, immunization.
Supplements (Iron, folic and Calcium,
Nutritional ) and interventions as required.
Visits :
Under RCH, minimum of 3 antenatal visits
are recommended. Ideally – Once a month
during first seven months, twice a month
for 8 month and every week there after till
delivery.
To promote, protect and maintain health of the mother
To detect ‘at risk’ cases and provide necessary care
To provide advice on self care during pregnancy
To educate women on warning signals, child care, family planning
To prepare the woman for labour and lactation
To allay anxiety associated with pregnancy and child birth
To provide early diagnosis and treatment of any medical condition/
complication of pregnancy
To plan for “ Birth” and emergencies/ complications (where, how, by
whom, transport, blood)
To provide care to any child accompanying the mother

FIRST VISIT SECOND VISIT THIRD TRIMESTER VISIT

Conformation of pregnancy
Screening for high risk pregnancy
Baseline investigations
Initiation of Iron and Folic Acid
supplementation
Immunization with Tetanus toxoid
Confirmation of EDD,
Watch for complications.
Certain screening tests like
maternal serum alpha fetoprotein Counsel the lady on warning
signs, labour and delivery.
(16-18 weeks ) for Neural tube Work out birth plan.
defects (4per 10,000 live births).
Assess adequacy of pelvis
Rule out gestational diabetes.

Education of the mother on RH negative women are given anti

pregnancy and child birth – D immunoglobulin at 28 weeks

SUBSEQUENT VISITS
Monitor progress of pregnancy Monitor Fetal well being Identify and manage any condition

ANTENATAL ADVICE / HEALTH EDUCATION WARNING SIGNS

Diet & Rest Exercise Swelling of feet Bleeding or discharge
per vaginum
Personal Hygiene and Habits Travel Convulsions/Unconsciousness
Severe abdominal pain
Sexual intercourse Care of Breasts Severe Headache
Any other unusual
Drugs Warning signs Blurring of vision symptom

Developed by Human Development Component

ALL INDIA COORDINATED RESEARCH PROJECT ON HOME SCIENCE
PROFESSOR JAYASHANKAR TELANGANA STATE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY,
RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD-30

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