RealCare® Pregnancy Profile Simulation
Feel what it's like to be nine months pregnant! The RealCare Pregnancy Profile Simulator replicates the third trimester of pregnancy. Participants will experience the following physical changes:
- Shallowness of breath
- Fetal limb pressure
- Elevated body temperature
- Mild fetal movement
- Pressure on the bladder
- 25-30 pounds of weight gain
- Altered body image
Target Audience
Great for prenatal classes (especially for expectant fathers) and for both females AND males in any parenting or child development education class or course!
The curriculum covers:
- life goals and how pregnancy affects them
- physical and emotional changes during pregnancy
- fetal development
- myths and misconceptions about pregnancy
- pregnancy and parenting in other cultures
- medical aspects of pregnancy and delivery
- father's role in pregnancy
- financial costs of pregnancy
- financial costs of having a baby
- reaction of family and friends
Download Common Core and Common Career Technical Core Alignments
Download Pregnancy Profile Curriculum Overview
The RealCare Pregnancy Profile package includes:
- RealCare Pregnancy Profile Vest
- Rib constrictor belt containing two plastic balls
- Water bladder
- Bladder pressure weight bag
- Carrying case
- Embroidered t-shirt
- Curriculum CD
- Limited 2-year warranty
Product Catalog and How To Order
- Non-electronic simulator
- Adds 25-30 pounds of weight
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I found the Pregnancy Vest Simulator to be a great teaching tool. After using the vest throughout the class period, my middle school students were able to feel what it was like to be pregnant. The physical and emotional impact on both the male and female students really seemed to affect them. They were able to feel how hard it is to carry the weight of a baby physically and also get a glimpse of how others would see them, which could be difficult emotionally.
From a teacher's standpoint, I found the vest to be very easy to use. The directions were very clear and easy to follow. The vest took only a couple minutes to assemble and was easy to position on the students. I feel that this vest really made the students aware of how challenging it is to be pregnant. They made several comments about how heavy the vest was, how others would see them, and how they would not want to go through this in real life.
The vest made it easy for me to discuss the issue of consequences of sexual activity, because we were able to simulate what it is like to be pregnant and discuss some of the issues that come with teen pregnancy. I would use the vest again because it actually allows the students to experience the not-so-glamorous side of being pregnant.
Samantha Konsela, FACS Teacher, Chippewa Falls Middle School, Chippewa Falls, WI
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