Personal
hygiene during pregnancy:
1.
Rest and sleep: The
woman may continue her usual activities
throughout pregnancy. Hard and strenuous work should be avoided. On an average,
a patient should have 10 hours of sleep (8 hours at night and 2 hours at noon)
2.
Bowel:As there
is a tendency of
constipation during pregnancy, regular bowel movement may be facilitated
by regulation of diet taking plenty of fluids, vegetables and milk.
3.
Bathing: Daily
baths and preferably twice a day are advised.
4.
Clothing: The
patient should wear loose but comfortable
dresses. High heel shoes are better avoided.
5. Dental
hygiene: The dentist should be consulted at
the earliest, if necessary.
6.
Care of the breasts: Cleanliness
of the breasts is maintained. If
anatomical defects are present advise to seek medical help.
7.
Coitus: Contact with the husband to be avoided during the
8.
first trimester and last 6 weeks.
9.
Travel: Long distance travel
better to be avoided. Rail route is
preferable.
10.
Smoking and alcohol: Smoking
and alcohol are to be avoided
totally during pregnancy as both cause variable injuries to the fetus.
The
pregnant women should avoid over-the counter drugs (drugs without medical
prescription). The drugs may have teratogenic effects on the growing fetus
especially during the first trimester (The
first three months is the period of organogenesis.
Teratogens will cause gross malformation or defects to the fetus. The common
teratogens are drugs caffeine, exposure to x-rays, alcohol, nicotine, etc).
General advice:
The patient should be persuaded to attend for antenatal
checkup positively on the scheduled date of visit. She is instructed to report
to the doctor even at an early date and if the following untoward (warning
signs and symptoms ) symptoms arise:
1.
intense persistent headache
2.
severe oedema
3.
disturbed sleep with restlessness
4.
low urine output (less than 500 ml
per day)
5.
epigastric pain
6.
persistent vomiting
7.
painful uterine contractions
8.
sudden gush of watery fluid per
vaginum
9.
active vaginal bleeding etc.
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