The research-based recommendations discussed here will help mothers-to-be have healthy, comfortable pregnancies, and protect their growing babies. The recommendations are categorized into pregnancy dos and pregnancy don'ts. In addition to following them, a pregnant woman should attend her prenatal medical visits as prescribed by her doctor. What To Do While Pregnant 1 . Take prenatal vitamins In addition to eating a balanced diet, an expectant mother needs to take prenatal vitamins. They assist with the healthy development of the fetus and help prevent birth defects. Expectant mothers require higher doses of folic acid, calcium, vitamin D, and iron. Folic acid reduces the baby's risk of neural tube defects to almost zero. A woman should start taking folic acid three months before conception, and until the end of the first trimester of her pregnancy. Vitamin D helps the baby develop healthy muscles, teeth and bones, and keeps the mother's bones and teeth healthy. In th...
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