Making healthy choices to help prevent birth defects - make a PACT for prevention

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
• Description:
  Plan Ahead
  
  • Get as healthy as you can before you get pregnant
  
  Avoid Harmful Substances
  
  • Avoid smoking
  
  • Avoid drinking alcohol
  
  • Be careful with harmful exposures at work and home
  
  Choose a Healthy Lifestyle
  
  • Eat a healthy diet that includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low fat dairy, and lean proteins
  
  • Be physically active
  
  • Work to get medical conditions like diabetes under control
  
  Talk to Your Healthcare Provider
  
  • Get a medical checkup
  
  • Discuss all medications, both prescription and over-the-counter
  
  • Talk about your family history
  
  • Make a PACT to get healthy before and during pregnancy can help you have a healthy baby.
  
  pact-infographic.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Prenatal Education
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c323c3b3fccc1812477623a9b32d2b359a8efcf1eed47fe4988e3b4a7a659cd9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37787/cdc_37787_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 412.18 KB ]