Pregnancy Resources
Healthy Eating
- Click here for some quick tips on eating healthy during pregnancy (also available in Spanish).
- Download and print free tip sheets on Building a Healthy Eating Routine When You’re Pregnant or Breastfeeding, or Expecting Moms Healthy Eating from Head to Toe (in English or Spanish)
- Healthy Foods Head to Toe in English and Spanish.
Mental Health
- Public Behavioral Health System for specialty mental health services: 1-800-888-1965
- Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance – Maternal and Mental Health Resources for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Women, Mothers, and Birthing People.
Minority Health
- Hear Her Campaign
- Includes resources for women who are pregnant or postpartum; their partners, family, and friends; and the health care professionals who interact with them.
- Seeks to raise awareness of urgent maternal warning signs during and after pregnancy.
- It also aims to improve communication between healthcare providers and patients.
- Urgent Maternal Warning Signs poster in English and Spanish: warning signs and symptoms during pregnancy and in the year after delivery, which can indicate a life-threatening condition.
- Test Your Knowledge! Take a short, free quiz with immediate results on identifying:
- Urgent Maternal Warning Signs – CDC
- Pregnancy Knowledge – NIH
- Videos: Personal Stories of Pregnancy-Related Complications – Black, Latina, and White women
- Black Mamas Matter Alliance is the founder of Black Maternal Health Week, working to advance Black maternal health, rights, and justice.
- Black Women’s Health Imperative is the first and only national non-profit solely dedicated to achieving health equity for Black women in America.
- Hispanic and Latina Maternal Health tip sheet and additional resources:
- American Heart Association (AHA) – know your risk
- AHA – My Health is Our Health
- Healthy Tribes Program – American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
- Advances an approach to chronic disease prevention and health promotion that is centered around AI/AN culture, language, and traditions.
- Partners with tribal communities to deliver culturally responsive, strength-based, and community-led strategies for health promotion and disease prevention.
Staying Active
For sample exercises that are safe to do while pregnant, check out:
