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H1N1 Flyer (PDF)
The Orange County Healthy Start Coalition wants
to extend our best wishes for a long and happy life together.
This should be an exciting time for you as a couple, beginning
your life together. This journey will bring many surprises your
way. One of the surprises could be an unplanned pregnancy.
Half of the pregnancies in the United States are unplanned and
so as a newlywed, we want you to have the most current health
information for people in their childbearing years to assure that
if you should be "surprised" your baby will still have
the best chance to be born healthy.
- Every woman should take 400 mcg. of folic acid daily. This
can be achieved by taking a multi-vitamin which includes the
dosage, or by eating a diet rich in green leafy vegetables,
peanuts, grains and citrus.
- Get a check up to be sure you do not have any illnesses you
could pass on to your child. Some have no symptoms, but could
be dangerous for a baby.
- If you smoke, please quit. Recent studies have shown that
even exposure to second hand smoke gives a baby an increased
risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and smoking during pregnancy
can lead to premature birth and/or low birth weight.
- Eat a nutritionally balanced diet. In our society that can
be difficult, but it will help you feel better now and should
you get pregnant, it will benefit you and your baby in many
ways.
- If you should get pregnant, be sure to see a doctor as soon
as possible. There are many things, you will need to know and
become informed about that can prevent problems from occurring.
So keep your appointments and follow doctor's orders. During
your first visit, be sure you have a Healthy Start screening
done.
- Be sure to seriously consider breastfeeding. Studies have
shown a multitude of positive reasons why this is the best choice
for you and your baby: boosting your child's immune system so
they can ward off illnesses, bonding benefits, help to contract
your uterus, even help to lose those unwanted pregnancy pounds.
We know you are not thinking about this now, but we just wanted
you to have the facts, just in case. Again, congratulations and
best wishes from your friends at
THE HEALTHY START COALITION
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