Pregnancy
Each year, 6 million women in the U.S. become pregnant. Four million give birth, but 2 million each year do not carry their pregnancies to term. If you are trying to become pregnant, or if you have had a previous fetal loss or miscarriage, these are staggering and disturbing statistics which you have experienced first-hand. Of the 4 million women who give birth each year, 30% have pregnancy-related complications and 2 or 3 die each day. Over half of pregnancy-related deaths could be prevented through improved health care access, improved quality of care, or changes in health and/or lifestyle.
If you are recently pregnant, PHDtoGo's PHDChart™ System can help you monitor your health throughout your pregnancy. Each day you record your basal metabolic temperature (BMT), weight, and if you choose, your blood pressure. You then sign onto www.PHDtoGo.com and enter your readings over the Internet on our confidential site. The resulting PHDChart, which is updated on the Internet in less than 120 seconds, will show you up to 50 days of history. You can see your progress as your pregnancy continues, and whether or not your vital signs are running within normal limits. (Colored bands on the PHDChart, based on national standards of care, make it easy for you to tell.) If you need equipment to monitor your vital signs, visit corpuscare.com to purchase the right monitoring tools for your condition.
Safe pregnancies consist of quality prenatal care, a knowledge of symptoms of trouble, and careful monitoring of pregnancies that are high-risk. If your pregnancy is considered high-risk, or you have an additional health concern, you may want to monitor a second health condition as well as your pregnancy by using our hypertension, heart condition, diabetes, or similar PHDCharts available through the drop-down menu above
If you choose, you can email your PHDChart to your obstetrician, or print a full color copy to take with you on your next appointment. If you choose to share your confidential PHDChart ID Number with your doctor, he or she can log onto the Internet and view your vital date anywhere and anytime.