1.

Prebirth: Potential The child who has not yet been born could become anything a Michaelangelo, a Shakespeare,
a Martin Luther King and thus holds for all of humanity the principle of what we all may yet become in our lives.

2. Birth: Hope When a child is born, it instills in its parents and other caregivers a sense of optimism; a sense that this
new life may bring something new and special into the world. Hence, the newborn represents the sense of hope that we all
nourish inside of ourselves to make the world a better place.

3. Infancy (Ages 0-3): Vitality The infant is a vibrant and seemingly unlimited source of energy. Babies thus
represent the inner dynamo of humanity, ever fueling the fires of the human life cycle with new channels of psychic power.

4. Early Childhood (Ages 3-6): Playfulness When young children play, they recreate the world anew. They take
what is and combine it with the what is possible to fashion events that have never been seen before in the history of the
world. As such, they embody the principle of innovation and transformation that underlies every single creative act that has
occurred in the course of civilization.

5. Middle Childhood (Ages 6-8): Imagination In middle childhoood, the sense of an inner subjective self
develops for the first time, and this self is alive with images taken in from the outer world, and brought up from the depths of
the unconscious. This imagination serves as a source of creative inspiration in later life for artists, writers, scientists, and
anyone else who finds their days and nights enriched for having nurtured a deep inner life.

6. Late Childhood (Ages 9-11): Ingenuity Older children have acquired a wide range of social and technical
skills that enable them to come up with marvelous strategies and inventive solutions for dealing with the increasing pressures
that society places on them. This principle of ingenuity lives on in that part of ourselves that ever seeks new ways to solve
practical problems and cope with everyday responsibilities.

7. Adolescence (Ages 12-20): Passion - The biological event of puberty unleashes a powerful set of changes in the
adolescent body that reflect themselves in a teenagers sexual, emotional, cultural, and/or spiritual passion. Adolescence
passion thus represents a significant touchstone for anyone who is seeking to reconnect with their deepest inner zeal for life.

8. Early Adulthood (Ages 20-35): Enterprise It takes enterprise for young adults to accomplish their many
responsibilities, including finding a home and mate, establishing a family or circle of friends, and/or getting a good job. This
principle of enterprise thus serves us at any stage of life when we need to go out into the world and make our mark.

9. Midlife (Ages 35-50): Contemplation After many years in young adulthood of following societys scripts for
creating a life, people in midlife often take a break from worldly responsibilities to reflect upon the deeper meaning of their
lives, the better to forge ahead with new understanding. This element of contemplation represents an important resource that
we can all draw upon to deepen and enrich our lives at any age.
10. Mature Adulthood (Ages 50-80): Benevolence Those in mature adulthood have raised families, established
themselves in their work life, and become contributors to the betterment of society through volunteerism, mentorships, and
other forms of philanthropy. All of humanity benefits from their benevolence. Moreover, we all can learn from their example to
give more of ourselves to others.

11. Late Adulthood (Age 80+): Wisdom Those with long lives have acquired a rich repository of experiences that
they can use to help guide others. Elders thus represent the source of wisdom that exists in each of us, helping us to avoid
the mistakes of the past while reaping the benefits of lifes lessons.

12. Death & Dying: Life Those in our lives who are dying, or who have died, teach us about the value of living. They
remind us not to take our lives for granted, but to live each moment of life to its fullest, and to remember that our own small
lives form of a part of a greater whole.
 PRENATAL
Prenatal care, also known as antenatal care is a type
of preventive healthcare with the goal of providing regular check-
ups that allow doctors or midwives to treat and prevent potential
health problems throughout the course of the pregnancy while
promoting healthy lifestyles that benefit both mother and child. [1]
[2]
During check-ups, pregnant women will receive medical
information over maternal physiological changes in pregnancy,
biological changes, and prenatal nutrition including prenatal
vitamins. Recommendations on management and healthy lifestyle changes are also made during regular check-
ups. The availability of routine prenatal care, including prenatal screening and diagnosis, has played a part in
reducing maternal death rates and miscarriages as well as birth defects, low birth weight, neonatal infections and
other preventable health problems.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that in 2015 around 830 women died every day from problems in
pregnancy and childbirth.[3] Only 5 of the women who died lived in high income countries, the rest of the women
lived in low income countries.[3]
The WHO recommends that pregnant women should all receive four antenatal visits to spot and treat problems
and give immunizations. Although antenatal care is important for improving the health of the mother and baby,
many women do not receive four visits.[4]
There are many ways of changing health systems to help women access antenatal care such as new health
policies, educating health workers and health service re-organisation3. Community interventions to help people
change their behavior can also play a part. Examples of these interventions are: media campaigns reaching many
people, enabling communities to take control of their own health, informative-education-communication
interventions or financial incentives.[5] A review looking at these interventions found that one intervention helps
improve the number of women receiving antenatal care. [5] However interventions used together may reduce baby
deaths in pregnancy and early life, lower numbers of low birth weight babies born and improve numbers of women
receiving antenatal care.[5]
Traditional prenatal care in high income countries generally consists of:

monthly visits during the first two trimesters (from week 128)

fortnightly visits from 28th week to 36th week of pregnancy

weekly visits after 36th week until delivery (delivery at week 3842)

Assessment of parental needs and family dynamic

This traditional form of antenatal care has developed from the early 1900s and there is very little research to
suggest it is the best way of giving antenatal care. [6] Antenatal care can be costly and uses a lot of staff. The
following paragraphs describe research looking at other forms of antenatal care which may reduce the burden on
maternity services in all countries.
 MARRIED LIFE
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a socially or
ritually recognized union between spouses that establishes rights
and obligations between them, between them and their children,
and between them and their in-laws. [1] The definition of marriage
varies according to different cultures, but it is principally
an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual,
are acknowledged. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or
considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity.
When defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal.

Nepali wedding party in traditional dress

Individuals may marry for several reasons, including legal, social, libidinal, emotional, financial, spiritual, and
religious purposes. Whom they marry may be influenced by socially determined rules of incest, prescriptive
marriage rules, parental choice and individual desire. In some areas of the world, arranged marriage, child
marriage, polygamy, and sometimes forced marriage, may be practiced as a cultural tradition. Conversely, such
practices may be outlawed and penalized in parts of the world out of concerns for women's rights and because of
international law.[2] In developed parts of the world, there has been a general trend towards ensuring equal
rights within marriage for women and legally recognizing the marriages of interfaith or interracial, and same-
sex couples. These trends coincide with the broader human rights movement.
Marriage can be recognized by a state, an organization, a religious authority, a tribal group, a local community or
peers. It is often viewed as a contract. Civil marriage, which does not exist in some countries, is marriage without
religious content carried out by a government institution in accordance with the marriage laws of the jurisdiction,
and recognised as creating the rights and obligations intrinsic to matrimony. Marriages can be performed in a
secular civil ceremony or in a religious setting via a wedding ceremony. The act of marriage usually
creates normative or legal obligations between the individuals involved, and any offspring they may produce. In
terms of legal recognition, most sovereign states and other jurisdictions limit marriage to opposite-sex couples and
a diminishing number of these permit polygyny, child marriages, and forced marriages. Over the twentieth century,
a growing number of countries and other jurisdictions have lifted bans on and have established legal recognition
for interracial marriage, interfaith marriage, and most recently, gender-neutral marriage.[3] Some cultures allow the
dissolution of marriage through divorce or annulment. In some areas, child marriages and polygamy may occur in
spite of national laws against the practice.
Since the late twentieth century, major social changes in Western countries have led to changes in the
demographics of marriage, with the age of first marriage increasing, fewer people marrying, and more couples
choosing to cohabit rather than marry. For example, the number of marriages in Europe decreased by 30% from
1975 to 2005.[4]
Historically, in most cultures, married women had very few rights of their own, being considered, along with the
family's children, the property of the husband; as such, they could not own or inherit property, or represent
themselves legally (see for example coverture). In Europe, the United States, and other places in the developed
world, beginning in the late 19th century and lasting through the 21st century, marriage has undergone gradual
legal changes, aimed at improving the rights of the wife. These changes included giving wives legal identities of
their own, abolishing the right of husbands to physically discipline their wives, giving wives property rights,
liberalizing divorce laws, providing wives with reproductive rights of their own, and requiring a wife's consent when
sexual relations occur. These changes have occurred primarily in Western countries. In the 21st century, there
continue to be controversies regarding the legal status of married women, legal acceptance of or leniency towards
violence within marriage (especially sexual violence), traditional marriage customs such as dowry and bride price,
forced marriage, marriageable age, and criminalization of consensual behaviors such
as premarital and extramarital sex.