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Pregnancy

Looking after yourself and your baby

A healthy and safe pregnancy will help your baby have the best start in life. Eating well, keeping active and stopping smoking, drinking and taking drugs are important in their own ways, and there's plenty of support available if you need it.

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Alcohol and pregnancy

How alcohol can be harmful to you and your baby and where to get support

Eating well in pregnancy

How to eat healthily in pregnancy and which foods to avoid

How to look after your pelvic floor

What your pelvic floor muscles do and how to exercise them to avoid issues later on

How to prevent illness in pregnancy

How to avoid germs and stay safe around animals

Keeping active in pregnancy

Benefits of keeping active in pregnancy and how to stay safe

Looking after your teeth and gums in pregnancy

How to prevent pregnancy gingivitis and keep your mouth healthy during pregnancy

Smoking and pregnancy

How smoking can affect your health and the health of your baby

Taking drugs in pregnancy

How illegal drugs can harm your baby and where to get help to stop

Taking medicines when pregnant

How to safely take prescribed and non-prescribed medicines during pregnancy

Travelling when pregnant

​How to travel safely by car and plane during your pregnancy and what to take with you

Vitamins and minerals in pregnancy

Which vitamins and nutrients are important for a healthy pregnancy

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Ready Steady Baby
  • Pregnancy
    • Health problems in pregnancy
    • Looking after yourself and your baby
    • Preparing for parenthood
    • Relationships and wellbeing in pregnancy
    • Your antenatal care
    • Your baby’s development
  • Labour and birth
    • After the birth
    • Assisted birth
    • Getting ready for the birth
    • Giving birth
    • Labour
    • Meeting your new baby
  • Early parenthood
    • Caring for your new baby
    • Getting to know your baby
    • Going home
    • If your baby's ill
    • Your growing family
    • Your wellbeing after the birth
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