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What Is Considered A "Normal Pregnancy"?
A normal pregnancy is one that's considered low-risk for complications
such as miscarriage or pre-term labor. Throughout your pregnancy, your health care provider will check your weight and blood
pressure while also checking the growth and development of your baby During the span of your pregnancy, you'll also have prenatal
tests, including blood, urine, cervical tests and ultrasounds. If mother and fetus are proven to be healthy, your family
doctor or nurse practicioner will generally take care of you the whole nine months that you are pregnant. Then, when you go
into labour, an obstetrician or a person specialized in pregnancies and labour will become involved to help deliver the
baby.
Complicated Pregnancies
During pregnancy a small number of women will develop
problems at some point in the nine months of pregnancy.These problems range from very minor to very serious, with solutions
from a better diet to emergency surgery. Many of these complications can affect the health of the mother, fetus or both
if they are not properly managed throughout the pregnancy. These women need highly specialised care and
are referred to an obstetrician.
Some reasons for poor growth may be:
--> Smoking
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Exposure to second hand smoke
--> Stress
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Abuse and/or family violence
--> Living
in poverty
--> Poor nutrition
--> Being
under weight before becoming pregnant
--> Mothers age at time of pregnancy
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Lack of social support
--> Exhaustion
or lack of rest
--> Use of alcohol & drugs
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