title: Normalizing the changes experienced during each trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: In this column, the various physical changes that may occur during each trimester of pregnancy are introduced in an activity that involves participants in childbirth education classes or in a waiting room of a prenatal care clinic. This lesson is intended to educate and reassure women of the normalcy of the changes they may experience throughout a pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: CONSUELO BONILLAS is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education, Recreation, and Health at Kean University in Union, New Jersey, where she teaches human sexuality and health education. She is also a program evaluator for a federally funded grant that helps Puerto Rican women improve their pregnancy and birth outcomes through community outreach in New Jersey.
authors.forename: Consuelo A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bonillas
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feehan