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Healthy Pregnancy: Tips for a Healthy Baby

Before you get pregnant:

• ake a multivitamin with folic acid every day
• Exercise and maintain a healthy weight
• Eat healthy foods, including fruits, vegetables & whole grains
• Quit smoking and avoid secondhand smoke
• Get help for any alcohol or drug problems
• Get regular health, mental and dental check-ups
• For more information, visit the websites on the left and below, and talk with your healthcare provider

During your pregnancy:

• Exercise and eat healthy foods
• Don’t drink alcohol or take drugs
• Avoid secondhand smoke and don’t smoke
• Tell your healthcare provider about any prescription or over-the-counter medications you may be taking
• Keep yourself safe
• Learn ways to handle stress
• Keep your prenatal appointments
• For more information, visit the websites on the left and below, and talk with your healthcare provider

Additional Information:

Alcohol/Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders:

Fetal alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence:
fascenter.samhsa.gov

FAS Link (online support, research & information):
acbr.com/fas/index.htm

Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol Use in Pregnancy [PDF]

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS):
nofas.org/

Tobacco:

Tobacco Prevention & Education Program/Oregon Quitline oregon.gov/DHS/ph/tobacco/index.shtml;
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669);
Spanish: 1-877-2NO-FUME (1-877-266-3863)

Drugs:

Family Early Advocacy & Treatment
eip.uoregon.edu/projects/feat

Willamette Family, Inc.
wfts.org
Treatment services for the chemically dependent. Also has a Child Development Center, where children may live with their mothers while the mothers are participating in the treatment program.

Additional resources are located on our links page.