Mrs. Catulin is a 38-year old pregnant woman who is addicted to alcohol and caffeine. She attended an antenatal care health education session in a Health Post and listened to series of discussion about ‘the maternal blood and fetal blood are not in direct contact’. Following this Mrs. Catulin asked ‘Why she need to tell her to stop taking alcohol and chewing khat with caffeine if her blood has no direct contact with her baby’s blood? If her blood has no direct contact, the alcohol and khat will not get into the baby’. 1. What is your response? 2. How would you address her concern as a public health provider. 3. Cite at least clinical trials in accordance to the matter arising. 4. What is the effect to her and the baby as to the physiological response of the alcohol? 5. Explain why she need not to stop.

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Mrs. Catulin is a 38-year old pregnant woman who is addicted to alcohol and caffeine. She attended an antenatal care health education session in a Health Post and listened to series of discussion about ‘the maternal blood and fetal blood are not in direct contact’. Following this Mrs. Catulin asked ‘Why she need to tell her to stop taking alcohol and chewing khat with caffeine if her blood has no direct contact with her baby’s blood? If her blood has no direct contact, the alcohol and khat will not get into the baby’.

1. What is your response?

2. How would you address her concern as a public health provider.

3. Cite at least clinical trials in accordance to the matter arising.

4. What is the effect to her and the baby as to the physiological response of the alcohol?

5. Explain why she need not to stop.

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