Taking care of your health during pregnancy is important and lots of health-related questions crop up over the months you carry your baby. This section answers questions many women have about their health during pregnancy. What should I be eating? How much weight should I gain?
Can I take this medicine? Can I have sex? What about exercise? Learning accurate information about health during pregnancy can help you make day-to-day decisions that improve your mental and physical wellbeing. Your baby receives the benefits of your healthy choices!
How do I create a healthy environment for my growing baby?
Giving a growing fetus the healthiest environment possible in your personal circumstances will provide them with the best chance of health throughout life. Eating well, maintaining a healthy weight, avoiding cigarette smoke, drugs, and alcohol, and minimizing exposure to environmental toxins as much as possible are important.
- ROUTINE TESTS
- HEALTHY PREGNANCY
- Announcing your pregnancy
- Symptoms of pregnancy
- Due date calculator
- Exercise during pregnancy
- Folic acid
- Healthy eating
- Fetal movement and kick counts
- Medications and drugs during pregnancy
- Substance use in pregnancy
- Nausea and vomiting
- Mental health during pregnancy
- Sex and pregnancy
- Weight gain during pregnancy
- Working during pregnancy
- PREPARING FOR DELIVERY
- SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS