Oh, Mama! Pregnant Women Receive Fruit and Veggie PrescriptionsOctober 10th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Thirty pregnant women participating in a project by the People’s Community Clinic in Austin, Texas are receiving prescriptions for fresh fruits and vegetables from their physicians as part of a regional group effort to improve the health of pregnant women from lower income communities. Read More:Oh, Mama! Pregnant Women Receive Fruit and Veggie PrescriptionsHealthy Diet Significantly Reduces Risk of Birth Defects, New Study FindsOctober 9th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
New findings published in a recent issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine suggest that women who regularly eat a healthy diet leading up to becoming pregnant are significantly less likely to have babies with serious brain and spine birth defects, cleft lips and cleft palates. Read More:Healthy Diet Significantly Reduces Risk of Birth Defects, New Study Finds |
