Your health during pregnancy is important for both you and your baby.
Choose a healthy diet
Make healthy lifestyle choices
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Quit smoking for you and your baby. Avoid secondhand smoke.
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Don't consume alcohol.
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Don't use drugs. Call 1-800-CHILDREN for help quitting.
Get mentally healthy
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Depression is the most common complication of pregnancy. Get help handling pregnancy-related depression.
Talk to your doctor
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If you have gestational diabetes during pregnancy, you and your child are at a higher risk for getting diabetes later in life. Take action now to prevent diabetes.
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If you are planning to travel while pregnant.