12-Month Pregnancy Program

• We have volunteer opportunities for students and advisors of all ages.
• Youth can get involved in awareness, fundraising and advocacy.
• Team Youth includes all volunteers from elementary to college.

Prenatal planning (3 months)

The 12-month pregnancy

Activity: (PDF, 59kb)
Worksheet: (PDF, 36kb)
Worksheet: (PDF, 58kb)

Selecting medical professionals

Article: Choosing your prenatal care provider
Activity: (PDF, 71kb)

Nutrition and exercise

Article: Keep moving, for yourself and your baby
Article and video: Overweight and obesity during pregnancy
Article: 10 steps for getting a healthy pregnancy
Article: Folic acid before you’re pregnant
Activity: (PDF, 50kb)
Activity: (PDF, 51kb)
Article and video: Folic acid for a healthy pregnancy and baby
Article: Vitamins and minerals during pregnancy

Financial considerations

Article: Are you ready financially?

Medical counseling and testing

Article: Genetic counseling
Article: Birth defects: what they are and how they happen
Activity: (PDF, 68kb)
Activity: (PDF, 63kb)
Article: Sexually transmitted infections

Health hazards to avoid

Article: Smoking during pregnancy
Article: Marijuana
Article: Ecstasy, methamphetamine and other amphetamines
Article and video: Drinking alcohol during pregnancy

Importance of father’s role

Dad matters

Article: Becoming a dad
Article: Helping out during pregnancy

Pregnancy (9 months)

Health matters

Article: The ABCs of a healthy pregnancy
Activity: (PDF, 55kb)
Article: Getting pregnant
Article: How will you know you’re pregnant?
Article and videos: How your baby grows
Activity: (PDF, 66kb)

Health and healthy habits

Article and video: Eating the right foods for you and your baby
Activity: (PDF, 57kb)
Article: Vitamins and minerals during pregnancy
Article: Weight gain during pregnancy
Activity: (PDF, 59kb)
Article and video: Overweight and obesity during pregnancy
Article: Breast changes
Article: Stress
Article: Contractions
Article: Fatigue
Article: Exercise during pregnancy
Article: Conditions that make exercise dangerous during pregnancy
Article: Prenatal care helps keep you and your baby healthy

Preparing for the baby

Article: Childbirth education classes
Article: Baby makes three. Are you ready?

Childbirth methods

Article: Home birth
Article and video: C-section: Medical reasons
Article: C-section by request
Article: Inducing labor
Article: Induction by request
Article: Why at least 39 weeks is best for your baby

Labor and delivery

It’s time

Article: When baby is really on the way
Article and video: Signs of labor
Article and video: Stages of labor
Article and video: Coping with labor pain

Delivery

Article and video: Stages of labor

Hospital care

Article and video: At the hospital

Complications of delivery

Article: Signs and symptoms of preterm labor and what to do

Newborn screening

Article and video: Recommended newborn screening tests

Bonding with baby

Article: Newborn care in the delivery room

Postnatal care for mom and baby

What you need to know

Article: How your body changes after birth
Article and videos: Baby’s home. What now?

Premature birth

About premature birth

Article: The serious problem of premature birth
Activity: (PDF, 56kb)
Activity: (PDF, 62kb)
Article: The emotional toll
Article: Premature birth report card

Causes

Article: Premature labor and birth: A serious pregnancy complication

Care

Article: Continuing medical care
Activity: (PDF, 64kb)
Article: Getting services for your baby

Appendix

FCCLA Star Event: (PDF, 63kb)
(PDF, 63kb)