Pregnancy: Healthy Habits

  • Alcohol Effects on a Fetus

    04/02/07, Healthwise

    A woman who drinks alcohol while she is pregnant may harm her unborn baby (fetus). Alcohol can pass from the mother’s blood into the baby’s blood. It can damage and affect the growth of the baby’s cells. Brain and spinal cord cells are mo

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  • How Does Pregnancy Affect My Oral Health?

    01/01/03, Academy of General Dentistry

    It's a myth that calcium is lost from the mother's teeth and "one tooth is lost with every pregnancy." But you may experience some changes in your oral health during pregnancy. The primary change is a surge in hormones-particularly an increase in est

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  • Fish and Pregnancy

    09/04/06, Johns Hopkins University

    From personal experience I can tell you that being pregnant or nursing a baby makes daily eating complicated...

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  • Eating for Two

    05/26/06, Johns Hopkins University

    If you just found out you are pregnant, you may not have an opportunity to enjoy the moment for long before physical discomforts such as morning…

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  • Healthy Diet, Healthy Baby

    10/25/05, Johns Hopkins University

    For many women, finding out you are pregnant can be overwhelming whether the pregnancy is planned or not. Something many pregnant women don't expect…

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  • Teenagers and Condom Use

    08/11/06, Johns Hopkins University

    Since 80 percent of teen pregnancies are unintended, and no birth control method is foolproof, it behooves us to continue to educate teenagers of both…

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  • Mammograms and Breast Lumps During Pregnancy

    03/26/09, Johns Hopkins University

    When a woman is expecting a baby, her hormones are working in overdrive. Not only is her uterus changing and the baby growing, but her breasts are…

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  • Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More - Treatment Overview

    07/24/07, Healthwise

    It is always important to take extra good care of yourself when pregnant. When carrying twins or more (multiple pregnancy), be sure to eat a balanced and nutritious diet of quality calories, and make sure that you get enough calcium, iron

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  • Losing Your Milk Supply

    02/25/09, Johns Hopkins University

    Decide on a reasonable time period when you'll be able to breastfeed your baby. One month? Three? Six? Twelve? While the American Academy of…

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  • Folic acid (oral/injectable)

    08/02/04, Healthwise

    Take this medication only under the supervision of your doctor.

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