{"id":101,"date":"2020-09-25T06:28:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T13:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maternitycareclinic.ca\/blog\/?p=101"},"modified":"2020-09-25T13:37:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T20:37:13","slug":"how-a-parental-care-clinic-helps-to-managing-stress-during-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maternitycareclinic.ca\/blog\/how-a-parental-care-clinic-helps-to-managing-stress-during-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Parental Care Clinic Helps with Managing Stress During Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Discovering that you are expecting can be a momentously exciting occasion, however sometimes, in between picking out names and picking out nursery d\u00e9cor, the reality of what is about to happen sets in. There is a lot of information available to help soon-to-be parents prepare for the birth of their child and what comes after; however many are not prepared for the worry and stress that can come before baby\u2019s arrival, and that\u2019s where a <a href=\"https:\/\/maternitycareclinic.ca\/about-us\/\">prenatal care clinic in Calgary<\/a> can help care for, guide, and reassure you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From what you eat, to the activities that you participate in, pregnancy brings out the worrier in all of us. Combine that tendency with endless unsolicited advice and a barrage of internet searches and it\u2019s no wonder that pregnancy sometimes causes stress and anxiety in new parents. But before you\u2019ve even announced your pregnancy to the world, there are medical appointments, questionnaires, ultrasounds, and screening tests to help ensure a healthy pregnancy and to monitor the fetus. These visits to your doctor (OB-GYN, midwife, or prenatal care clinic) will occur approximately every 4-6 weeks and are very important and reassuring.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While many expectant parents revel in these milestone appointments and look forward to every weigh-in, heartbeat, and ultrasound, others also find this a time of increased anxiety. Having your pregnancy followed by a prenatal care clinic offers mothers a safe, secure, and understanding environment to not only monitor their pregnancy, but to ask questions and solicit advice without fear or judgment.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A prenatal care clinic will:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Closely monitor your health to detect and treat any potential pregnancy concerns, such as anemia, gestational diabetes or preeclampsia<\/li>\n<li>Provide answers to important questions, such as those pertaining to diet, nutrition, medication, weight gain, and exercise<\/li>\n<li>Keep track of your baby\u2019s growth through a combination of regular measurement (of your belly) and planned ultrasounds<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate prenatal screening tests as required and thoroughly cover all the relevant information<\/li>\n<li>Cover all you need to know about the birthing process, what to expect, and what your delivery options are<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pregnant mothers are inundated with information, and everyone will process this information differently. Some women find comfort in reading everything they can about pregnancy, the baby, and the birth, while other find the flood of information and corresponding questions too much to handle. While all women will experience pregnancy a little differently, they can all benefit from having a prenatal care clinic available to them to offer kind, compassionate, quality pregnancy care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discovering that you are expecting can be a momentously exciting occasion, however sometimes, in between picking out names and picking out nursery d\u00e9cor, the reality of what is about to happen sets in. 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