MATERNAL CHILD NURSING
PERSONAL HYGIENE AND CARE DURING PREGNANCY
1. Check your odor 7. CLOTHING
2. Maintain Oral Hygiene - Should be lightweight, nonconstructive,
3. Know eating habits adjustable, absorbent, and enhance the sense of
4. Modify drinking choices well-being of the patient.
5. Wear Right Clothes - No constrictive round garters or girdles should
6. Pre-natal check up be used.
- Shoes should be comfortable and well-fitting,
PERSONAL HYGIENE DURING PREGNANCY easy to apply, should also have a good solid base
1. PROPER SKIN CARE support to avoid shaking, which may lead to fall.
- Products which are teratogenic to the baby is 8. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
prohibited. - Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Use mild soap & moisturizer. - Growth retardation
2. HAIR CARE - Mental deficiency
- No coloring of hair & rebonding of hair. - Craniofacial or musculoskeletal abnormalities.
3. BREAST CARE - Red wine included
- A well fitting support bra should be worn at all 9. SMOKING
times. - Frequent exposure to a smoke-filed
- Pads may be worn inside the bra cups to absorb environment is harmful to the fetus.
possible colostrum leakage from the nipples. - Causes vasoconstriction of the blood vessels to
- The breasts should be washed daily (without include those of the placenta. It also decreases
soap) to remove dried colostrum and to prevent Oxygen and nutrients to the infant.
irritable to the nipple. - Low infant birth weight, depressed growth and
4. DENTAL CARE low weight gain to continue even after birth.
- The patient must maintain normal, daily dental - Increases number of upper respiratory infections
care. in the infant during the first year of life.
o Dental cavities may affect the growth 10. ACTIVITY MODIFICATION DURING PREGNANCY
and development of fetus. - Exercise
- There is no documentation that supports o Moderate exercise is recommended or
increased dental cavities during pregnancy. non-weight bearing exercise.
5. BOWEL ELIMINATION o The amount of exercise is dependent on
- To prevent or to relieve constipation. the health, previous exercise habits and
- To encourage the patient to eat a diet high in obstetric history of the individual.
fiber. o The patients may continue their pre-
- Maintain an adequate fluid intake. pregnancy exercise program as long as
- To exercise especially walking. the pregnancy remains normal.
6. VAGINAL DOUCHING
- Should only done with a physician’s order for • PRENATAL EXERCISES
treatment of a specific condition. - Tailor Sitting
- Should never be done after a rupture or even o This exercise stretches the perineal
suspected rupture of the membrane. muscles.
- Feminine hygiene deodorant sprays should not o 15 minutes is the advised duration
be used due to increased chance of perineal - Pelvic rocking
irritation, cystitis, and urethritis.
, MATERNAL CHILD NURSING
o Helps relieves backache during • Do moderate exercise
pregnancy and early labor by making the everyday, especially
lumbar spine more flexible. walking. (15 mins)
- Abdominal Muscle contractions • Maintain a regular
o Done for 15 minutes schedule for bowel
o Strengthen abdominal muscle during movements.
pregnancy, help prevent constipation, • Utilize deep breathing and
helps restore abdominal tone after relaxation techniques.
• Do not drink meds unless
pregnancy.
there’s prescription.
- Squatting
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
o Also stretches the perineal muscles and
Backaches • Maternity girdles are no
can be useful position for second stage
longer recommended.
of labor
• To practice goods posture
o Practiced for about 15 minutes and good body mechanism
- Kegel Exercise-pelvic floor contraction (pelvic tilt and bend at
knees)
MINOR DISCOMFORTS OF PREGNANCY
• To wear appropriate, well-
fitting shoes
GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM • To sleep on a firm mattress
DISCOMFORT NURSING INTERVENTION or backboard.
Nausea and • Eat a high-protein snacks at • Backaches may indicate a
Vomiting bedtime if it’s a kidney or bladder infection.
hypoglycemic attack. The patient must inform
• Eat crackers or a piece of the physician of backache
dry toast before getting up. problems.
• Eat frequent spaced, small Muscle Cramps • Avoid fatigue and cold legs.
meals of high protein foods. • Eat a diet with adequate
• Sip a hot drink before calcium or prescribed
arising. calcium.
Heartburn • Eat frequent small meals. • Avoid more than 1 quart of
milk per day will create too
(Pyrosis) • Tale a sip of milk or hot tea.
much phosphorus in the
• Eat slowly.
system.
• Avoid fatty and gas forming
• Take prescribed Vitamins B
foods.
& D as per doctor’s
• Maintain good posture to
instructions.
give the GI tract; tract loss
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
of space.
Supine • Get up slowly
• Do not lie down after
Hypotension (Vena • Use the side-lying position,
eating.
Cava Syndrome) preferrable on the left side
Constipation • Drink at least 8 glasses of
water per day.
Varicose Veins • Avoid Obesity
• Increase roughage in the • Avoid lengthy standing or
diet (eg. Bran, coarse obesity.
ground cereals, fresh fruits, • Avoid constrictive clothing
vegetables with skin) • Avoid constipation and
bearing down
• Elevate legs when sitting.
PERSONAL HYGIENE AND CARE DURING PREGNANCY
1. Check your odor 7. CLOTHING
2. Maintain Oral Hygiene - Should be lightweight, nonconstructive,
3. Know eating habits adjustable, absorbent, and enhance the sense of
4. Modify drinking choices well-being of the patient.
5. Wear Right Clothes - No constrictive round garters or girdles should
6. Pre-natal check up be used.
- Shoes should be comfortable and well-fitting,
PERSONAL HYGIENE DURING PREGNANCY easy to apply, should also have a good solid base
1. PROPER SKIN CARE support to avoid shaking, which may lead to fall.
- Products which are teratogenic to the baby is 8. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
prohibited. - Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Use mild soap & moisturizer. - Growth retardation
2. HAIR CARE - Mental deficiency
- No coloring of hair & rebonding of hair. - Craniofacial or musculoskeletal abnormalities.
3. BREAST CARE - Red wine included
- A well fitting support bra should be worn at all 9. SMOKING
times. - Frequent exposure to a smoke-filed
- Pads may be worn inside the bra cups to absorb environment is harmful to the fetus.
possible colostrum leakage from the nipples. - Causes vasoconstriction of the blood vessels to
- The breasts should be washed daily (without include those of the placenta. It also decreases
soap) to remove dried colostrum and to prevent Oxygen and nutrients to the infant.
irritable to the nipple. - Low infant birth weight, depressed growth and
4. DENTAL CARE low weight gain to continue even after birth.
- The patient must maintain normal, daily dental - Increases number of upper respiratory infections
care. in the infant during the first year of life.
o Dental cavities may affect the growth 10. ACTIVITY MODIFICATION DURING PREGNANCY
and development of fetus. - Exercise
- There is no documentation that supports o Moderate exercise is recommended or
increased dental cavities during pregnancy. non-weight bearing exercise.
5. BOWEL ELIMINATION o The amount of exercise is dependent on
- To prevent or to relieve constipation. the health, previous exercise habits and
- To encourage the patient to eat a diet high in obstetric history of the individual.
fiber. o The patients may continue their pre-
- Maintain an adequate fluid intake. pregnancy exercise program as long as
- To exercise especially walking. the pregnancy remains normal.
6. VAGINAL DOUCHING
- Should only done with a physician’s order for • PRENATAL EXERCISES
treatment of a specific condition. - Tailor Sitting
- Should never be done after a rupture or even o This exercise stretches the perineal
suspected rupture of the membrane. muscles.
- Feminine hygiene deodorant sprays should not o 15 minutes is the advised duration
be used due to increased chance of perineal - Pelvic rocking
irritation, cystitis, and urethritis.
, MATERNAL CHILD NURSING
o Helps relieves backache during • Do moderate exercise
pregnancy and early labor by making the everyday, especially
lumbar spine more flexible. walking. (15 mins)
- Abdominal Muscle contractions • Maintain a regular
o Done for 15 minutes schedule for bowel
o Strengthen abdominal muscle during movements.
pregnancy, help prevent constipation, • Utilize deep breathing and
helps restore abdominal tone after relaxation techniques.
• Do not drink meds unless
pregnancy.
there’s prescription.
- Squatting
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
o Also stretches the perineal muscles and
Backaches • Maternity girdles are no
can be useful position for second stage
longer recommended.
of labor
• To practice goods posture
o Practiced for about 15 minutes and good body mechanism
- Kegel Exercise-pelvic floor contraction (pelvic tilt and bend at
knees)
MINOR DISCOMFORTS OF PREGNANCY
• To wear appropriate, well-
fitting shoes
GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM • To sleep on a firm mattress
DISCOMFORT NURSING INTERVENTION or backboard.
Nausea and • Eat a high-protein snacks at • Backaches may indicate a
Vomiting bedtime if it’s a kidney or bladder infection.
hypoglycemic attack. The patient must inform
• Eat crackers or a piece of the physician of backache
dry toast before getting up. problems.
• Eat frequent spaced, small Muscle Cramps • Avoid fatigue and cold legs.
meals of high protein foods. • Eat a diet with adequate
• Sip a hot drink before calcium or prescribed
arising. calcium.
Heartburn • Eat frequent small meals. • Avoid more than 1 quart of
milk per day will create too
(Pyrosis) • Tale a sip of milk or hot tea.
much phosphorus in the
• Eat slowly.
system.
• Avoid fatty and gas forming
• Take prescribed Vitamins B
foods.
& D as per doctor’s
• Maintain good posture to
instructions.
give the GI tract; tract loss
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
of space.
Supine • Get up slowly
• Do not lie down after
Hypotension (Vena • Use the side-lying position,
eating.
Cava Syndrome) preferrable on the left side
Constipation • Drink at least 8 glasses of
water per day.
Varicose Veins • Avoid Obesity
• Increase roughage in the • Avoid lengthy standing or
diet (eg. Bran, coarse obesity.
ground cereals, fresh fruits, • Avoid constrictive clothing
vegetables with skin) • Avoid constipation and
bearing down
• Elevate legs when sitting.
