Maternity

If you just found out you're expecting, or if you want more information on pregnancy, birth and raising a healthy child, you're in the right place. Priority Health's HealthyEncounters^SM Maternity program can give you the information and assistance you need.

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Understanding pregnancy, birth and baby care
In this section, Priority Health offers information to help you understand more about maternity, from what to expect during pregnancy to dealing with your baby's first years.

• First trimester
  Changes in you and your baby; doctor visits, tests and exams; eating right; exercise; protecting your baby
• Second trimester
  Changes in you and your baby; doctor visits, tests and exams
• Third trimester
  Changes in you and your baby; doctor visits, tests and exams
• Multiple pregnancy and birth
  What to expect if you're pregnant with more than one baby
• Medical conditions
  Asthma, Chlamydia, gestational diabetes
• Preparing for birth
  Childbirth classes, health care for your newborn, consider breast-feeding
• Labor and delivery
  Signs of labor, false labor, comfort measures, medication, what happens in delivery, vaginal birth, cesarean delivery, vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
• Taking your baby home
  Caring for your baby, caring for yourself, postpartum depression, tips for fathers, helping siblings adjust, where to get help
• Feeding your newborn
  Feeding basics, breast-feeding is best, information on bottle-feeding
• Infant safety
  Car safety seats, safe sleeping, immunizations, preventing lead poisoning
• First five years
  First birthday milestones, young toddlers, twos and threes, fours and fives

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More online help for members

For even more information on maternity issues and concerns, log into your personal account to use:

• The Pregnancy Center
• Your Personal Health Record
• Tools and resources from WebMD

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HealthyEncounters Women's Health program

If you're pregnant, Priority Health can help:

• HealthyEncounters - Maternity
  Free maternity care program to help Priority Health members have a healthy pregnancy
• Pregnancy, birth and baby resources
  A list of local organizations offering information and classes for pregnancy and beyond
• Breast-feeding resources
  A list of lactation consultants and organization that can help you with questions and concerns