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REMEMBER: Sign up early. Classes fill up quickly. If it has been over two years since you have had a baby we recommend that you take a refresher childbirth class. Buncombe County Health Center offers childbirth classes in Spanish. Other things to do: ✓ Fill out your OB Pre-Admission form (located at the end of this section). Your care provider will send this to Mission Hospital. Or, you can complete the form online at missionhospitals.org/obpreadmission. ✓ Talk with your employer about time off for birth. Talk with your insurance company about maternity coverage for your doctor and hospital costs. ✓ If you do not have insurance, call 213-1508 for information about your hospital bill. See “Support Services for Pregnant Women” for information on pregnancy Medicaid and other services (at the end of this section). ✓ Buy or check out a good pregnancy book. (See packet and your pregnancy guides for lists of books and videos.) ✓ Enroll in an obedience or refresher course for your dog. Commands like sit, down, stay and come are helpful. R ECOMMENDED R EADING Stop by Mission Hospital’s Wellness Resource Center, Memorial Campus, or call us at 213-8246. We have many of these books available for check-out in our library. A Child is Born by Lennart Nilsson Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc. 1990 A New Life by John T. Queenan, M.D. Marshall Cavindish, Ltd, 1989 Having Your Baby, a Guide for African American Women by Margaret Williams Having Your Baby with a Nurse Midwife The American College of Nurse-Midwives and Sandra Jacobs Nova’s The Miracle of Life video can be rented at most video stores or at the library. Planning Your Pregnancy and Birth, 3rd Edition The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide Simpkin, Whalley, and Keppler Meadowbrook Press, 2001 Birth over 35 by Sheila Kittinger Birthing from Within by Pam England & Rob Horowitz While Waiting – A Parents Guidebook by George E. Verrilli M.D., F.A.C., O.G. and Anne Marie Muesser, Ed.D. The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth by Boston Women’s Health Collective D ID YOU K NOW... Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the most common nonhereditary cause of mental retardation. FASD can occur if a pregnant woman drinks at any point during her pregnancy. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, prenatal alcohol exposure has a more devastating long-lasting effect on an unborn child than street drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and tobacco. Prenatal exposure to alcohol may result in any or all of the following: • low birth weight • impaired growth • intellectual developmental delays • hyperactivity and inattention • sleeping problems • poor feeding • excessive crying • organ damage • respiratory problems The effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the brain are permanent and cannot be repaired. In school, kids affected by prenatal alcohol exposure may have: • learning and behavioral problems • difficulty with mathematical skills • difficulty with memory and attention • difficulty with school performance • poor impulse control or judgement 6
N UTRITION H INTS F OR M OM Even though you are now eating for two, you will only need to eat a little more food each day 300-500 calories a day more. This is about 1 /2 of a peanut butter sandwich and milk. Eating enough food is very important for your baby’s growth. Gaining too much weight will make it harder for you to lose the weight after the baby is born. Limit foods high in sugar and fat. If you are overweight, now is not the time to diet. A healthy weight gain during pregnancy is between 25 and 35 pounds. (Your doctor or midwife will tell you what is best for you.) Most moms need to gain 3-4 pounds during the first 3 months and about 3-4 pounds each month for the rest of the pregnancy. R ATE Y OUR D IET Circle your answer to each question. Y = Yes, N = No, S = Sometimes Y N S I eat two or more servings of vegetables each day (example: 1 /2 cup broccoli, 1 /2 cup carrots). Y N S I eat two or more servings of fruit each day. Y N S I eat one serving of foods high in Vitamin A each day (example: carrots, spinach, squash, mango). Y N S I eat foods high in Vitamin C every day (example: orange, grapefruit, tomato, melon, strawberries). Y N S I have four glasses of milk or I eat 4 servings of dairy foods (example: cheese, yogurt, pudding) each day. Y N S I eat at least two servings of lean meat, fish, chicken, turkey, beans, nuts or soy foods each day. Y N S I eat four or more servings of breads, cereals, pasta and rice each day. Y N S I eat whole grains (wheat bread, whole grain cereal). It is not necessary to cut down on salt unless your doctor tells you to. Drink plenty of fluids all during your pregnancy, 8-10 glasses (8 oz.) daily. Enjoy water, fruit and vegetable juices, and milk. Avoid caffeine (tea, coffee, colas) and soda drinks high in sugar. T HE W EIGHT Y OU G AIN I N P REGNANCY Y N S Y N S Y N S Y N S Y N S I eat no more than four eggs each week. I eat no more than one serving of cake, cookies, pastries, baked goods, or candy each day. I don’t eat very salty food (example: bacon, pickles, chips). I don’t eat lots of fat and oils (example: butter, margarine, salad dressing, fried foods). I eat breakfast each day. 4-6 pounds Mother’s body storing fat 2-3 pounds Mother’s body storing extra fluid for pregnancy and breastfeeding. This is important for the baby. 1 /2 pound Increase in breast size 2 pounds Uterus getting bigger 6-8 pounds Baby 1 1 /2 pounds Placenta 20-30 pounds Total weight gain Y N S I eat when I am hungry, not when the clock says it’s mealtime. Y N S I snack. How are you doing Give yourself two points for every Y and one point for every S you circled. Add up all the points. 20 to 30 points: Keep it up, you’re eating well. 17 to 20 points: Pretty good. You’re doing fine, but there’s room for improvement. 9 to 16 points: Your eating habits need some work, look for ways to improve them. 8 or less: You need to take better care of yourself and your developing baby. Start today! 7
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