Prenatal experience
Iinterview your mother about her prenatal experiences with you. Please ask your mother all of the questions below.
Questions:
1. How old were you when you got pregnant with me?
2. How did you feel about being pregnant (e.g., excited, scared, nervous, joyful)?
3. Did you see your doctor regularly when you were pregnant with me?
4. What was your doctor’s name? Do you feel he/she was informative and thoughtful about prenatal care?
5. Do you remember your first doctor’s visit? What did your doctor do/say?
6. Were you concerned about the importance of prenatal care?
7. Did you have an Ultrasound? Amniocentesis?
8. Did you drink alcohol when you were pregnant with me? Smoke? Drink coffee?
9. Did you know the effects of alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine on the fetus when you were pregnant?
10. Did you eat well when pregnant with me? Did you have any funny cravings?
11. Did you experience morning sickness?
12. What was the worst part of your pregnancy with me?
13. Did you exercise while pregnant with me?
14. How long were you employed (if you were employed at all) while pregnant with me?
15. How much weight did you gain while pregnant with me?
16. How did you feel about the changes to your body (i.e., weight gain, water retention, stretch marks) while pregnant with me?
17. Did you have good social support (e.g., friends, family) throughout your pregnancy with me?
18. What do you remember most about your pregnancy with me (e.g., funny experiences, extra worries or concerns, labor)?
19. Did you, for the most part, enjoy or dislike pregnancy?
20. With all the new information available to women today about prenatal care, would you have done anything differently during your pregnancy with me?
Sample Solution
Prenatal experience
The womb is one of the safest and most calming worlds a person ever experiences: quiet and peaceful, with the baby gently rocking as mom walks and moves. My mother was twenty-five years old when she had me. My father was 29 years. Am always told how I came at a perfect time. During her early pregnancy, she experienced some symptoms including morning sickness (nausea), aches and pains (in her lower abdomen in joints). My mother was concerned about the importance of prenatal care because it helps catch potential concerns early and reduces the risk of pregnancy and birth complications. Since the pregnancy was uncomplicated, she visited her doctor every four weeks through 28 weeks. Between 28 and 36 weeks, she visited her doctor every two week. She saw her doctor weekly from 36 weeks until she delivered.
