PLANNING FOR YOUR PREGNANCY (continued)
- Part II: A Healthy Lifestyle
- It is very well known that a healthy life style is associated with healthier
pregnancies. It is never to late to change your lifestyle and habits.
- 1. Medications in pregnancy can possibly cause problems. If you are taking or
using any of the following medications, you should check with your health care
professional.
- Aspirin
- Antihistamines
- Diet pills
- Lotions and creams
- Hair coloring and dyes
- Other prescriptions:
- Accutane
- blood pressure medications
- sleeping pills
- tranquilizers
(The material presented here
has been adopted from a pamphlet written and distributed by the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists.)

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