Your health can affect your baby’s growth. Here are some ways to stay healthy.

A healthy diet during pregnancy helps ensure that your developing child is less likely to be born too early or too small. Good nutrition helps you, too—your pregnancy will go more smoothly.

We've tried to answer some of the most common questions here. Be sure to talk to your health care provider or a registered dietitian about your concerns.

Recent studies have shown that folic acid can prevent certain birth defects. And it now seems that this vitamin may even reduce the risk of heart disease.

REMEMBER: alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs also affect your breast milk and your baby. Your body needs fuel to make breast milk, so eat your fill of a variety of foods. Breastfeeding isn’t an excuse to eat and drink everything you want, but it’s not a reason to avoid favorite foods either.