Parenting Hour - 02 June 2015 - Part 2

First a mention of our Train the Trainer course in Bosnia last week! - First course teaching the 5 Pillars of Parenting - First Imam trained This Show: Dr Aisha Janjau is a Clinical Teaching Fellow at Birmingham Women's Hospital and talks to us about Women's Health in Pregnancy Subjects: - Talking about NHS services designed for looking after parents going through pregnancy - Talk about different pregnancy tests available - Delivery dates, most accurate at first scan (10 - 12 weeks) and supersedes the estimate based on the menstrual cycle - Your green notes and what they are for - Your first midwife appointment (can take up to an hour!) - Importance of Folic Acid before and during the 1st trimester of pregnancy in guarding against Spina Bifida - Taking medications in pregnancy - Scans during pregnancy - Keeping mums healthy during pregnancy - Foods to avoid/limit during pregnancy - Pregnancy considerations during Ramadan - Symbols on your green notes - Final words of advice for someone who has just become pregnant And just for you reference, some doctor speak! - Antenatal = Pregnancy to labour - Intrapartum = Delivery - Postnatal = From Delivery to 6 weeks after - EDD = Estimated Delivery Date - Para = No. of children before including any complications and terminations