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Tips for a Safe and Healthy Pregnancy

Perhaps the most important keys to a safe and healthy pregnancy are nutrition, avoiding toxic substances (including tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and environmental toxins), exercise, and a low-stress environment.

There are a number of good resources to help you have a safe and healthy pregnancy:

• ParentsPlace.com
• Mothering Magazine
• “How to Stay Healthy and Low Risk during Pregnancy and Birth” by Amy Haas, Having A Baby Today
• “Six Keys to Preventing Complications and Giving Birth to a Healthy Baby” by Marci O’Daffer, Having a Baby Today

Community Cradle provides a list of local resources in the Capital Region of New York State to help pregnant women who are having trouble staying safe, whether from dependency on drugs or alcohol or from an unsafe home environment. 

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