Quick tips for before and after you get pregnant
Elizabeth Stein is a leading midwife in New York City and, in addition to educating and coaching moms through pregnancies and deliveries in person, she gives out advice to expectant moms on her Web site, askyourmidwife.com.
As a leading expert and practitioner of modern midwifery with master's degrees in nursing and public health, Stein said she is concerned with giving moms the information they need to make the best decisions for their families. In that spirit, Stein has released her top 10 tips for expectant mothers:
As a leading expert and practitioner of modern midwifery with master's degrees in nursing and public health, Stein said she is concerned with giving moms the information they need to make the best decisions for their families. In that spirit, Stein has released her top 10 tips for expectant mothers:
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1. Vitamins
Take prenatal vitamins with folic acid and essential fatty acids, starting 2-3 months before conception (when you start having unprotected sex in order to get pregnant). Take at least 800 micrograms of folic acid per day. Folic acid prevents open neural tube defects such as spina bifida. The neural tube closes approximately day 24 of pregnancy. Also take a supplement of essential fatty acids (omega-3, 6, and 9) each day. Essential fatty acids can be found in many foods, but have been added to most prenatal vitamins. They have been shown to be good for babies' brain and eye development, as well as moms.
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