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cheese), yogurt -- as
well as baked
potatoes, cooked navy
beans, and limited
amounts -- 8 to 12 oz
per week -- of seafood
such as cod, salmon,
and shrimp.
Choose at least one
good source of
vitamin C every day,
such as oranges,
grapefruits,
strawberries,
honeydew, papaya,
broccoli, cauliflower,
Brussels sprouts,
green peppers,
tomatoes, and
mustard greens.
Pregnant women need
70 mg of vitamin C a
day.
Choose at least one
good source of folic
acid every day, like
dark green leafy
vegetables, veal, and
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legumes (lima beans,
black beans, blackeyed peas and
chickpeas). Every
pregnant woman
needs at least 0.4 mg
of folic acid per day
to help prevent neural
tube defects such as
spina bifida.
Choose at least one
source of vitamin A
every other day.
Sources of vitamin A
include carrots,
pumpkins, sweet
potatoes, spinach,
water squash, turnip
greens, beet greens,
apricots, and
cantaloupe.
Avoid alcohol during
pregnancy. Alcohol
has been linked to
premature delivery,