14. Pregnancy Checklist

Lecture Summary
This podcasts reviews all of prenatal care and recommendations for how pregnant woman can stay safe during pregnancy. Much of this episode is based on my own personal practice. So much of pregnancy care is based on the current standard of care, expert opinion, and "what we have always done". More clinical trials are needed to find out what parts of prenatal care are important and what parts may be causing harm.

Topics/Key Points
- Pre-pregnancy
- Getting pregnant
- Finding out babies due date
- 1st prenatal visit
- Ongoing screenings throughout pregnancy
- Pregnancy medical visits
- Genetic testing
- Vaccines during pregnancy
- Later screenings
- RhD negative moms
- When to go to the hospital to have a baby
- Diet during pregnancy
- Foods to avoid in pregnancy
- Exercise
- Sexual intercourse
- Activities to Avoid

References
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- CDC. About teen pregnancy. Available online: https://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/index.htm
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