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Staying healthy & safe during pregnancy

Your calorie needs will depend on your weight gain goals. Most women need 300 calories a day more during at least the last six months of pregnancy… Read more

- Baby – 6 to 8 pounds
- Placenta – 1½ pounds
- Amniotic fluid – 2 pounds
- Uterus growth – 2 pounds
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The amount of weight you should gain during pregnancy depends on your body mass index (BMI) before you became pregnant. The Institute of Medicine… Read more

Eating healthy foods is more important now than ever! You need more protein, iron, calcium, and folic acid than you did before pregnancy. You also… Read more