Prenatal: 30 to 31 Weeks (Bi-Weekly Visits)

Home Visit Plan

Prenatal: 30 to 31 weeks (bi-weekly visits)

Parental Health

Collect Edinburgh Depression Inventory

· Collect Substance Use and Smoking Inventory

· Review normal prenatal health and wellness with Prenatal Health Checklist. Discuss any concerns related to mother’s health and wellness, encouraging her to contact her healthcare provider

· Ask mother for the date of her scheduled prenatal visit with her healthcare provider. If she is unable to provide the date, support her in making the appropriate appointment.

· Present as anticipatory guidance Premature Labor. Discuss the warning signs of premature labor.

Parenting

· Present as anticipatory guidance Parent Express: Getting Ready. Articles of special interest are “Where Your Baby Will Sleep” and “Invest in a Car Safety Seat Now”.

Promote breastfeeding as a feeding choice. Review mother’s feeling regarding her current feeding choice. Present the following handout if appropriate.

o Breast Feeding

· Present as anticipatory guidance

o Preparing Baby’s Room/Space

o What you need for baby’s first weeks

· Share with father, The 3rd Trimester of Pregnancy for Dads

Child Development

· Present Parents As Teachers: Prenatal 3

o Discussion Points

§ Prenatal care

§ Breast or bottle feeding

o Parent Handouts:

§ Prenatal Care: What to Expect-The Third Trimester

· Breast or Bottle? What is Right for You?

o Activity: none this visit

· Present from Life Unto Life the appropriate pages for mother’s pregnancy and The Eighth Month Great Beginnings.

Personal & Environmental Safety

· Discuss any concerns mother may have regarding her safety.

· Present as anticipatory guidance This is the Way the Baby Rides

Social Supports

· Collect Interpersonal Support Inventory

· Collect Social Network Index Inventory

· Discuss with mother the amount and quality of support she is receiving from her significant other, family and friends.

Life Course Development

· Collect Demographic Baseline Form

· Discuss with mother the impact of pregnancy on her current activities surrounding work/school.

· If mother has not yet graduated from high school or earned her GED, discussions should focus on motivating and supporting her in these activities.