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

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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,


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.
03:32 Thanking you for listening and STAY SAFE.


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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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