Proposal for Patient Education Program: Navigating Pregnancy Complications Does Not Have To Be Complicated

Abstract

For this patient education rationale, the health issue is pregnancy complications, and the target population is pregnant women or women seeking to become pregnant. This topic is a cause for concern because pregnancy complications affect the health of both the baby and the mother. It can cause congenital disabilities, delayed fetal growth, preterm delivery, miscarriages, stillbirths, infections, organ damage, long-term health problems, and even death (NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health, 2018). Many of these problems will stay with the baby or mother for life and may cause further health problems in the future. So, in order to protect the future health of mothers and their babies, current pregnancy complications must be dealt with.