Antenatal-Exercises Health Education

HEALTH EDUCATION
ON
ANTENATAL EXERCISE
EXTERNAL EXAMINER INTERNALEXAMINER

HEALTH EDUCATION
ON
ANTENATAL EXERCISE
Submitted To: Submitted By:

Mrs.R.Hansli Miss. B. Blessy Madhuri
Assistant Professor M.sc(N)1st year
HOD of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Government College of Nursing, Government College of
somajiguda, Hyderabad. Nursing, Hyderabad.
OBJECTIVES
General objectives: At the end of the section they gain the knowledge of antenatal exercises and apply the
types of exercises in practice during antenatal period.
Specific objectives:
1. Define antenatal exercises

2. Explains the goals of antenatal exercises
3. Describe the purposes of antenatal exercises
4. Discuss the guideline for antenatal exercises
5. Explain in brief the types of antenatal exercises
6. Explain the contraindication
TIME SPECIFIC CONTENT TEACHERS LEARNERS A.V EVALUATIO

OBJECTIVE ACTIVITY ACTIVITY AIDS N
Define DEFINITION: Explain the Patients Flash What is
antenatal It is a planned examination and observation for definition of pay card meant by
exercises the woman from conception till the birth. antenatal attention antenatal
OR Exercises exercises
Antenatal care refers to the care that is given to
an expected mother from time of conception is
confirmed until the beginning of labor
Goals of Antenatal Exercises Patients Flash

Explains the Explains the What are
 To reduce maternal and perinatal listen card
goals of goals of the goals of
mortality and morbidity rates. carefully
antenatal antenatal antenatal
 To improve the physical and mental
exercises exercises exercises
health of women and children.
 To prepare the woman for labor,
lactation, and care of her infant.
 To detect early and treat properly
complicated conditions that could
endanger the life or impair the health of
the mother or the fetus.
Describe the Purposes of antenatal exercises: Patient

purposes of Describes listening Flash What is
 To develop a good posture.
antenatal purposes of card purposes
 To reduce constipation & insomnia.
exercises antenatal antenatal
 To alleviate discomfortable, postural
exercises exercises
back ache& fatigue.
 To ensure good muscles tone& strength
pelvic supports.
 To develop good breathing habits, ensure
good oxygen supply to the fetus.
 To prevent circulatory stasis in lower
extremities, promote circulation, lessen
the possibility of venous thrombosis
Discuss the 
guideline for Guidelines for exercises: Discusses Listening Flash Explain the
antenatal  Maintain adequate fluid intake. and explains. card guideline
exercises  Warm up slowly, use stretching exercises for
but avoid over stretching to prevent exercises
injury to ligaments.
 Avoid jerking or bouncing exercises.
 Be careful of loose throw rugs that could
slip& cause injury.
 Exercises on regular basis (three times
per week).
 After first trimester, avoid exercises that
require supine position.
Explain in Listening
Types of antenatal exercise:
brief the Explains the Flash What are
(1) Pelvic floor exercise:
types of types of card the
 Sit on a chair with your back against the
antenatal antenatal antenatal
seatback
exercises exercises exercises.
 Tighten the vaginal, urethral and anal
muscles as if trying to withhold urination
or defecation. You can also do this
exercise in a standing position.
Pelvic floor exercise enhances the control and
support of pelvic floor muscles.
It helps you prepare for childbirth and prevents
uterine prolapse, urinary incontinence and
haemorrhoid.
(2) Back and abdominal exercise:

seatback
 Breathe naturally
 Tighten the abdomen and then press the
pelvis
 downwards to flatten your low back
against the seatback. Hold for 5 seconds,
and relax
This exercise helps you by correcting the low
back and pelvic posture. It strengthens your
abdominal muscles
and prevents back pain.
(3) Ankle exercise:

seatback
 Start with one ankle and turn the foot
upwards and downwards. Each up-and-
down movement is counted as one time.
Repeat ten times
 Rotate the ankle to draw an inward or
outward circle. Each circular movement
is counted as one time. Repeat ten times
 Repeat the same steps at the other ankle
 Ankle exercise helps reduce leg swelling
and varicose vein, thus alleviating the
problem of leg cramps
(4) Lower limbs relaxation exercise:

 This exercise enhances the flexibility and
strength of inner thighs and pelvic
muscles. It helps you get accustomed to
the delivery position and prevent thigh
spasm during delivery
 Sit on a stable low chair against a wall
and spread your thighs sideways. Hold
for 5 seconds and relax
(5) Breathing exercise:

Breathing techniques for pain relief during
labour. Exhale before inhale is suggested
A. Abdominal breathing
 Suitable for mild pain
 Breathe in through the nose and feel the
abdomen expand. Then breathe out
through the mouth
B. Lower costal breathing
 Suitable for medium pain
 Put your hands on the lower rib cage.
Breathe in through the nose and feel your
chest expand. Then breathe out lightly
through the mouth
C. Apical breathing:
 Suitable for severe pain
 Cross your hands below the clavicles
with your mouth slightly open. Breathe in
through the nose and the mouth. Breathe
out lightly as if trying to flicker the flame
of a candle without blowing it out, and
feel the upper lungs moving slightly up
and down
Contraindications:
Explain the  Vaginal bleeding. Flash
contraindica  Severe anemia. Explains the Listening cards What are
tion  History of preterm labor, contraindicat contraindica
 Extreme over or under weight. ion tions
 Hypertension, heart, lung, thyroid

diseases
Conclusion:
Women’s who were most active prior to
pregnancy reduced their exercise level but
continued to be the most active during
pregnancy as to overcoming the problems of
getting risk the antenatal exercises most
powerful to the pregnant women’s might
benefits from intensified antenatal advice
concerning physical activity during pregnancy
through this the women's will entirely resolve
the future occurrence risk.
Bibliography:
https://www.webmd.com/baby/pregnancy-safe-exercises
https://madhavuniversity.edu.in/antenatal-exercises.html
https://www.fhs.gov.hk/english/health_info/woman/14744.pdf

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HEALTH EDUCATION

EXTERNAL EXAMINER INTERNALEXAMINER

Submitted To: Submitted By:

1. Define antenatal exercises

TIME SPECIFIC CONTENT TEACHERS LEARNERS A.V EVALUATIO

Goals of Antenatal Exercises Patients Flash

Describe the Purposes of antenatal exercises: Patient

(2) Back and abdominal exercise:

 Sit on a chair with your back against the

(3) Ankle exercise:

(4) Lower limbs relaxation exercise:

(5) Breathing exercise:

 Extreme over or under weight. ion tions

 Hypertension, heart, lung, thyroid

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