Healthy Pregnancy Team
The Healthy Pregnancy Team provide support and advice to help you eat well, be active and achieve a healthy weight gain in pregnancy and beyond.
Benefits of Eating Well and Being Active During Pregnancy
Eating well during pregnancy can help your baby to develop and grow.
Staying active is important while you are pregnant as it will prepare your body for labour and birth.
- Improves sleep and circulation
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Helps reduce tiredness - Improves muscle tone and strength
- Copes better with labour and delivery
- Helps with the accuracy of scans and examinations
- Better health for your baby in later life
- Reduce likelihood of post-natal depression
- Eating well can improve anaemia and constipation
- Enhance your mood, concentration and well-being
- Reduces risk of gestational diabetes and high blood pressure
Contact details
Telephone number: 0300 303 4906 – Option 3
Email: ABB.HealthyPregnancyTeam@wales.nhs.uk
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