When you hear the word “millennial” you may immediately think about quirky teenagers with their selfies and phones, but have you ever thought of them as mothers?
More than a million millennials are becoming mothers each year and almost 68 percent of babies globally are born from millennial women. So, while some are busy keeping up with their social media accounts, some are already busy raising their own children.
Now is the right time for millennials to know more about safe motherhood. It ensures that every woman shall receive all the care they need–to be safe and healthy–throughout their pregnancy and childbirth.
Do you really need family planning?
Family planning (FP) helps ensure that every individual or couples have all the information about the right number of children and when to safely have them. Building a family is not easy–most definitely for millennials who are just starting out their careers.
Most families suffer in the long run because they don’t consider FP, it’s very important for every couple, especially the young ones to consider FP when starting their own family so that they could get the right information on contraceptive methods and other pregnancy-related methods.
Guide yourself and baby during pregnancy
Anything could happen during pregnancy–including complications. To prevent this from happening, antenatal care, or care from medical experts during pregnancy, is highly recommended. This serves as a pre-pregnancy and baby care that every young mother needs to undergo.
Antenatal care isn’t just recommended but also highly essential to detect early complications and get them treated immediately.
Ensure a clean and safe delivery
Every pregnant woman wishes nothing but a safe delivery of a healthy newborn. To ensure this, an effective hospital and doctor should be considered. Safe motherhood suggests that all birth attendants must have the knowledge, skills, and equipment to perform a clean and safe delivery. Most importantly, they are capable of providing the postpartum care for the mother and baby.
Make sure that you have all the care you need
Safe motherhood provides services needed for women with normal pregnancy and those who have high risks for pregnancy through obstetric care. The World Health Organization (WHO) ensures that essential care is made available to all women who need it–and complications are treated appropriately.
It’s your right as a woman to be given all the health services you need. If you belong to the millennial generation, it’s high time that you give enough time to educate yourself in this matter.
For more information about safe motherhood, ManilaMed provides quality services you need during and after your pregnancy. Call (02) 523 8131 loc 3100 /3101 or 0917 831 4892, better yet, book an appointment with ManilaMed’s OBGYN consultant prior to visiting the Center For Women’s Health for any diagnostics exam and start feeling better today. You can also visit their site at www.manilamed.com.ph.
