Digital-Divide/D0/Pre-Natal-Health-Care/English-timed

Time	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 dried fruits
01:42	beans and iron rich cereals”.
01:46	Caesarean 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 - 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 has 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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