PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM

Prenatal and Postpartum

Prenatal and Postpartum

Introduction

As women, it is very hard carrying and having babies. Sometime women seek assistant form their friends, family sometimes even professionals. Here, we have two women at different times in there pregnancy that is seeking advice. After review of their information, there are some areas that were reviewed that are important to both. These areas will require some 2 daily actives that will positively affect the infant's future development. They can also contribute to the prenatal, postpartum and future development of their children. Having a baby is one of life's miracles. During this time period, your life will change drastically. As a new or soon to be mother, your responsibilities will change. You are no longer living on your schedule, from the day your child is born you are now on his schedule. There are certain measures that should be taken to ensure a smooth and successful transition (Bandura, 2007).

Taking care of your health is essential not only for your own personal benefit but also to the well being of your growing baby. The importance of a healthy diet and exercise cannot be more critical during pregnancy and postpartum stages of a woman's life. There are few changes that alter a woman's life hormonally, physically, and mentally.

Six Months

As a baby is in the womb, there are several activities that can assist with a healthy safe and smooth delivery and beginning of life. This can assure that the baby is gaining weight, and growing properly, and there are no birth defect or disorders that are developing during your pregnancy. Also, reading and talking to the baby is very healthy while the baby is in the womb. This is helping with their future development after birth.

Postpartum

After the baby is born, it is very crucial that mom and dad are involved with care for the baby. When the baby comes home it becomes very overwhelming with the feedings, changing, and bathing of the baby because in the hospital part or most of the time the baby is in the nursery being attended to by the nurses, so it gives a break for the mom. When both parents are involved this keeps both mom and dad from having postpartum depression (Bandura, 2006).

After delivery problems arise like baby care products, such as back problems, whiplash, shoulder and arm due to the physical effort of cradling, feeding, ...