Healthy Women, Healthy Families

Video Lectures hosted by UCSD-TV

Funded by a Grant from the March of Dimes

Planning for Your Pregnancy

There are many steps one can take before you become pregnant that will help prepare your body for a healthy pregnancy and baby. Preconception Health describes basic ways to keep a healthy lifestyle while you’re trying to conceive. Diet, exercise, weight, behavior and Folic Acid are discussed along with the importance of every woman having a pre-conception health check-up.

Healthy Habits for a Healthy Baby

Healthy Habits for a Healthy Baby advises how adopting a healthy lifestyle will help you have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Learn how to prepare for a healthy pregnancy and how to avoid substances and behaviors that may pose a risk to your baby. What you eat and what you do — and don’t do — will make a lasting difference in your baby’s life.