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To ensure a healthy baby, you need about 300 extra calories per day during pregnancy from protein-rich foods, such as low-fat dairy, beans and peas, chicken, and lean beef; fruits and vegetables; and whole grains. But how much and what types of fluid should you drink if...
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Enjoy a happy, healthy pregnancy. A healthy baby begins with a healthy mom, so start as soon as possible to prepare your body and mind for motherhood. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful.
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To ensure the best outcome for mom and baby, eating a healthy diet rich in vitamins and minerals is essential during pregnancy. Taking that logic one step further, the British Medical Journal suggests specific nutrients may even help prevent pregnancy complications. They...
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During pregnancy and while breast-feeding women's nutritional needs change. Some supplements and herbs are unsafe to take during pregnancy, even if they are safe or necessary at other times. Always consult with your doctor if you are pregnant and you want to take a...
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Pregnant women and their developing babies require adequate iron intake for optimal maternal health and proper fetal growth and development. In a review of almost two million pregnant women published in the British Medical Journal , researchers found that iron...
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Yoga may help ease the pain and discomfort of childbirth according to a new study in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice , which found that pregnant women who practiced yoga for ten weeks had less pain and more comfort during labor.
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Prenatal multivitamins help pregnant moms to fill gaps in their diet and meet their own—and their baby’s—special nutritional needs. Now researchers have found a link between taking multivitamins around the time of conception and prevention of early births and births of...
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Making a decision to have a child—it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. —Elizabeth Stone
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