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1.
Go to http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-gs/quiz/quiz-eng.php and complete the quizSocre
on a healthy
pregnancy. Do not check the answers until you have had an opportunity to do the quiz; it is not for
marks so don ’t worry about how many you get right and wrong.
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2.
Visit http://www.babycenter.com/ Scroll down the page until you find the Ovulation Calendar. If today
was the first day of your last period, what would the expected due date of your baby be?
3.
Go to http://www.webmd.com/baby/features/foods-to-avoid-when-youre-pregnant
Suggest five foods that a pregnant woman should avoid.
Explain why they should be avoided.
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b.
c.
d.
e.
4. Go to http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-weight-gain/PR00111
One’s Body Mass Index is calculated by taking ones ’ weight and dividing it by
One’s height. What is recommended about of weight gain for pregnancy based on an
individual ’s BMI?
BMI
Below 18.5
Between 18.5-24.9
Between 25-29.9
Over 30
5.
Weight Gain Recommended in pounds
Go to http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/neuraltubedefects.html
What are neural tube defects?
What are the two most common?
6. Go to http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/smoking-and-pregnancy/MY01924/METHOD=print
How does smoking affect the baby? List at least 5
Does second hand smoke affect the baby?
7. Go to http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/unusualcravingspica.html
What is thought to cause “pica” in pregnant women?
What are at least 6 things that a woman with “pica” might crave.
8. Go to http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/listeria.html
How can a pregnant woman get listeriosis?
What effects can it have on the unborn child?
9. Go to http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/sleepingpositions.html
Why is it recommended that pregnant women sleep on their left side?
10. Visit http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/188.asp to see a list of complications that can occur during
pregnancy. Find the following three and discuss the impact they can have on both the mother and fetus.
Complication
Ways to minimize risk
Impact on Unborn Child
Gestational Diabetes
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2.
3.
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2.
3.
Placenta Previa
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3.
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2.
3.
Toxoplasmosis
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3.
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Bonus Activity:
Play Hangman http://www.quia.com/hm/97506.html Score________
www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/omms/faculty/.../prenatal2013.docxI Weight Gain
Recommended (in pounds)
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