Pregnancy
Welcome to pregnancy—your baby is growing, your body is changing and so is your life! Learn what you can do before and during pregnancy to help you have a healthy baby. Get ready for labor and birth and find out how you can stay healthy once your baby’s here!
Pregnancy
Welcome to pregnancy—your baby is growing, your body is changing and so is your life! Learn what you can do before and during pregnancy to help you have a healthy baby. Get ready for labor and birth and find out how you can stay healthy once your baby’s here!
Before or between pregnancies
To get ready for pregnancy, take folic acid, learn about your family health history and get a preconception checkup. Find out how birth spacing and using birth control can help your next baby be born healthy, too!
Nutrition, weight & fitness
Taking care of yourself is the best thing you can do for you and your baby. Learn how eating healthy foods, staying active and gaining the right amount of weight during pregnancy can help keep both of you healthy.
Prenatal care
Prenatal care is medical care you get during pregnancy. During these checkups, you find out your due date and get to see your baby for the first time with an ultrasound! You also may get vaccinations or prenatal tests.
Is it safe?
Your growing baby depends on you to keep him healthy. Learn how doing certain things during pregnancy may harm your baby, like drinking alcohol, smoking, using street drugs and taking certain medicines.
Labor & birth
Your baby’s birthday will be here soon! What can you do to get ready? Make a birth plan and pack your hospital bag. Learn about contractions and the signs of labor so you know when it’s time to head to the hospital.
Postpartum care
Congrats on your new baby, mom! Learn how your body changes and heals after giving birth. Go for your postpartum checkup and know the signs of problems, like postpartum depression and postpartum hemorrhage.
Prepare for a healthy pregnancy and baby this year.
Get expert tips and resources from March of Dimes and CDC to increase your chance of having a healthy, fully-term pregnancy and baby.
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