PREGNANCY MODULE

Pregnancy Module

Pregnancy Module

Question 1

Pregnant women accept referrals to a genetic counselor when given by a health professional and receive genetic counseling to provide ongoing reassurance that their baby is healthy. Women's behavior during pregnancy, which can affect the health of their infant, may be influenced by their attitude toward the pregnancy. In the past decade, evidence has accumulated that women's behavior during pregnancy can strongly affect the health of their infants. For example; maternal smoking and poor weight gain during pregnancy have consistently been shown to increase an infant's risk of low birth weight. Nevertheless, very little is known about ...