Lets work!

Exercise 1: Read the following text.

Pregnancycanbeoneoflife'smostexcitingandfulfillingadventures.Ahealthymomand
healthy babythat's the goal for every pregnancy. Sometimes this is easy, sometimes it
requiresintensiveeffortsbythemother,herphysicians,hernurses,otherhealthcaregivers,
familymembersandnewbornchild'sphysicians.
Prenatal(beforebirth)healthdependspartlyonMom'shealthpriortopregnancy.Ideally,a
womanachievestheidealweightforherheightbeforeattemptingtoconceive.Womenwhoare
overweightduringpregnancyriskdiabetesandhypertensionandarealsomorelikelytosuffer
minordiscomfortsduringpregnancy.Underweightwomentendtohavesmallerbabies.These
infants are more likely to have difficulty during labor, delivery and the immediate newborn period.
Recommendedweightgainforpregnancyvariesdependingonthewoman'sprepregnantweight.Awoman
whoisatheridealweightatthebeginningofpregnancyneedonlytakeinabout300additionalcaloriesper
dayforaweightgainofabout15kgfortheentirepregnancy(HealthyPregnancy).
Whilepregnant,thewomanhasspecificnutritionalneeds.Additionalcalciumisneededfordevelopingfetal
bones.Morecaloriesareneededforfetalgrowthandforadditionalmaterialenergytopumpbloodtothe
fetus.Andherbodymustproducemorebloodfortheplacenta(theafterbirthwhichnourishesandprovides
oxygentothefetus).Thisrequiresprotein,ironandaverysignificantvitamin,folicacid.Thisvitaminis
foundingreenleafyvegetables,darkyellowfruitsandvegetables,liver,legumesandnuts.Alackoffolic
acidpriortoandduringearlypregnancyhasbeenlinkedtoneuraltubedefects(openspinalcolumnand
otherdisorders).Ifthewoman'sdietlacksfolicacidorifshehasformerlyhadachildwithaneuraltube
defect,sheshouldseekadvicefromherphysicianregardingafolicacidsupplement.

Exercise 2: Give a speech about what youve read.

Do you think feeding has to change during pregnancy? How has it affected you?
What changes have you noticed in your body? What do you think about mothers who
hide their belly?
What is the right age for being a mother? What do you think about youth pregnancy?
What was your first reaction when you learnt about your pregnancy? And your boyfriends?
What are the advantages or disadvantages of being pregnant?

The Carupa show!

Susan Lewis is 16 and she has got pregnant. She doesnt know who the father is and
she wants to undergo an abortion.
Susan Lewis: 16 / Im too young / Its my body / I dont have enough money
Martha Lewis: Susans mother / sad / I educated my daughter / I will not maintain
the baby
Richard Johnson: priest / its Gods will. / its a human life / she will be doomed /
anticonception methods should be prohibited
Tom Wilkins: Member of the parliament: abortion should be legal / its a personal right / what
would happen in the case of raping

Jack Burns: Member of the parliament: abortion is illegal / crime / raping is an exception / we
should consider case by case