Are You Ready to Be a Mother? Preparation for a Healthy Pregnancy and Childbirth

Hermina's friends, many people think that preparations for becoming a mother begin after a woman gets married or even after being tested positive for pregnancy. In fact, becoming a mother is something that should be prepared well in advance.

Ideally, these preparations start when a woman enters her menstrual period. Several things that need to be prepared include mental health, nutritional status, and a healthy lifestyle. In this way, when undergoing pregnancy, a mother can do it more healthily and optimally.

Pregnant women are vulnerable to mental health problems because of the changes that occur during pregnancy. Of course, mental readiness can also be trained as early as possible, even during adolescence. A mother who has a daughter can be an example for her child, who will later become a mother, so that she will be mentally better prepared when she becomes pregnant and becomes a mother later.

The importance of premarital checkups or premarital tests

A premarital checkup, or premarital examination, is a series of health examinations carried out by prospective couples before marriage. Ideally, a premarital checkup must be carried out by all prospective husbands and prospective wives. This is, of course, very important for a future mother to be able to carry out a healthy pregnancy and birth later. Examinations that are usually carried out include physical examinations, nutritional status, disease screening, and also examinations of the reproductive organs, including the uterus, so that the pregnancy period can be lived in a healthy and enjoyable manner.

Is an ultrasound examination before pregnancy recommended?

After giving birth, a mother often forgets about her own health. Almost all postpartum mothers forget the multivitamins they previously consumed. However, a mother also needs to pay attention to her own health and consume multivitamins so that the quality of breast milk and maternal immunity is maintained. Don't forget the thing that is often forgotten, namely the mother's mental health is also important and must be maintained by getting enough rest, paying attention to nutrition, and also sharing it with your partner to avoid feeling baby blues or even depression. And receiving assistance in the postnatal recovery process and caring for the baby is a good thing to maintain the mother's health.

Because a healthy mother will create healthy and quality children.

Friends of Hermina, See the complete explanation about preparing pregnant women for a healthy pregnancy and birth on the OBSERVASI HERMINA on the HERMINA HOSPITALS Youtube Channel (click here).

Reference:

https://yankes.kemkes.go.id/view_artikel/1022/kesehatan-mental-pada-ibu-hamil-dan-pasca-melahirkan
https://ayosehat.kemkes.go.id/pentingnya-pemeriksaan-kesehatan-pra-nikah