Title: Identify discomforts and possible complications during pregnancy.
Course: GRADS: Family Focus (19905-36) > Section: Promoting Wellness and Prenatal Care

Identification should include the following and their warning signals:

- Common physical ailments
- Pre-term labor
- Toxemia
- Rubella (German measles)
- Rh factor disorder
- Miscarriage
- High blood pressure
- Placental abruption
- Placenta previa
- Gestational diabetes

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- How can you attempt to avoid pregnancy complications? What are the consequences of proper prenatal care? Of poor prenatal care?

Communication

- What role does observing changes in your pregnancy play in identifying possible complications?
- What resources do you have to learn about the complications of pregnancy?

Leadership

- Why is monthly prenatal care important during your entire pregnancy?
- How can prompt action to a warning signal help avoid a serious complication?

Management

- What complications are frequently found in adolescent pregnancy?
- How can you make your pregnancy as healthy as possible?