• Prenatal care is focused on recognizing and preventing problems that can complicate pregnancy. For example, pregnant women are screened for

    High blood pressure
    Diabetes
    Sexually transmitted diseases
    Rh(D) blood incompatibility (which can cause hemolytic disease of the newborn)
    Urinary bacteria
    Genetic variations that could result in birth defects
    Chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus
    Preeclampsia
    Placental and fetal abnormalities (using ultrasonography)

    Before (if possible) and during pregnancy, women are given folate (folic acid) to prevent birth defects. Often during pregnancy, women also are given iron to prevent anemia. They are counseled to stop using tobacco, alcohol, and recreational drugs before becoming pregnant and during pregnancy.


    Prevention in pregnant women meaning & definition 1 of Prevention in pregnant women.

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