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Log In ENROLL NOW! Forgot Password Home Contact Us ENROLL TODAY! Name: Email: ENROLL TODAY! Sponsored by YOU for YOUR Health, YOUR Way 1 Checklist for Pregnancy Choose items I want to track with the Tracker Manager. Learn More 2 Vitamin D Targets Choose target vitamin D serum level with the Tracker Manager. Learn More 3 Track Health & Test Answer health outcome questions & do specific blood & urine tests. Learn More 4 Customize Add personal items to track with the Tracker Manager. Learn More 5 Chart & Share Create charts to see my progress. Create reports, lists & questions to share with key trackers. Learn More × Checklist For Pregnancy The Checklist for Pregnancy is a list compiled and codified for you so that you can have an easy to track list of items to attend to for a healthy pregnancy. What is prenatal care & why is it important? Having a healthy pregnancy is one of the best ways to promote a healthy birth. Getting early and regular prenatal care improves the chances of a healthy pregnancy. This care can begin even before pregnancy with a preconception care visit to a health care provider. Preconception Care A preconception care visit can help women take steps for a safe and healthy pregnancy before they get pregnant. Women can help to promote a healthy pregnancy and birth of a healthy infant by taking the following steps before they become pregnant: Develop a plan for their reproductive life. Increase their daily intake of folic acid (one of the B vitamins) to at least 400 micrograms. Make sure their immunizations are up to date. Control diabetes and other medical conditions. Avoid smoking, drinking alcohol, and using drugs. Attain a healthy weight. Learn about their family health history and that of their partner. Seek help for depression or anxiety. Each of these items is in a table you can choose to select and track to manage your health. × Vitamin D Targets The Scientists’ Call to D*action, a statement of 42 of the world’s leading vitamin D researchers provides the basis for the recommendation that everyone’s vitamin D serum levels (pregnant or not) needs to be in the 40-60 ng/ml (100-150 nmol/L) range. In addition, it reaffirms that 4000 IU/day is safe for anyone and that 10,000 IU/day is considered the NOAEL (no adverse effect level). http://www.grassrootshealth.net/media/download/scientists_call_to_daction_020113.pdf Part of the MyOWNHealth program for Protect our Children NOW! is to provide a set of 4 vitamin D tests during the pregnancy, the first starting at 12-16 weeks, then each 3 months. The infant would also have a test at birth. The aim is to make sure that the serum level gets to a minimum of 40 ng/ml. Also, the information specifically from the Hollis/Wagner randomized trial, published in 2011, indicated that 4000 IU/day (of vitamin D3) is safe throughout pregnancy, and, that at a level of 40 ng/ml, the generated maximal production of the vitamin D hormone that the body uses. Of significance with the research has been the reported reduction in preterm births, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia and primary C-sections from 30-50%. http://moh.worldhealthaction.com/pdf/Hollis-Wagner-Vit-D-Pregnancy-Birth-Outcomes-2012.pdf × Track Health & Test In order to know how you’re doing on your goals, this is the entry of information into a formal health questionnaire and to process your vitamin D tests (from a home test kit). Each time you test (each 3 months), you’ll be asked to fill in a questionnaire. The data from the questionnaire and from the information you have also chosen to track will be available for you to Analyze in the next section. A sample questionnaire can be downloaded here. In addition to your own data, the project also captures data from 1000’s of other people and this data will be used to provide you with some comparisons about how you’re doing and how others are doing with their health outcomes! × Customize You also have the options of: Adding your own personal items to check. Adding any key items your healthcare person has suggested to you. The ‘checklist’ is the key to tracking whatever you think is important to your health! × Analyze & Share The purpose of this section is to allow you to choose which of your tracked items you want to compare (e.g. your vitamin D level and vitamin D intake) and see it on a chart. It will also show you a table of information. The sharing can be done with your healthcare practitioner and/or others you want to share with. Another key feature in this section is the ability to track key questions you want to ask on medical visits and a ‘reminder’ checklist for yourself. Home Contact Us Password Reset Email * Submit Back to...