Health Promotion During Pregnancy Week 6
When caring for pregnant women, it is important to care for the whole person. This means you not only manage the pregnancy and treat conditions, but you also promote healthy behaviors and good lifestyle choices. Through health promotion, you can help to ensure the safety of both the mother and the baby. Your role in health promotion is to identify health risks that might result in pregnancy complications, educate patients on these risks, and provide the necessary support to help patients mitigate these risks. In this Discussion, you examine implications of drug use, alcohol consumption, dietary habits, and environmental exposures during pregnancy, and you consider ways to educate pregnant women about such risks.
To prepare: Due 10.10.17 by 12 noon
1. Review Chapter 2 of the Tharpe et al. text and the
2. Article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in this week’s Learning Resources:
3. Consider lifestyle changes that pregnant women must make in relation to smoking. Select one of these topics to be the focus of an educational media piece you would create for health promotion during pregnancy.
· 4. Think about the patient population that you treat within your practicum setting. Consider ways to educate these patients on health promotion as it relates to the topic you selected. Then, consider the types of educational pieces, such as posters, that might be most effective with your patient population.
Post a detailed description of the educational media piece you would create for health promotion during pregnancy. Explain why you selected the particular topic (SMOKING), as well as why you selected the type of media (POSTER), and how and why it is suitable for your patient population.
Note: Attach the POSTER to your Discussion posting before the References.
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Week 6 of Pregnancy Health Promotion
Week 6 of Pregnancy Health Promotion
It’s critical to look after the full person when caring for pregnant ladies. This means you promote healthy habits and lifestyle choices in addition to managing the pregnancy and treating issues. You can help to protect the safety of both the mother and the baby by promoting good health. Your role in health promotion is to identify health concerns that could lead to pregnancy difficulties, educate patients about these risks, and give the Helpance they need to mitigate these risks. In this Discussion, you will look at the effects of drug use, alcohol use, food habits, and environmental exposures on pregnant women, as well as approaches to educate them about these hazards.
