Effects of prenatal education on complaints during pregnancy and on quality of life

Pregnancy, a physiological event that poses an important burden and stress for the woman ’s body, lasts 280 days from the last day of menstruation, or 40 weeks. Actual length of pregnancy is 267 days from the day of fertilization [1–3]. Pregnancy causes many important changes in the maternal organism such as anatomical, physiological, biochemical, and psychological [4–6]. The reas on for these changes are the protection of the developing fetus, satisfying metabolic needs and removing waste that has been formed, experiencing anatomical changes for the birth process, and protecting the health of both the mother and the fetus [2,4,5].
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research