Nine Months
Nine Months
Nine Months: Program chronicling pregnancies of women at risk of having low birth weight babies
Nine Months
In TV studio, facilitator Carmen Ramirez, PhD, RN, summarizes the situation with Lori, who is still in the hospital and cannot join them. Ramirez asks the women in studio if they'd had anything scary in their pregnancies. Devette (African American woman) says she tested positive for alpha-fetoprotein, which could indicate birth defects. She says she had a level 2 sonogram and amniocentesis and it was scary to wait for test results, but they seemed normal. Lesley (Caucasian woman) says that as an older mother (over 35), some screening tests were recommended. Latricia (pregnant teen girl) asks if she should have these tests; the nurse replies that her healthcare provider would decide. Lesley tries to alleviate Latricia's fears, explains why her own situation was more risky. Devette says seeing her fetus via sonogram was reassuring.
Nine Months
Women in TV studio discuss their respective pregnancies. Latricia (teenager) says her mother came to her first medical appointments but now she wants to "feel like a big girl" and go alone. Lesley says it can be helpful to have another person there. Latricia says she's a little afraid of the pain of labor.
Nine Months
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