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MyPyramid for Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Sources of information for pregnancy and breastfeeding Divider

For more information on pregnancy, check these websites:

 WIC Works Resource System
    MyPyramid in Action Fact Sheets
[http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/Topics/MyPyramid_Resources.html]
 USDA Food and Nutrition Service
    WIC: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
[http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/]
 DHHS Women’s Health Information Center
    Pregnancy Do's and Don’ts
[http://www.4woman.gov/pregnancy/pregnancy/dosanddonts.cfm]
    What to Eat While Pregnant
[http://www.4woman.gov/pregnancy/pregnancy/eat.cfm]
 DHHS Health Services and Resources Administration, Maternal and Child Heath Bureau
    A Healthy Start: Begin Before Baby's Born
[http://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/womeninfants/prenatal.htm]
 DHHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Having a Healthy Pregnancy
[http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/bd/abc.htm]
 DHHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Before Pregnancy: 5 Steps to Getting Ready for a Healthy Pregnancy
[http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pregnancy_gateway/before.htm]
 DHHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Pregnancy Surveillance System (data for professionals)
[http://www.cdc.gov/pednss/]
 DHHS Medline Plus (National Institutes of Health and National Library of Medicine)
    Twins, Triplets, Multiple Births
[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/twinstripletsmultiplebirths.html]

For more information on breastfeeding, check these websites:

 DHHS Women’s Health Information Center
    Breastfeeding helpline: Ask us you breastfeeding questions 1-800-994-9662
[http://www.4woman.gov/breastfeeding/index.cfm?page=ask]
 DHHS Women’s Health Information Center
    Breastfeeding — Best For Baby. Best For Mom
[http://www.4woman.gov/breastfeeding/index.cfm?page=home]
 DHHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Breastfeeding
[http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/index.htm]

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