Pregnancy Lifestyle

Worries and pregnancy seem to go hand in hand. Fortunately, however, most women of childbearing age are healthy and most pregnancies are considered “low-risk.”

For most women, the surest way to have a healthy baby is to live a healthy lifestyle, and that includes many good and healthy habits. The March of Dimes suggests the following precautions:

  • Get early prenatal care, even before you’re pregnant.
  • Eat a well-balanced diet, including a vitamin supplement that contains folic acid.
  • Exercise regularly with your doctor’s permission.
  • Avoid alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drugs, and limit caffeine.
  • Avoid x-rays, hot tubs, and saunas.
  • Avoid infections.

In this section – Pregnancy Lifestyle – we gathered all the information there is to know to keep a good health of you and your baby.

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Exercises

There’s increasing medical evidence to show that exercise, even a vigorous workout, is healthy during pregnancy. An October 1998 study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that exercise is usually safe during pregnancy, and that women who exercised vigorously were more likely to carry their babies to full term compared with women [...]

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Pregnancy and Drugs

Nearly everyone knows pregnant women shouldn’t take illicit drugs, but it’s the legal ones–alcohol and tobacco–that are more commonly the source of pregnancy problems.
“I think if women truly understood the adverse impact smoking and drinking have on their babies, they would quit,” says Jeffrey King, M.D., the director of the division of maternal and [...]

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Infections & Medications

Many infections during pregnancy can be dangerous to an unborn child. Urinary tract infections and any sexually transmitted diseases need to be treated immediately.
Cat litter and raw meat may contain the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which can cause toxoplasmosis infection. It’s rare for a pregnant woman to get the infection, but if she does, her [...]

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Prenatal Care

Prenatal Care
When it comes to medical care and pregnancy, you can never start too early.
“The best start to having a healthy baby is to see your health-care provider before you conceive,” says Richard Schwarz, M.D., an obstetrician and national consultant for the March of Dimes.
“There are lots of things you can do ahead [...]

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Parvovirus B19 and Pregnancy

What is parvovirus B19?
Parvovirus B19 is a virus that commonly infects humans; about 50% of all adults have been infected sometime during childhood or adolescence. Parvovirus B19 infects only humans. There are also animal parvoviruses, but they do not infect humans. Therefore, a person cannot catch parvovirus B19 from a dog or cat.
What illnesses [...]

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STDs and Pregnancy

Yes, women who are pregnant can become infected with the same sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as women who are not pregnant.
Pregnancy does not provide women or their babies any protection against STDs. In fact, the consequences of an STD can be significantly more serious, even life threatening, for a woman and her baby if [...]

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Diabetes and Pregnancy

Women with diabetes are completely able to give birth to healthy babies, but it takes planning ahead and effort. The only way to protect yourself and your baby is by controlling your blood glucose before and during your pregnancy.
Pregnancy can make both high and low blood glucose levels changes to happen more often. It [...]

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X-Rays and Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a time to take good care of yourself and your unborn child. Many things are especially important during pregnancy, such as eating right, cutting out cigarettes and alcohol, and being careful about the prescription and over-the-counter drugs you take.
Diagnostic x-rays and other medical radiation procedures of the abdominal area also deserve extra [...]

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Exercising during Pregnancy

It is very important to stay active and exercise regularly during your pregnancy. Exercising during pregnancy will help you be in great shape, but more importantly will help in the development of your baby as well. Studies have shown that exercises during pregnancy and a fitter body are more likely to help you go through [...]

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