Persuasive Speech On Abortion And Childbirth

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Pregnancy & life choices
Pregnancy is an exciting journey that many women go through, what some of us may call one of life's miracles. Pregnancy is one of life's miracles. During this life-changing experience, it is important that healthy lifestyle choices and decisions are made in order to ensure that the mother is healthy and accordingly, her baby has the best possible start to life.

This brochure explores the adverse health effects of smoking and aims to enable women to understand the importance of making healthy lifestyle choices, specifically quitting smoking, in order to allow for a healthy and successful pregnancy outcome.

Pregnant & Smoking
During pregnancy, the umbilical cord connects the developing foetus with the placenta. By …show more content…

Your midwife will guide you through your journey to quitting smoking by stepping you through the unique needs of fertility, pregnancy and child health. During the antenatal period, the midwife will:
" Assess your current exposure to tobacco smoke (comprehensive assessment through carbon monoxide screening)
" Identify any possible risk factors and will take measures in order minimize or eliminate them
" Ask various questions regarding smoking factors (frequency of smoking, other members in her household that smoke ect.)
" Provide information and promote awareness about the risks of smoking while pregnant
" Explain the risks of exposure through second-hand smoke
" Explain the health and wellbeing benefits of quitting smoking
" Address any concerns you or your family may have regarding quitting smoking
" Involve you in planning your journey to quitting smoking by making goals and taking practical steps to quitting
" Make referrals to counsellors, support groups, peer support groups or smoking quitlines if

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