2018 Updates to Steps to Take Manual

First Steps

Section Page Number

Essential Elements of Every Client Interaction 7
Assessment 13
Developing a Community Resource List 21
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental 23-24
Nutrition Program
Helping a Client with Behavior Change 31-32
Cross-Cultural Communication 36
Dealing with Language Barriers 39-40
Guidelines for Using Interpreters 47
Low Literacy Skills 49-50
Clients with Alternative Health Care Experiences 51

Health Education

Section Page Number

Introduction 5
Health Education Plan 7
What to Discuss at the First Visit 9
Hospital Orientation 16
Preterm Labor and Prevention of Repeat Preterm 17-20
Birth
If Your Labor Start too Early (handout) 21-22
Count Your Baby’s Kicks (handout sp) 26
STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections) 27-29
What You Should Know about STDs (handout) 31-32
Immunizations and Pregnancy 43-44
Your Baby Needs to be Immunized (handout) 45-46
Pregnant? Steps for a Healthy Baby (handout) 47-50
Zika Virus 51-52
Signs and Symptoms of Heart Disease During 53-54
Pregnancy and Postpartum
Labor Induction 60
Workplace Safety 63-65
Keep safe at Work (handout) 67-68
Pregnancy & My Job/Paid Family Leave 69-73
Family Planning Choices 119-121
Nutrition

Section Page Number

Lactose Intolerance 67-68
Food Safety 127
Don’t Get Sick from the Food you Eat 131-132
Breastfeeding 148-163
Tips for Addressing Breastfeeding Concerns 165
Nutrition & Breastfeeding Common Questions and 192-194
Answers (handout)

Psychosocial

Section Page Number

High Risk Situations 6
Unwanted Pregnancy 7-8
Uncertain About Pregnancy? (handout) 11-12
Choices (handout) 13-14
Perinatal Loss 15
Ways to Remember Your Baby (handout) 21-22
Birth Defects 23, 28
Financial Concerns 29
New Immigrant 45
Parenting Stress 51, 53, 55-56
Child Abuse and Neglect 57-61
Spousal/Intimate Partner Abuse 63-65
Safety When Preparing to Leave (handout) 71-72
Cycle of Violence 73-74
Perinatal Substance Use/Abuse 75, 77-78
Your Baby Can’t Say “No” 79-80
Drugs and Alcohol, When You Want to STOP Using 81-82
Emotional or Mental Health Concerns 85-88
Baby Blues 89-90
Anxiety 91-92
Depression 93-98
Depression (handout) 99-100
Psychosis 101-102
How Bad Are Your Blues? 103-104
Teen Pregnancy and Parenting 105, 107-109