prenatal health
Pregnancy medical care
Prenatal health refers to the physical and mental wellbeing of a pregnant woman and her developing fetus.
It encompasses medical care, nutrition, and lifestyle factors during pregnancy: She focused on prenatal health by taking folic acid and avoiding alcohol.
Prenatal typically modifies related terms—prenatal vitamins, prenatal care, prenatal screening.
- folic acidB-vitamin preventing birth defects
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- due dateWhen payment is required
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
- preterm laborContractions before 37 weeks
amniocentesis · midwifery · omega-3 fatty acids · anxiety management · smoking cessation · sleep hygiene · nesting instinct · stretch marks · teratogens · mindfulness meditation · eating for two · genetic counseling · birth defects · environmental toxins · balanced diet · morning sickness · first trimester · hydration
- health benefitsimmune boost, immunity, digestion, energy, blood sugar control
- sex edsex education, sex ed, puberty, consent education, contraception
prenatal healthpostpartum care
Healthcare following childbirth
postnatal care · postpartum recovery · neonatal care · newborn care · infant health
prenatal healthpregnancy complications
Health problems during gestation
high-risk pregnancy · fetal distress · miscarriage · stillbirth · congenital defects
prenatal, health, natal, natality, neonatal, postnatal, antenatal, perinatal, nativity