Pregnancy
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Bonding With Your Unborn Baby
- Bonding With Your Baby Before Birth (Zero To Three)
- Bonding With Baby-to-Be (Parents)
Dental Care
- Dental Health During Pregnancy (March of Dimes)
- Get the Facts About Oral Health (Spanish PDF) (Office of Head Start National Center)
- Oral Health and Pregnancy (Mouth Healthy, by the American Dental Association)
- Love Your Baby’s Teeth (Spanish) (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health)
- Help finding a dentist:
- Find a Medi-Cal dentist by calling 1-800-322-6384 or by visiting https://smilecalifornia.org/ or https://dental.dhcs.ca.gov/find-a-dentist/home
- Find-a-Dentist® (American Dental Association)
- How to Find a Dentist (Spanish) (LA County Department of Public Health)
Environmental Hazards
- ToxFAQs™ (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences): Fact sheets about hazardous substances that include the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about exposure to hazardous substances found around hazardous waste sites and the effects of exposure on human health
- Tips to Avoid Toxic Chemicals Before, During, and After Pregnancy (Women’s Voices for the Earth)
- Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Exposures (MotherToBaby)
- MotherToBaby Helpline: (866) 626-6847
- Exposure to Lead and the Risks During Pregnancy & Breastfeeding (MotherToBaby)
- Lead (Spanish) (MotherToBaby)
- Paternal Exposures (MotherToBaby)
- Paint (Spanish) (MotherToBaby)
- Do you Cook with Traditional Pottery? It May Contain Lead! (English and Spanish)
- Don’t Take Lead Home From Your Job (English and Spanish) (California Department of Health Services)
- Heat and Pregnancy (CDC)
- Ready LA County: Find Relief from the Heat (LA County Office of Emergency Management)
Fetal Kick Counts
- Worksheets:
- Kick Counts (Spanish, Farsi, Arabic) (Alameda County Public Health Department)
- Your Baby’s Activity Record: A Guide to Counting Your Baby’s Movement (Utah Department of Health, Maternal and Infant Health Program)
Gestational Diabetes
Healthy Eating
- Eating Healthy on a Budget (USDA)
- Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (USDA)
- MyPlate Plan (Spanish) (USDA)
- MyPlate For Pregnant and New Parents including Breastfeeding (CDPH)
- MyPlate For People with Gestational Diabetes (CDPH)
- Tips for Pregnant Moms (Spanish) (USDA)
- Food Safety Booklet for Pregnant Women, Their Unborn Babies, and Children Under Five (Spanish) (U.S. Food & Drug Administration)
- Folic Acid in Pregnancy (CDC)
- Apply for WIC online or call (888) 942-9675 to find out if you qualify (WIC)
Immunizations
- Maternal Immunization: Quick Guide (Society for Women’s Health Research)
Medications in Pregnancy
- Resources for medications in pregnancy:
- MotherToBaby: 866-626-6847
- InfantRisk Center: 806-352-2519
- Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health at MGH
Paid Family Leave
- Paid Family Leave (Spanish) (California Employment Development Department)
- Pregnant and Parenting Employees’ Workplace Rights to Paid Leave and Accommodations in California (available in Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), Vietnamese, Arabic, and Farsi) (Legal Aid at Work)
- California Family Leave Rights Webinar (Stronger Families Blog)
- How To Take Family Leave In California (And What To Do When You Come Back To Work) (LAist)
Pelvic Rocks
- Exercises for the Pelvic Floor and Core in Pregnant Women (Atlantic Physical Therapy Center)
- Prenatal Yoga Pelvic Rocks (Trimester 1, 2, 3) (Melanie Salvatore-August)
- A Quick Guide to Pelvic Rocking During Pregnancy (Healthline)
Pregnancy Loss
- Loss & Grief in Pregnancy & Postpartum (Postpartum Support International): A list of support resources compiled by Postpartum Support International
- From Hurt to Healing (March of Dimes)
- Talking About the Loss of a Baby With Young Siblings (ZERO TO THREE)
- Memory Boxes, Sibling Backpacks, and Miscarriage Memory Bags (Forever Footprints)
- Remembrance Photography (Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep)
- List of grief and loss services compiled by the L.A. County Department of Public Health
- Grief counseling and support services (MISS Foundation)
- Grief and Loss Support Groups (Stronger Families Blog)
Prenatal Care
- Prenatal Care (Spanish) (Office on Women’s Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Prenatal Care (Health Information Translations)
- Prenatal Care Checkups (Spanish) (March of Dimes)
- How Do You Get Pregnant? (Planned Parenthood)
- The Signs of a Dangerous Blood Clot (Spanish) (CDC and the National Blood Clot Alliance)
- Stop the Clot (Spanish) (CDC and National Blood Clot Alliance)
Substance Use
- Helplines:
- L.A. County Substance Abuse Service Helpline: (844) 804-7500
- SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) National Helpline: (800) 662-4357
- Online Service Locators:
- Service & Bed Availability Tool (SBAT) (Los Angeles County Substance Abuse Prevention and Control)
- Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator (SAMHSA)
- Opioid Use Disorder and Pregnancy (SAMHSA)
- What Is Substance Abuse Treatment? A Booklet for Families (SAMHSA)
- What You Should Know About Using Cannabis, Including CBD, During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (Spanish) (FDA)
- Pregnancy and Drug Use (Spanish) (Medline Plus)
- Quitting While Pregnant (SmokeFree.gov)
- Alcohol and Your Pregnancy (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Smoking, Pregnancy, and Babies (Spanish) (CDC)
- Smoking During Pregnancy (March of Dimes)
- Secondhand Smoke and Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Thirdhand Smoke Sticks to Everything (Spanish) (ThirdhandSmoke.org)
- How can infants be exposed to thirdhand smoke chemicals? (Thirdhandsmoke.org)
- Thirdhand Smoke: A Threat to Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Exercise During Pregnancy
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