Choose an obstetrician or health care provider Interview potential doctors Contact health insurance company about coverage Start and pregnancy and birth budget Discuss financial effects
of pregnancy and baby with partner Stop smoking Stop drinking Stop using street drugs Talk to your physician about any prescription medications Drink at least 8 glasses
of water every day Visit the doctor at least once
per month or every 4 weeks Do not dye or perm hair Stop drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages Exercise daily Start taking prenatal vitamins Eat foods rich in folic acid Eat iron rich foods Increase daily intake
of whole
grains, fruits and vegetables Nap as much as possible as fatigue is common Eat fish with low levels
of mercury no more than 2 days
per week Do not eat undercooked meats Do not eat unpasteurized dairy producs Do not eat cold cut deli meats Allow someone else to clean out the kitty litter, if applicable Limit exposure to chemicals Try to limit stress and tension Complete all prenatal tests — HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Anemia, Blood
Typing, Sickle Cell Anemia, Urine Screening and Rubella.
According to another study conducted by Harvard University, women who regularly ate two to three serves
of whole
grains a day were 30
per cent less likely to develop
type 2 diabetes, compared to women who rarely ate whole
grains.