Pregnancy

• Drinking Tap Water During Pregnancy

  Bottled water might taste better or different than tap water, but it isn’t necessarily any safer during pregnancy.

• Eating During Pregnancy

  To eat well during pregnancy, your extra calories should come from nutritious foods that contribute to your baby’s growth and development.

• Ectopic Pregnancy

  In an ectopic pregnancy, a fertilized egg has implanted outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tubes. If undiagnosed, as the pregnancy grows, it can burst the organ that contains it and endanger the mother’s life.

• Epidurals

  Epidurals can make giving birth more calm, controlled, and comfortable. Find out more.

• Exercising During Pregnancy

  Most women benefit greatly from exercising throughout their pregnancies. But during that time, you’ll need to make a few changes to your normal exercise routine.

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

  If a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy, her baby could be born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), which causes a wide range of physical, behavioral, and learning problems.

• Folic Acid and Pregnancy

  One of the most important ways to help prevent serious birth defects is for moms to get enough folic acid every day – especially before conception and during early pregnancy.

• Food Safety During Pregnancy

  Find out which foods and drinks to avoid during pregnancy.

• Gestational Diabetes

  Gestational diabetes is a kind of diabetes that comes on during pregnancy. When a woman has it, her blood sugar levels are high. That makes the unborn baby’s blood sugar levels higher too.

• Getting X-Rays During Pregnancy

  If you’re pregnant and need to get an X-ray, it’s highly unlikely that low levels of X-ray radiation will be harmful.