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?