Description:  Read Santrock textbook, Chapters 2, 3 & 4 particularly in regards to prenatal care and care for newborn infants

Pretend you work with new, expectant parents at a community health clinic. Many of the mothers and fathers you meet are young and are having their first child. As a professional in the field of child psychology and development, you have been asked to prepare a pamphlet for the office that can be distributed to expectant parents early in their prenatal care. 

Instruction: For this assignment, develop a pamphlet that can offer guidance on precautions and recommendations to expectant parents. Your pamphlet should include the following types of information:

  1. Evidence-based information on how prenatal care benefits the expectant mother and child
  2. List of teratogens expectant mothers should avoid and briefly explain harmful risks from each category
    • Psychoactive drugs
    • Environment Hazards
    • Prescription drugs
    • Diseases
  3. Healthy recommendations for expectant mothers
    • Nutritional recommendations
    • Vitamin recommendations
    • Exercise recommendations
    • Mental health recommendations
  4. Recommendations for the expectant father
  5. What to Expect during Delivery
    • Delivery options
    • Birth attendants                           
  6. Identify and explain pregnancy and delivery risk factors (examples below)
    • Low birth weight
    • Preterm delivery
    • Risks associated with age at pregnancy
    • Risks associated with being overweight
    • Risks from excessive mental stress
  7. Adjustments after the baby are born
  8. Post-partum depression
    • Recognizing the signs
    • What to do if you or someone has post-partum depression.

Your tasks

  • Address each numbered category listed above
  • Use information from Santrock Chapters 2, 3, & 4
  • Use evidence-based information
  • Use at least three researched sources from the internet (.gov, .edu, .org) sites only
  • Use APA citations and create a separate reference page in APA.
  • When using information from the textbook use the following citation style (Santrock, year, page#)
  • Summarize information in your own words
  • Demonstrate creativity
    • Use creative layout designs. Recommend using the brochure/pamphlet or newsletter template in Microsoft Word.
    • Include pictures and images
    • Use different fonts, font sizes, and colors

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