2. Maternal and
Newborn
Health Care
• discuss the importance ofmatenal
care not only to the mother but also
to the baby;
• explain the importance of prenatal
care and postnatal care; and
• enumerate the ways of caring for
the mother and the child after
pregnancy.
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3. • What are the needs of
the mother after giving
birth?
•what are the needs
of the newborn
baby?
4. • Giving Birth is
very fulfilling yet
dangerous to a
mother.
• There are
different things
that a mother
must do during
and after
pregnancy
Maternal Care
5. •A mother’s well-being will benefit not only
herself but also her baby. She must have
regular check ups with her doctor for her
health and for the baby’s health.
•Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or a
young child with breast milk direct from the
mother’s breast. It is highly recommended to
all mother because of many advantages.
6. • Getting back in shape after giving birth should
be the aim of every mother.
• normal for a mother to feel tired after having
gone through labor delivery, and physical
changes.
• The life of a mother will change dramatically
and there will be days when she cannot finish
a work within the day.
7. • Within three to five days after birth, the
mother may feel tearful, irritable, depressed
and tired.
• if health issues occur, the mother needs to
see a doctor.
8. • Prenatal care - the health program that a pregnant
woman should undergo while conceiving a baby.
• At prenatal check up, several testsmare conducted,
like blood test to check blood type, and urine test to
check for sugar and proteins levels as signs of
diabetes and kisney changes.
• involves not only monitoring the mother’s diet and
weight but also of the health of the unborn child.
• listening to the heartbeat and checking the size and
position of the fetus.
Natal Care
9. Postnatal care
There are numerous care being done to an infant that is
supported by our government.
1. Essential Newborn Care (Unang Yakap) - aims to reduce the
newborn mortality from 13 deaths to 10 per 1 000 live births, by 2015.
2. Newborn Screening - practice of testing every newborn to detect
and identify harmful or potentially fatal disorders.
3. Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration (APGAR) - a
quick test given to a newborn baby. test includes the breathing
effort, heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes, and skin color.
4. Immunization (Vaccination) - protect the body against infectious
disease.
10. Responsible
Parenthood
• explain responisble parenthood;
• discuss the effects of family size on
family health;
• enumerate the modern family planning
methods;
• examine important roles and
responsibilities of parents in child
rearing and care; and
• explain the effects of rapid population
growth on the health of the nation.
11. • Describe what a
responsible parent is to
you.
•what kind of parent
do you aim to
become in the
future?
12. • the ultimate goal of
marriage is to raise a
family.
• “responsible
parenthood refers to
the will and ability of a
parent to respond to
the need and
aspiration of the family
and children”
Responsible Parenthood
13. a kind of birth control that does not involve
medicines or devices. It works by studying
the woman’s body and menstrual cycle.
1. Ovulation Method or Cervical Mucus
Method - woman uses the menstrual cycle
as a guide. the presence of cervial mucus
is a sgn that a woman is fertile and is prone
to becoming pregnant.
14. 2. Temperature Method - woman uses her
body temperature at rest.
3. Lactation or Amenorrhea Method - While
breastfeeing, the ovulation of the mother
stops. This is the natural and healthy way of
spacing the birth of children.
15. a kind of birth control that uses unnatural
artificial means (products, procedures, and
practices) to prevent pregnancy.
1. Oral Contraception - woman takes
hormonal pills to prevent pregnancy.
2. Intrauterine Device (IUD) - a small sterile
plastic device that is introduced into the
uterus in order to prevent pregnancy.
16. 3. Condoms - made from sheets of latex
materials and are worn on the penis to
prevent semen (sperm) from entering the
woman’s vagina.
4. Diaphragm - a dome-shaped cup made to
cover the uterus he cervix to prevent the
union of the sperm cell and egg cell.
17. • responsible parenthood is
the spirituality of the family.
• Aside from giving the basic
needs, like food, shelter, and
clothing, parents are
responsible for providing
their children with a safe
environment that is free from
physical, sexual, and
emotional abuse.
Roles and Responsibilities of Parents
