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LIFE/ tZTIie Cliarlotte $o«t Thursday February 15, 2007 Are you planning a pregnancy Continued from page 1B at work and at home. Ask your health care provider about substances you work vsith if you suspect they may affect a pregnancy. Avoiding hot tubs, saunas, tanning beds, and Jacuzzis is suggested because elevat ed body temperatures in the first trimester of pregnancy can increase the risk of neural tube defects. 3. Get 3 pre-pregnancy health checkup. This check up should include a dental checkup, because oral health is an Important con tributor to overall health. Here are some topics to dis cuss with your healtli care provider: • Family planning Talk with your health care provider about your family planning method and what to do if you want to become pregnant. Having babies at least two years apart can reduce the risk of pre-term delivery and low birth weight births. • Immunizations and medications Make sme you are up to date with immu nizations, especially measles cind rubella. Check with your healthcare provider about any medica tions you are taking, includ ing over-the-counter drugs. • Health screenings You should be screened for infections, sexually trans mitted diseases (STDs) or other health concerns. STDs can affect your ability to conceive and can be transferred to the baby. • Preexisting medical con ditions - Diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, epilepsy and other condi tions may affect your ability to conceive and may have an impact on your pregnan cy. • Review your personal and family medical history. Your health care provider will address any questions you might have about previ ous p^egn^^ncies, fcimily medical conditions, and related items. If you have had a child with a genetic disorder, you may be referred for genetic counsel ing if appropriate. 4. Dad’s health It is important for your parmer to take care of himself as well. Exercising, eating right, stopping smoldng and drinking, eliminating exposure to hazardous sub stances, and a physical exam that includes testing for STDs are some of the health-related issues he should consider. Contribution by J. Neton- Weaver, Director of the Forsyth County Infant ■ Mortality .Reduction Coalition and Phyllis R. D’Agostino, Parenting Education and Infant Mortality Reduction Program Coordinator. For more information about the Maya Angelou Research Center on Minority Health, visit WWW.wfubmc.edu/minority- health. Or call (336). 713.7578. Chariotte's community paper Cfjarlotte AmeriCare^Health AmeriCare Health “Sugar Creek” Medfcal center 721 W. Sugar Creek Rd. • 704-941.8020 “Now Open” “A New 3 Million Dollar h'adHty” (across (he street from Mayfield Mmorid! Baptist Church) “On The Plaza” • 704-535-0400 1805 Milton Road • Charlotte. .NC 28215 “At %e Path” • 704-399-2677 6023 Beatties Ford Road • Charlotte, NC 28216 Visit AmeriCare ar either location For AH Family Healthcare Needs - Accepting New Patients- “Appoin^ents Not Necessary'” Comprehensive Healthcare You Need and Deserve: • State-of-tiieAi't Pediatrics • l.'rgentCaie • Internal Medicine • Minor Trauma • Industrial Medicine * Diagnostic- Center Dr. Fidelis Fdosomivan Open Mon-Fri, 9am-7p!n, Sai. 9arR-5pm 'For I will restore health unto thee, and 1 will heal thy wounds, saith the Lord." ■ Jeremiah 30; 17 Ismmi 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:00 PM) FREE ADMISSION! TXKtM? 1 L. Murphy of iNew Birth-Charlotte New Birth-Charlotte at University Place (next to Sam’s Club) 604 Doug Mayes Place, Charlotte, NC 28262 Directions: Take 1-85 to Exit 45A (Harris Blvd); turn right onto Harris Blvd. From Harris Blvd - turn left onto JW Clay Blvd. From J W Clay Blvd - turn left onto Doug Mayes Place *New Birth-Charlotte at Univemity Place will be on your right. For more info, call or email: www.newbirthcharlotte.org 704.895.2607 info@newbirthcharlotte.org
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