Are you pregnant? Or are you trying to have or thinking about having a baby? This section of the Women's Health web site was created especially for you! It contains useful and practical information about preparing for pregnancy, what happens during each of the three trimesters and more.
Fetal
Development
1st Trimester
2nd Trimester
3rd Trimester
Your Developing
Baby
Pregnancy
Complications
Childbirth
Labor and Birth
Managing
Labor Pain
Recovering from Birth
Easy
Guide to Breastfeeding (several languages available)
Proper Handling and Storage
of Human Milk
Important
Links
March
of Dimes
Beyond the Blues
Post Partum Depression
Publications
Pregnancy Do's and Don'ts
Drinking
Alcohol and Pregnancy
Drinking
Alcohol and Pregnancy (in Spanish)
Fact
to Folic Acid - Frequently Asked Questions
Eating
for Two
Tools (available from
the National Women's Health Information Center)
Ovulation Calculator
Basal
Body Temperature Chart
What Your Gynecologist Wants You to Know
Babysitter
Information Form
Child Care Provider Checklist
State/National Resources
Pregnancy Information Center, CDC
Iowa
Department of Public Health -Bureau of Family Health
National Women's Health Information
Center
CDC's Reproductive
Health Information Source
Administration
for Children and Families
Iowa Department of Public Health
Funding for this project was provided by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.