Teen Health Course 2

Introduction
It makes sense that a woman should take care of her body when she is pregnant. After all, a female has two people to consider. But what sorts of things should she do to take care of her health? Should she eat different foods, do special exercises, or see a doctor? On the Web site below you will learn the basic things a pregnant female need to do to take care of herself and her baby before it is born.

Link to explore: CDC - Pregnancy Tips: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/bd/abc.htm

Instructions

• Start at the CDC – Pregnancy Tips Web site.
• Read through the page, taking notes as you go.
• When you are done answer the questions below.
• Finally, using the information from the link, choose the ten tips you think are most important for a pregnant woman and her partner to know. Use these ten tips to create a “Pregnancy Tip Sheet” that includes the names of organizations and Web sites that might be helpful to pregnant females.

1.			What are some examples of toxic substances that pregnant females should avoid?
2.			What is folic acid and why is it important for a female to take 400 milligrams of it every day?
3.			Why is it important for pregnant females to wash their hands?
4.			Why is it important for pregnant females to stay away from rodents like mice, guinea pigs, and hamsters?
5.			Why should pregnant females rest on their left sides as much as possible?