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the nine-month project of keeping two heartbeats running on one budget.
means medical and nutritional support given to a pregnant person before, during, and after birth to keep parent and baby healthy.
from from latin natalis, of birth; formalized as prenatal medicine in the early 1900s when doctors realized checking on mothers before labor saved more lives than only showing up for the delivery.
early checkupsfirst prenatal clinic opened in edinburgh, 1901
biggest leverfolic acid alone cuts birth defects sharply
global gapmaternal death risk varies 100x by country
postnatal blind spotmost care historically stopped at birth, not after
for instance
who antenatal guidelines — recommends at least 8 contact visits per pregnancy
nhs maternity care — free universal prenatal system across the uk since 1948
centering pregnancy model — us group-care program shown to cut preterm births
traditional birth attendants — still deliver most babies in rural sub-saharan africa