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Information on Food and Nutrition from FDA

Consumer Advisory: How to Safely Handle Refrigerated Ready-to-Eat Foods and Avoid Listeriosis March 2001

Dangers of Lead Still Linger January-February 1998

FDA Announces Name Changes for Lower-Fat Milks and Folic Acid Fortification for Bakery Products December 1997

How Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects February 1999

Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby March-April 1999

Keep Your Baby Safe: Eat Hard Cheeses Instead of Soft Cheeses During Pregnancy July 1997

A similar brochure from CDC in Spanish September 2000

FDA and EPA Announce the Revised Consumer Advisory on Methylmercury in Fish March 19, 2004

Flyer: What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish March 2004
(also available in PDF and Spanish PDF)

Backgrounder for the 2004 FDA/EPA Consumer Advisory: What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish March 19, 2004

Listeriosis and Pregnancy: What is Your Risk? September 2001

Information for Women about Infant Formula

Other Information from FDA

Pregnancy and the Drug Dilemma May 2001

X-Rays, Pregnancy and You

Information from Other Federal Government Agencies

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Why Folic Acid is So Important (also available in Spanish)

Folic Acid: Frequently Asked Questions

Pregnancy, Breast-Feeding, and Travel

Pregnancy, Diabetes, and Women's Health

Smoking and Pregnancy

Department of Health and Human Services HealthfinderPregnancy

National Women's Health Information Center Healthy Pregnancy

National Library of MedicinePregnancy (MEDLINEplus)

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