antenatal care advice during pregnancy

 Antenatal Care Advice 

1. Sleep and rest (6-8hrs)

2. Cloths; loose clothes

3. Abdominal belt not use

4. Shoes/slippers

Avoidance of high heel

5. Diet;

iron rich/ folic acid; prevent anaemia

6. Spicy food avoid

Cause acidity and heart burn, constipation 

Fibre rich diet and more water

7. Calcium

Lack of calcium; leg cramps

8. Esophageal reflux

Due to progesterone.

Eat small meal frequent diet.

9. Constipation

Prescribed sto softner

10. Travel

Air; strictly prohibited 

Road Plain; safe

Train (track) ; safest

11. Immunization

TT prophylaxis; 3 dose (td1, td2 and td booster)

12. Live attenuated vaccine are contraindicated.

not use  6 months before conception.

13. Last intercourse (coitus)

First trimester; X ( organ development)

Second trimester; follow only light 

Third trimester;. X

14. Birth spacing

15. Drug; Cross placenta to reached fetus.

always prescribed drug used.

16. Regular antenatal check ups positively

17. Advised to come hospital

Painful uterine contraction

Sudden gush of watery fluid through vagina.

Active vaginal bleeding

18. Radiation exposure avoided