Digital-Divide/D0/Pre-Natal-Health-Care/Gujarati

Visual Cue	Narration
00:06	“Congratulations. Please be seated.”
00:10	“Anita, when was your last appointment?”
00:12	It was around 2 months back.
00:15	Now, I am into my 4th month of pregnancy.
00:19	“Regular checkups are necessary in cases of pregnancy.”
00:23	Check-ups during pregnancy is a preventive care towards potential health problems.
00:29	This will help in reducing complications during pregnancy.
00:33	“Frequency of check-ups should be every 3 months and it should be weekly in the last month of pregnancy.”
00:41	“ Check-ups provide information about
00.43	maternal psychological changes,
00.46	prenatal nutrition & diet,
00.48	vitamins and
00.50	biological changes.
00.52	“It is my first time and I am new to all this.
00.55	Please advise me on taking better care of myself and the baby.”
01.00	Welcome to the spoken tutorial on prenatal health care.
01:04	Here, we will talk about health care for an expectant mother during pregnancy.
01:10	First and foremost is the health of the mother.
01:14	Hence the prevention of iron deficiency is very important.
01:18	Expectant mothers should take iron-rich food during pregnancy.
01.23	“During pregnancy, the need for blood in your body increases.
01.27	You need more iron to make hemoglobin, for the additional blood required by your baby.
01.34	Hence you should take iron rich foods such as
01:38	green vegetables,
01.40	egg yolks,
01.41	dried fruits,
01.42	beans and
01.43	iron rich cereals”
01.46	“Caesarian delivery has many risks like
01.50	infection in the incision site and
01.52	blood loss, which can cause anemia.
01.56	“Pregnant women must try to have a normal delivery.
01.59	This is possible by taking proper prenatal care and having healthy diet.
02.04	Exercise well as this is important to boost your energy level.
02.09	Exercise also relieves you from back problems, reduces constipation and helps relieve stress.”
02.16	“What does this machine do?”
02.18	This is a Sonography Machine
02.20	It is used to monitor the health and development of the baby.”
02.25	“Anita, please lie down so that I can demonstrate the importance of sonography.”
02.30	“Sonography is performed usually at 20 weeks of pregnancy.
02.36	It is used to detect -
02.37	if the placenta is healthy and
02.40	whether the baby is growing properly inside the uterus.
02.43	“This helps detect serious problems like low birth weight of baby.
02.48	It also helps to prevent miscarriage and even abortion, to a great extent.”
02.54	“For proper health care during pregnancy the following are important - ”
02.58	Regular Check ups
03.00	Importance Of Sonography
03.02	Iron Deficiency prevention & Good nutrition
03.05	Information on Caesarian Birth
03.07	Importance of Exercise
03.09	“Thank you doctor, for giving a lot of information. We promise to follow your instructions.”
03.16	I am so proud of you both for taking good care during pregnancy.
03.20	Because of this, the baby and the mother are healthy and happy.”
03.24	This brings us to the end of this tutorial. Remember, to take good care and to eat nutritious food during pregnancy.
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04.16	The video for this tutorial as been contributed by Saurabh Gadgil and Arthi
04.21	And this is Danasree from IIT Bombay signing off
04.25	Thanks for joining us.

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