Client education is an important part of supporting your clients in their pregnancy. Discussing maternal changes, fetal development, prenatal testing, and childbirth are all key aspects of walking with your client and helping her understand what to expect during her pregnancy and delivery. This course will provide an overview of obstetrics and prenatal health education in a pregnancy help medical clinic.
Presented by:
Lisa Searle BSN, RN, LAS Healthcare Team Manager at Heartbeat International
Objectives:
- Give examples of social factors that affect clients making pregnancy decisions.
- Define the pregnancy help organizations role in obstetrics and prenatal health.
- Recognize stages of pregnancy and stages of fetal development.
- List the components of prenatal care.
- Name the risk factors leading to a high-risk pregnancy.
- Identify variables affecting anxiety during childbirth.
Outline:
- Maternal changes in each trimester
- Fetal development in each trimester
- Prenatal testing
- Pregnancy and medication
- Childbirth
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 16061 for 1.00 contact hour.