Teaching patients how to eat for 1.2 in pregnancy

We also have information on our website about medications that can be used in pregnancy and other common questions that patients and their spouses can use as a reference later.

There are many topics to discuss and multiple questions to be addressed, both medical and not. Getting the couple off to a good start and with a healthy plan will impact their pregnancy and baby’s development and outcome over the next 9 months, and hopefully, encourage these healthy habits to continue. Ultimately, I remind my patients that our goals are the same, and that these 40 weeks are just practice for the parenting ahead.

Dr. Siegel is an ob.gyn. at Atlanta Women’s Obstetrics & Gynecology in Georgia. She also consults with the National Fisheries Institute.