Prenatal care
consist of any heath care received during a pregnancy. Generally
prenatal care is given by a family physician, obstetrician, or a
midwife. Any women who thinks she is pregnant or is pregnant,
should receive prenatal care. The care is for both mother and
child. According to Womens Health, Babies of mothers who do not
get prenatal care are three times more likely to have a low birth
weight and five times more likely to die than those born to mothers
who do get care. Prenatal care In the United States, prenatal care
usually begins with the mother doing a urine test and getting
weighed and measured. She would start taking prenatal vitamins,
which would include an increase of vitamins like folic acid,
thiamine, riboflavin, Vit-D, C and B. The doctor would what to
discuss diet plans and the mothers plans for the actual birth.
Ultrasounds are used on a regular basis in the US, and can be used
as early as week six or seven. However, ultrasounds are generally
used for the
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For example in
South Africa, 200,000 women die every year during
childbirth.
Mostly due to the fact that the majority of these women live in
rural, nomadic or even slum communities and do not have access to
basic reproductive and maternal health services (Amref Health
Africa in the USA). Complication that are easily treated and
prevented in the US are very deadly in many parts of South Africa.
Complications like hemorrhage, infection, obstructed labour,
hypertensive disorders and unsafe abortions lead to a higher
mortality rate for both mother and child. The access to prenatal
vitamins much less just regular vitamins is very limited in most
parts of Southern Africa. The nutrition level in South Africa is
much worse compared to the level in the US. In developing countries
like Africa, just getting one prenatal visit is a success; four
would be considered a victory (The Bump
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