Healthy pregnancy
By Mayo Clinic StaffWhen you learn that you're pregnant, you might begin planning your pregnancy week by week. Every day you might have more questions about a healthy pregnancy. What should you eat? Can you exercise? What type of prenatal tests should you consider?
If you're carrying twins or other multiples, you might have even more questions about your pregnancy week by week. How much weight should you gain? How can you prevent preterm labor? Will you need bed rest?
Whatever your questions, understanding your pregnancy week by week can help you make good decisions throughout your pregnancy. Learn nutrition do's and don'ts, and get the basics on other healthy pregnancy issues — from exercise to back pain and sex. The more you know about your pregnancy week by week, the more prepared you'll be to face what lies ahead.
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- Heart conditions and pregnancy
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- High-risk pregnancy
- Hypnobirthing
- Implantation bleeding
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- Leg cramps during pregnancy
- Low amniotic fluid
- Nausea during pregnancy
- Introducing a new sibling
- New Test for Preeclampsia
- Overdue pregnancy
- Placenta
- Pregnancy due date calculator
- Pregnancy acne
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- Pregnancy constipation
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- Pregnancy loss
- Pregnancy nutrition don'ts
- Pregnancy nutrition basics
- Pregnancy stretches
- Pregnancy weight gain
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- Prenatal care: 1st trimester
- Prenatal care: 2nd trimester visits
- Prenatal care: 3rd trimester
- Prenatal testing
- Prenatal testing: Quick guide to common tests
- Prenatal vitamins and pregnancy
- Prenatal yoga
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- Second pregnancy differences
- Second trimester pregnancy
- Sex during pregnancy
- Sleep during pregnancy
- Vegetable recipes
- Fetal positions before birth
- Fetal ultrasound
- Pregnancy exercises
- Smoking and pregnancy
- STDs and pregnancy
- Teenage pregnancy
- Third trimester pregnancy
- Twin pregnancy
- Vaccines during pregnancy
- Fetal ultrasound
- Working during pregnancy
- X-ray during pregnancy
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