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THREE TIPS FOR MOMS-TO-BE
By: Alicia Anderson
A Step Ahead Foundation
Pregnancy Nutrition Tip
If you are pregnant or might get pregnant soon, start taking folic acid (Vitamin B) to reduce the risk of birth defects. In addition to folic acid supplements or prenatal vitamins, stock up on orange juice, fortified cereals, grapefruit, broccoli, spinach, asparagus, lentils, and peas – all great sources of folic acid.
Baby Safety Tip
Lifting Health through Collaboration
By: Kellie Spilman, MPH
A Step Ahead Foundation
“In a country as great as this one, a child’s zip code should never be what determines his or her opportunity,”
– Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz
A STEP AHEAD FOUNDATION
When I was pregnant with my first child, my tooth started hurting. It was a terrible tooth ache. My dentist told me that my body needed more calcium to build the baby and it was drawing off of bones and teeth. But, I could not have an x-ray because of the pregnancy and they wanted to limit the drugs they gave me. It was awful. I had to have a root canal.