Having a healthy pregnancy is important for your health, as well as the health of your baby now and in the future. Take steps during your pregnancy to make sure your baby is born at a healthy weight and on time, and that your baby’s development is off to a good start.
Your health during pregnancy
- Your health during pregnancy is important for both you and your baby.
- Your health during pregnancy. (webpage)
- Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that can develop during pregnancy in women who don’t already have diabetes.
- Gestational diabetes. (webpage)
- Gestational diabetes. (webpage)
- Smoking can make it more difficult to get pregnant, cause complications during pregnancy, and pose serious health risks for the baby after it's born.
- Quit smoking for baby and you. (webpage)
- If you need help quitting, call the Colorado QuitLine or your doctor.
- Colorado QuitLine. (website)
- Pregnancy-related depression
- Find out if you're at risk for pregnancy-related depression.
Resources for before, during, and after pregnancy including referral programs.
- Provider resources and materials. (webpage)
Newborn screening
- Newborn screening is a set of tests that check newborn babies for various conditions.
- Newborn screening. (webpage)
Alcohol use during pregnancy
- There's no known safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy or while trying to get pregnant. Visit the CDC website to learn more about alcohol use during pregnancy.
Birth control and sexual health
- Learn more about birth control, sexual health, STDs and pregnancy planning, and how to find a provider.
- Sexual & reproductive health. (webpage)
Nurse Home Visitor Program
- The Nurse Home Visitor Program is a health education and counseling program provided by specially trained nurse home visitors to first-time, low-income women beginning in pregnancy and up to the child's second birthday.
- Nurse Home Visitor Program. (Nurse Family Partnership website)
Prenatal Plus Plan
- The Prenatal Plus Plan is a program for pregnant women with Colorado Medicaid focused on improving birth outcomes through individual education, counseling and coordination of care.
- Prenatal Plus Plan. (Department of Health Care Policy and Financing website)
Special Connections Program
- A substance-use treatment program for pregnant women with Colorado Medicaid.
- Special Connections Program. (Department of Health Care Policy and Financing website)
Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC)
- WIC is a nutrition and supplemental food program for pregnant and breastfeeding women, and their children up to age 5.
- WIC. (Colorado WIC website)