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Pregnancy Wellness & Health Care

A Healthy Pregnancy

• Tips and Tools for a Healthy Pregnancy
  Consejo y Ayuda Para un Embarazo Saludable (Español, Spanish)
• Prenatal Information (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Stages of Pregnancy
• Feeling Comfortable While Pregnant (PDF)
• Having Twins?
• I’m READY to have this baby! What’s the big deal? (PDF)
• Why is at Least 39 Weeks is Best for Your Baby? (PDF)

Food Safety

• Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy
  Lista de Comidas que Debe Evitar Durante el Embarazo (Español, Spanish)

Injury Prevention & Disaster Preparedness

• Car Safety for You and Your Baby
  Su Seguridad y la de su Bebé en los Automóviles (Español, Spanish)
• Emergency Planning for Pregnant Women and New Mothers
• Specific Emergencies and Pregnancy

Medications & Immunizations

• Medications and Pregnancy
• Medicine & Pregnancy Guide (PDF)
  Los Medicamentos y el Embarazo Guía (Español, PDF)
• Immunizations for a Healthy Pregnancy

Nutrition and Physical Activity

• Health & Nutrition Information for Pregnant & Breastfeeding Women
• 10 Tips Nutrition Education Series
  Diez Consejos de Educación en Nutrición (Español, Spanish)
• California MyPlate for Moms (PDF)
  California MiPlato para Mamás (Español, Spanish) (PDF)  
• California MyPlate for Gestational Diabetes (PDF)
  California MiPlato para Diabetes Gestacional (PDF) (Español, Spanish)
• Why Folic Acid is Important
• Folic Acid: Helping to Ensure a Healthy Pregnancy| How to Play a Podcast (PDF)

Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

• 5 Things You Should Know about Drinking Alcohol during Pregnancy
  5 cosas que usted debe saber sobre el consumo de alcohol durante el embarazo (Español, Spanish)
• Risks from Smoking During Pregnancy (PDF)
• Quit Smoking Resources
• CDC: Tobacco Use and Pregnancy Resources

Health Problems

• Common Health Problems in Pregnancy
• Depression During and After Pregnancy
• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
• Frequently Asked Questions about Preeclampsia
• About Preeclampsia
• HELLP Syndrome
• Cancer and Pregnancy
• Protect Your Unborn Baby or Newborn from Infections
• What I need to know about Gestational Diabetes
  Lo que usted debe saber sobre la diabetes gestacional
• Gestational Diabetes Podcast| How to Play a Podcast (PDF)
• What Is Rh Incompatibility?
  

Health Care

• Health Insurance for Pregnant Women
• Maternal Health Services
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• Prenatal Care and Tests

Working During Pregnancy

• Staying Healthy at Work During Pregnancy
• Know Your Pregnancy Rights
  Conozca Los Derechos de la Mujer Embarazada (Español, Spanish)
• Consider Paid Family Leave When Planning For a New Baby (PDF)
• Unpaid Job-Protected Leave for Family and Medical Reasons - FMLA
• Work and Family - Five Key Laws for Parents (PDF)

Information for Partners and Fathers

• A Father’s Guide to Pregnancy
• Partners and Pregnancy
  Los Compañeros y Embarazo (Español, Spanish)
• Dads to Be
• Preterm labor – What Dad can Do