Title: Staying Healthy During Pregnancy (for Parents) - Nemours KidsHealth
Headings: Staying Healthy During Pregnancy
Staying Healthy During Pregnancy
Prenatal Health Care
Nutrition and Supplements
Calcium
Iron
Folate (Folic Acid)
Fluids
Exercise
Sleep
Some Things to Avoid
Alcohol
Recreational Drugs
Nicotine
Caffeine
Food Smarts & Other Precautions
Changing the Litter Box
Over-the-Counter and Prescription Medicines
Healthy Pregnancy Habits: From Start to Finish

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Staying Healthy During Pregnancy
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en español Cuidado de la salud durante el embarazo
Now that you're pregnant, taking  care of yourself has never been more important. Here's how to keep you and your baby  as healthy as possible. Prenatal Health Care
Key to protecting the health of your child is to get regular prenatal  care. If you think you're pregnant, call your health care provider to schedule  your first prenatal appointment. Many health care providers, though, won't schedule  the first visit before 8 weeks of pregnancy, unless there is a problem. At this first visit, your health care provider will probably do a pregnancy test,  and will figure out how many weeks pregnant you are based on a physical examination  and the date of your last period. He or she will also use this information to predict  your delivery date (an ultrasound done sometime later in your pregnancy will help  to verify that date). If you're healthy and there are no complicating risk factors, most health care  providers will want to see you: every 4 weeks until the 28th week of pregnancy
then every 2 weeks until 36 weeks
then once a week until delivery
Throughout your pregnancy, your health care provider will check your weight and  blood pressure while also checking the growth and development of your baby (by doing  things like feeling your abdomen, listening for the fetal heartbeat starting during  the second trimester, and measuring your belly). During the span of your pregnancy,  you'll also have prenatal tests, including  blood, urine, and cervical tests, and probably at least one ultrasound.