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CPM Certified Professional Midwife

Category - Prenatal

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Monitoring and health promotion support of a woman during pregnancy is called “prenatal care”. Which one of the following is not an aim of prenatal care?
  1. To screen out high risk cases
  2. To detect earliest complications
  3. To educate the mother about the physiology of pregnancy
  4. To motivate the child of the pregnant woman
Explanation
Answer: D - To motivate the child of the pregnant woman

Important objectives of prenatal care are to promote health status of the pregnant woman (through proper nutrition and health habits), monitor status of fetal development, prepare for delivery, and prepare for care of the newborn. Prenatal care involves careful record - keeping of medical history, as well as examination and the provision of advice to improve overall state of health through the pregnancy.
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