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Health
Quarter 2 – Module 4:
Pregnancy Related Concerns
MAPEH – Grade 8
Quarter 2 – Module 4: Pregnancy Related Concerns
First Edition, 2020

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Health Quarter 2 –
Module 4: Pregnancy Related
Concerns
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to
use this module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress
while allowing them to manage their own learning at home.
Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as
they do the tasks included in the module.

For the learner:

As a learner, you must learn to become responsible of your own
learning. Take time to read, understand, and perform the different
activities in the module.
As you go through the different activities of this module be
reminded of the following:
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on
any part of the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in
answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer Let Us Try before moving on to the other
activities.
3. Read the instructions carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking
your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are done.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this
module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always
bear in mind that you are not alone. We hope that through this
material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain deep
understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 Let Us Learn
Before we start, let’s set our objectives for today. In line with this, it
seeks to achieve our learning competencies such as, Discusses the
importance of newborn screening, and the APGAR scoring system for
newborns; H8FH-IIe-f-32 and Explains the importance of prenatal care and
postnatal care; H8FH-lle-f-33

We will focus our learning objectives with the following:

1. discuss the importance of newborn screening and APGAR

scoring system for newborns;
2. explain the importance of Pre Natal care and Post Natal care

Are you ready? Let’s do this. Now, let us start learning about this
module. See you and good luck!

Let Us Try
Agree or Disagree
Instruction: Read carefully the following statements. Put a positive
sign (+) if you agree with the statement and a negative sign (-) if you
disagree. Write your answer on the space provided.

1. Changes in a woman’s body are part of the stages of pregnancy.

2. A mother must undergo prenatal care to ensure the health of
the baby and to her as well.
3. It is okay not to undergo newborn screening after giving birth.
4. Post Natal Care is a test given before pregnancy.
5. Pregnant women must consider a good lifestyle for her and to
her child.
6. After the mother gave birth, she must undergo Post Natal Care.
7. A mother must schedule check-ups and tests to ensure her
baby’s
health and avoid complications during and after pregnancy.

Guide Questions:
1. Based on the activity, what are the statements you’ve agreed with?

2. Why these positive statements important?

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 Let Us Study
Pregnancy Related Concerns and its importance

Pregnancy Related Concerns Importance

1. Newborn Screening ➢ It helps to find babies who have
- This test is done to a baby before certain serious medical conditions
it leaves the hospital. These so that they can begin treatment
screening tests check for serious right away.
conditions in the baby. ➢ It helps to diagnose babies before
they start showing symptoms.
➢ It helps treat early serious
problems like illness, intellectual
disabilities, and prevent death.
2. APGAR SCORING ➢ It tests if the baby is in good
- This test is given to newborns health by checking his or her
soon after birth. The test is appearance (skin color), pulse
usually given twice: once at 1 (heart rate),
minute after birth, and again at 5 grimace (reflexes), activity (muscle
minutes after birth. tone), respiration (breathing rate
3. Prenatal care ➢ and effort).
It helps to improve the health and
- Prenatal care ideally starts at wellness of the mother and the
least three months before the baby that will hopefully have
mother gave birth. Once a woman positive effects in the long run
becomes pregnant, they need to and after birth.
schedule regular check-ups ➢ Reduce the risk of serious
throughout each stage of complications both during
pregnancy. pregnancy and after birth.

4. Postnatal care ➢ It helps to evaluate the health

- Postnatal care includes the status of the mother and the
examination of the mother and baby,
baby with appropriate advice notes the progress of the baby,
given to the mother after she gave and to formulate any preventive
birth. The postnatal period is measures if there’s any problem
defined as the first six weeks after to both of them.
birth. ➢ It also helps to provide
information to the mother
regarding how she will take care
of his or her baby.

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 Let Us Practice
Instruction: Fill in the following graphic organizer based on the
questions provided.

Pregnancy

1. Discuss the importance of Pre Natal and Post Natal Care?

Pre-Natal Care

Post-Natal Care

2. Explain the importance of Newborn Screening and APGAR Scoring?

Newborn screening APGAR Scoring

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 Let Us Practice More
Read carefully each importance and identify the Pregnancy
Related Concerns.

1. It evaluates the health status of the mother

and the baby, check and note each
progress, and make preventive measures if
there’s any problem to both of them.
2. It checks the skin color, pulse, reflexes,
respiration and activity of the newborn.
3. It prevents and treats newborns through
having serious problems like illnesses,
intellectual disabilities and death.
4. This test can help reduce the serious
complications both during and after
pregnancy.

Let Us Remember

Related Concerns about Pregnancy and its importance

• Newborn Screening - it helps treat early serious problems like
illness, intellectual disabilities, and prevent death.
• APGAR Scoring - it tests if the baby is in good health by checking his
or her appearance (skin color), pulse (heart rate), grimace (reflexes),
activity (muscle tone), respiration (breathing rate and effort).
• Pre Natal Care - It helps to improve the health and wellness of the
mother and the baby that will hopefully have positive effects in the
long run and after birth and it reduce the risk of serious
complications both during pregnancy and after birth.
• Post Natal Care - It helps to evaluate the health status of the mother
and the baby and provide information to the mother regarding how
she will take care of his or her baby.

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Let Us Assess
I. Direction: Write the letter of your answer on the space provided.

1. Baby Ivan got his APGAR scoring 1 minute after her mother gave
birth to him. What is the importance of this test?
a. It tests if the baby is in good health by checking his/her skin
color, heartbeat, reflexes, activity and respiration.
b. This test is not much more important than the other test.
c. It helps the mother know the health status of her baby.
2. Why Pre-Natal Care important to pregnant mothers?
a. It helps to improve the health and wellness of the baby during
and after the mother gave birth.
b. It helps the mother on how she will take care of her baby.
c. It worsens the complications of the baby.
3. Riza’s baby did not undergo newborn screening. What is the
importance of this test?
a. Mothers will not be informed on the health status of her baby.
b. It helps to diagnose babies before they start showing symptoms.
c. It provides information to the mother regarding how she will
take care of his or her baby.
4. Why pregnant mothers must undergo Post Natal Care?
a. It helps to evaluate the health status of the mother and the
baby.
b. It tests if the baby is in good health by checking his or her
appearance.
c. It helps treat early serious problems like illness, intellectual
disabilities, and prevent death.
5. This test is given to a newborn before leaving in the hospital.
a. APGAR
b. Post-Natal Care
c. Newborn Screening
6. Regular check-ups are advice to those pregnant women before and
after pregnancy. What is the type of care given to the mother 3
months before she will give birth?
a. APGAR
b. Pre-Natal Care
c. Newborn Screening
7. Is it okay if the baby will not undergo Newborn Screening?
a. Yes, it’s okay because theirs no need for the baby to have this
test.
b. No, its not okay because through this test it can help the
mother know the health status of her baby
c. Both answers are correct.
8. Why we need to know the importance of each pregnancy related
concerns?
a. Because through this we will learn many things
b. Because of this we can learn and share our learnings to others.
c. None of the above

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 9. It is very important that the mother will have follow up check-
ups after giving birth. This test will help to know the progress of
the mother and the baby. What type of test is this?
a. APGAR
b. Post-Natal Care
c. Newborn Screening
10. The doctor detects a serious problem on the health status of
the baby. What does the doctor do to know the condition of the
baby?
a. Newborn Screening
b. Pre Natal
c. Post Natal
11. Lisa is pregnant, and she was advised to have Prenatal Care.
Because of financial problem she did not able to have the test.
What will happen to the baby if she will not undergo the test?
a. There’s a possibility that the baby will have health
complications after the mother gave birth.
b. The baby will still be okay because the immune system of the
baby is still strong
c. All of the above
12. One minute after the mother gave birth, the doctor will check
and test the overall appearance, activity, pulse and breathing of
the baby. What test does the doctor gave?
a. APGAR
b. Post-Natal Care
c. Newborn Screening
13. This test is given to the baby on the first six weeks after birth?
a. Newborn Screening
b. Pre Natal
c. Post Natal
14. If the mother will not follow the doctors advise after consulting
for prenatal, what will happen to the baby?
a. The baby will not be healthy
b. The baby will have serious health complications
c. All of the above
15. The doctor used the APGAR score to check the health of the
baby. This test will be given to the baby 1 min after birth, if the
baby got a low score on the first test, he/she will be test again after
mins.
a. 3 mins
b. 4 mins
c. 5 mins

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 Let Us Enhance
Answer the following statements below through writing its
importance. (2 points each.)
Statements Importance
1. Nida gave birth in their
house and only a midwife
(kumadrona) helped her.
Eventually, she decided
not to have a newborn
screening. Why newborn
screening important?
2. Ellen is now 6 months
pregnant. She is advised
to have prenatal but she
declined to it. What is the
importance of Pre-Natal
Care?
3. After Sarah gave birth to
her first baby, the doctor
tells her to have a follow-
up check-up – Post Natal.
Why Post-Natal
important?

Let Us Reflect

This day, you’ve learned the importance of each Pregnancy Related

Concerns such as Newborn Screening, APGAR Scoring, Pre Natal Care and
Post Natal care. Through knowing the importance of it, hopefully you can
share your learnings to others most especially to those pregnant women.

Congratulations! You have finished this module and you did a great
job! I hope you’ve learned and enjoy answering this module. Stay motivated
and be excited in doing the following modules. God Bless You!

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 References

Dhakal, Rojana., Timilsina, Sandhya (2015). Knowledge on Postnatal

Care Among Postnatal Mothers. Retrieved from
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2020

Gavin, Mary L. MD (2018). What Is the Apgar Score? Retrieved from

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/apgar.html on June
11,2020

Health, Latest. (2017). The Importance of Prenatal Care. Retrieved

from https://whiterosewomenscenter.org/importance-of-
prenatal-care/#gref on June 10, 2020

NEWBORNSCREENING.INFO. NEWBORNSCREENING.INFO
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Financial, Ethical, Legal And Social Issues (FELSI). Retrieved
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for-parents/ on June 10,2020
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