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 by that it means a healthy diet. 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 - Healthy Diet - we gathered all the information there is to know to keep a good health of you and your baby.
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