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 healthy choices
Once you’re pregnant, you’re making decisions for two.
• Avoid smoking (including second-hand smoke), alcohol
and raw or undercooked meat.
• Do not eat unpasteurized cheese or cold deli meat.
(Deli meat, luncheon meat or hot dogs should be heated steaming hot to avoid the risk of listeriosis, a bacterial infection that could endanger the baby.)
• Studies show that the oils in fish have benefits for unborn and breast-fed babies. But, learn which fish can be eaten in limited quantities and which should be avoided completely because they are high in mercury (shark, tilefish, king mackerel and swordfish). Visit www.michigan.gov/mdch-toxic for details.
• If possible, find someone else to change the kitty litter. If you have to change it, always wear gloves and a nose/mouth
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how much weight should I gain?
Your BMI helps determine how much weight it is healthy for you to gain. These are the numbers for a single birth. The numbers
are different for twins and triplets.
| BMI |
Weight gain |
| less than 19.8 |
28-40 lbs. |
| 19.8-26 |
25-35 lbs. |
| 26-29 |
15-20 lbs. |
| 29.9+ |
0-15 lbs. |
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reading list
Books:
Program Your Baby’s Health: The Pregnancy Diet for Your Child’s Lifelong Well-Being by Barbara Luke ScD., M.P.H., R.D., and Tamara Eberlein
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth by The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective (Coming Soon!)
Web sites:
www.noah-health.org/
www.med.umich.edu/obgyn/smartmoms/index.htm
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support for new moms
Depression
Once a baby arrives, there are
so many adjustments, that some moms don’t allow themselves time for their own needs.
It is common for women to underestimate the time it takes for them to heal after delivery. Remember, it is okay to ask for help and rely on other people. Visit www.med.umich.edu/depression/postpartum.htm so you know the symptoms
of postpartum depression and what you can do to avoid it.
Breast-feeding
Books and magazine articles are full of facts about the benefits of breast-feeding, but it is also important that women have resources about how to breast-feed and what to expect. The University of Michigan Health System Women’s Health Resource Center (WHRC) has
a lending library for UMHS patients, families and staff.
The WHRC is also the location where new moms schedule consultations with the hospital’s lactation consultants (after mom and baby have been discharged from the hospital). The lactation consultants encourage and support breast-feeding women by offering one-on-two (mother and baby) consultations. The consultations last at least one hour, and telephone follow-up occurs within a week of the appointment. The fee varies.
Call the WHRC at (734) 936-8886 for more information. |
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 become engaged
The Women’s Health Registry has now joined with Engage to make it easier than ever to find information about, and enroll in, clinical trials. The Engage Registry is a secure, password-protected database where you can store your health information, view studies that you may qualify for and contact investigators for more information about studies.
Contact Us! Visit www.umengage.org, call: (877) 536-4243 (toll-free) or e-mail: engage-registry@med.umich.edu.
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