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First trimester: Months 0 to 3 - Weeks 1 to 13

Find out what's happening to you and your baby. Learn what you need to know to make good choices for both of you.

 

What's Happening

What's happening to you: Your body, Weight gain

What's happening to your baby

How you may feel physically and emotionally

Your sexuality now

Safety "do's and don'ts" during pregnancy

 

Medical Care

Prenatal care: Seeing your provider often

When to call your health care provider

Prenatal screens and tests

First trimester screens and tests

Diet & Exercise

Your nutrition needs

Top 20 foods for pregnancy

Label reading

Foods that have iron

Your need for exercise

One exercise to begin now: The Kegal

 

Forms & Worksheets

PDF iconDetermining your health insurance coverage

PDF iconPrenatal screenings and tests record

PDF iconMedicine list

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Allina Pregnancy Care

Locations and services

Classes

OB Homecare

Support groups


Special Topics

Making a birth plan

Gestational diabetes

Breastfeeding quiz

Postpartum depression: Rachel's story


Pregnancy & Parenting Tips

Having a baby after age 35
While many women have successful pregnancies after age 35, certain complications can occur more frequently.

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