Safe Motherhood

All over the world it has been found that many women die due to problems relating to child birth. And many more women experience complications during pregnancy and child birth. Some of these problems can be life threatening and could lead to serious problems in the children.

Women can be saved from these dangers during pregnancy and childbirth if they were well nourished before they became pregnant. This is especially so in poor countries where the mother to be has hardly anything to eat.

So for a safe motherhood a proper nutritional diet full of fresh fruits, vegetables and lots of milk etc are very essential. The mother to be should also take part in regular exercises to keep her mentally and emotionally fit. It is a fact that with any pregnancy there is always the risk that something may go wrong. Nobody can predict the complications that may arise. It is the first delivery that is the most dangerous for both the mother and child.

The mother to be needs to have regular check ups with her doctor to make sure that everything is alright with her and her growing child. Regular scans are conducted to check on the baby's growth and keep track of its progress every month.

The mother should be under doctor's supervision if any complication is suspected. And nobody can predict what complication can occur during delivery.

Women should feel strong and healthy during pregnancy and they should make sure they have plenty of water and eat foods rich in Calcium, iron, Vitamin A and D.

A mother to be should refrain from smoking or alcohol during pregnancy as both these are extremely bad for health to both the mother and child and can have very bad effects on the child maybe even causing some form of deformity in the child. The child is likely to be underweight when it is born can be subjected to colds, coughs and other breathing problems.

It is essential that a mother during pregnancy takes absolute good care of herself and has very regular check ups all through her pregnancy till her delivery as this will make sure that she has a safe motherhood.

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