However, if women live in areas where the mosquitos are present, the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is to wear clothes that protect from mosquito bites, use mosquito repellent and get appropriate testing,
including routine prenatal care and an ultrasound at 18 to 20 weeks.
Not exact matches
Certified nurse - midwives (CNMs) provide a full range of primary healthcare services to women in the United States,
including routine gynecological checkups, family planning services, preconception
care,
prenatal and postpartum
care, and, of course, delivering babies.
The Tilburg researchers believe that
prenatal care should
include routine bloods tests to screen for thyroxine levels so the problem can be identified and remedied prior to the labor and delivery.
The highest rates of breastfeeding are observed among higher - income, college - educated women > 30 years of age living in the Mountain and Pacific regions of the United States.60 Obstacles to the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding
include physician apathy and misinformation,61 - 63 insufficient
prenatal breastfeeding education, 64 disruptive hospital policies, 65 inappropriate interruption of breastfeeding, 62 early hospital discharge in some populations, 66 lack of timely
routine follow - up
care and postpartum home health visits, 67 maternal employment68, 69 (especially in the absence of workplace facilities and support for breastfeeding), 70 lack of broad societal support, 71 media portrayal of bottle - feeding as normative, 72 and commercial promotion of infant formula through distribution of hospital discharge packs, coupons for free or discounted formula, and television and general magazine advertising.73, 74
Obstacles to initiation and continuation of breastfeeding
include insufficient
prenatal education about breastfeeding132, 133; disruptive hospital policies and practices134; inappropriate interruption of breastfeeding135; early hospital discharge in some populations136; lack of timely
routine follow - up
care and postpartum home health visits137; maternal employment138, 139 (especially in the absence of workplace facilities and support for breastfeeding) 140; lack of family and broad societal support141; media portrayal of bottle feeding as normative142; commercial promotion of infant formula through distribution of hospital discharge packs, coupons for free or discounted formula, and some television and general magazine advertising143, 144; misinformation; and lack of guidance and encouragement from health
care professionals.135, 145,146
While radiology services like obstetrical ultrasounds may be part of
routine prenatal care, they are not
included under the health reform law.
Maine adopted a measure to
include HIV testing as part of
routine prenatal care; Oklahoma enacted a law requiring a woman to have an HIV test when she delivers, if she has not already received one as part of
prenatal care.
Reproductive health
care services at PPMNJ
include: Pap smears, breast exams, pregnancy tests, diabetes screenings, testing for vaginal infections, urinary tract infection screenings,
prenatal care, emergency contraception, colposcopy services, midlife services, physical exams, blood tests,
routine urinalysis, blood pressure, cholesterol screenings, treatment supplies, contraceptive supplies, and STD screenings,
including HIV oral testing.