Topic: Antenatal Care Is Essential For Ensuring Safe Mother

And Child.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter I: INTRODUCTION ........ Error! Bookmark not defined.
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1.3. History of antenatal care ........ Error! Bookmark not defined.
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1.3.2. The rising generation of birth attendants. ................ Error!
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1.5.1. The practices of attendant around the time of birth.
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CHAPTER 2: FEAR PERCEPTION DURING PREGNANCY
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2.7. Prevalant Pregnancy Fears in IndiaPregnancy can be a
pretty confusing time, especially if its your first experience.
With a number of tell tales related to it ranging from what to
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Chapter -3: TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND RELEVANT
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3.1. Teenage Pregnancy ................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
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3.3. Teenage Pregnancy and her physiology: An Indian
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3.4. A Brief Overview of Hormonal Changes.... Error! Bookmark
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3.4.1. The Role Progesterone Plays in Pregnancy .............. Error!
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3.5. Human Fertilization and Embryology Act 2008 ............ Error!
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CHAPTER 4: PREGNANCY IN WOMEN ABOVE 35 ....... Error!
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4.2. Pregnancy Preparation for Women and Gathering of

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CHAPTER - 5: PREGNANCY TESTS ............ Error! Bookmark not
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CHAPTER-6: BODIES OF PREGNANT WOMEN ............... Error!
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6.4. Each problem or myth with an alternate medicine remedy
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6.12. Effect led by migraine over pregnancy and lated in

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6.13. Fatigue during Pregnancy .... Error! Bookmark not defined.
6.14. Abdominal Achiness during Pregnancy (Round Ligament
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Chapter- 7: NUTRITION MATERNAL DIETS . Error! Bookmark
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7.3.4. Some small tricks with huge health benefits during
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7.6. Use of dietary supplements by pregnant and lactating
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