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MCHN Program
Pregnancy, labor and delivery and puerperium are part of the continuum of the total life
cycle
Personal, cultural and religious attitudes and beliefs influence the meaning of pregnancy for
individuals and make each experience unique
Goals
To ensure that expectant mother and nursing mother maintain good health, learn the art of
child care, has a normal delivery and bear healthy children
That every child lives and grows up in a family unit with love and security, in healthy
surroundings, receives adequate nourishment, health supervision and efficient medical
attention and is taught the elements of healthy living
With serious or potentially serious complication referred to most skilled source of medical
and hospital care
Tool used when rendering prenatal care containing risk factors and danger signs
Risk Factors
With TB, goiter, heart disease, DM, bronchial asthma, severe anemia
History of 2 or more abortions, difficult delivery, given birth to twins, 2 or more babies born
before EDD, stillbirth
Danger Signs
1. any type of vaginal bleeding
2. headache, dizziness, blurred vision
3. puffiness of face and hands
4. pallor
Prenatal Care
Schedule of Visits
Percent Protected
0%
Duration of Protection
None
TT2
TT3
80%
90%
TT4
99%
TT5
99%
Dose: 0.5ml
Route: Intramuscular
Site: Right or Left Deltoid/Buttocks
Components of Prenatal Visits
History taking
Dental exam
Exam of breasts, face, hands and feet for edema and neck for thyroid enlargement
In malaria infested areas- prophylactic Chloroquine (150 mg/tab ) 2 tabs/ wk for the whole
duration of pregnancy