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If you just found out you're expecting, or if you want more information on
pregnancy, birth and raising a healthy child, you're in the right place.
Priority Health's HealthyEncounters SM Maternity program
can give you the information and assistance you need.
Understanding pregnancy, birth and baby care
In this section, Priority Health offers information to help you understand
more about maternity, from what to expect during pregnancy to dealing with
your baby's first years.
- First trimester
Changes in you and your baby; doctor visits, tests and
exams; eating right; exercise; protecting your baby
- Second trimester
Changes in you and your baby; doctor visits, tests and
exams
- Third trimester
Changes in you and your baby; doctor visits, tests and
exams
- Multiple pregnancy and birth
What to expect if you're pregnant with more than
one baby
- Medical conditions
Asthma, Chlamydia, gestational diabetes
- Preparing
for birth
Childbirth classes, health care for your newborn, consider
breast-feeding
- Labor and delivery
Signs of labor, false labor, comfort measures, medication,
what happens in delivery, vaginal birth, cesarean delivery, vaginal birth
after cesarean (VBAC)
- Taking your baby home
Caring for your baby, caring for yourself, postpartum depression,
tips for fathers, helping siblings adjust, where to get help
- Feeding your newborn
Feeding basics, breast-feeding is best, information on
bottle-feeding
- Infant safety
Car safety seats, safe sleeping, immunizations, preventing lead
poisoning
- First five years
First birthday milestones, young toddlers, twos and threes,
fours and fives
Interactive tools
More online help for members
For even more information on maternity issues and concerns, log into your personal account to use:
- The Pregnancy Center
- Your Personal Health Record
- Tools and resources from WebMD
HealthyEncountersSM Women's Health program
If you're pregnant, Priority Health can help:
- HealthyEncounters - Maternity
Free maternity care program
to help Priority Health members have a healthy pregnancy
- Healthwise pregnancy overview
Prepregnancy and pregnancy information, including planning for labor and
delivery
- Pregnancy, birth and baby resources
A list of local organizations offering information and
classes for pregnancy and beyond
- Breast-feeding resources
A list of lactation consultants and organization that can help you with questions and concerns
Last modified
04/22/08
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