healthy pregnancy can start before a woman gets pregnant. Ensuring you are on top of your lifestyle requirements means you can easily adapt it to the nine months of being with child.

If you already eat a healthy diet & exercise regularly that is a solid start. If you do not, aim to have two fruit & five vegetables per day plus dairy, grains, & iron-rich foods. Also ask for a check-up & blood test from your GP to find out if their are any essential vitamins you are lacking.








Folate is especially important for women during pregnancy, & is recommended to be taken prior to conception too. Folic acid as it is also known can reduce the risk of neural tube defects in your developing baby.

During pregnancy your diet will need to change a little as certain foods are considered risky for mother & baby. These include:
- alcohol for obvious reasons
- raw or undercooked fish, red & white meat because they may contain harmful bacteria which need to die during the cooking process
- fish with high levels of mercury
- soft cheeses & raw eggs again due to the bacterial threat

If you remember the above what not to eat's, their should be no reason why you cannot maintain a nutritious diet during your pregnancy.

Last advice: As with everyday, cleanliness becomes even more important for a pregnant woman. So make sure if you do not like the look or smell of something being offered to you, then avoid it!