The document discusses the various types of preparedness needed for motherhood, including physical, intellectual, emotional, social, material, and spiritual preparedness. It emphasizes the importance of balance, including being fit and healthy through nutrition, exercise, yoga, and rest. It also notes that while women are trained for many things, they receive no formal training for the greatest creative challenge of becoming a mother. Proper preparation leads to more confidence and an ability to have a healthy and happy pregnancy and motherhood experience.

3. Physical well being & fitness
Intellectual readiness
& know how
Emotional preparedness

4. Social support
Material availability
Spiritual attitude

5. •To Face Greatest Challenge Of Life :
•Be Fit, Energetic, Active & Comfortable
•Balanced, Easy To Practice Posture Care, Exercises &
Yoga Are Imp.
•Nourish Yourself & Baby Thro’ Healthy & Balanced
Nutrition

6. You are trained for many things
No formal training is given for greatest creative
challenge – Of Becoming MOTHER
More preparedness means more confidence & better
abilities to be healthy & happy

7. •Motherhood is very emotionally charged
experience.
•You feel emotional bonding with baby
•Pregnant women also have lots of emotional ups
& downs

8. Pregnancy & motherhood has lots socio-cultural
issues attached.
Whole family, relatives, friends & contacts feel
happy about your pregnancy & also have lists of
do’s & don’ts to advise you
There is lots of support, guidance & help available
to you from both side families

9. You need to be ready with basic needs of
baby.
It is required that you understand them &
be ready with things you need for yourself
& for baby.
Plan for babies as you can afford for &
provide comfortably for basic needs.

10. Motherhood is very spiritual experience
Closest you can get to feeling ‘godlike’ is
giving birth to a baby
Be positive, prayers, meditation, reading
good books everything helps in connecting
to baby

11. REST & Sleep
REST & Sleep
BALANCED
BALANCED
NUTRITION
NUTRITION
PROPER MEDICAL
PROPER MEDICAL
CARE
CARE
REGULAR
REGULAR
EXERCISES
EXERCISES

12. Balance is important :
 Eat right
 Exercise regularly
 Training & know- how on motherhood
Listen to body’s language & rest when tired

14. Healthy working practices
Exercises
Yoga & Pranayams
Ante natal classes & training

17. Care during travel
Massage
Complimentary therapies

18. Breathing & Relaxation
Easy labor techniques
Labor exercises
Rest & sleep

19. ●Pregnancy is dated 40
weeks after LMP
●For counting due date
Add nine months & 7
days to LMP