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Information on Food and Nutrition from FDA
bulletConsumer Advisory: How to Safely Handle Refrigerated Ready-to-Eat Foods and Avoid Listeriosis March 2001
bulletDangers of Lead Still Linger January-February 1998
bulletFolic Acid
bulletFDA Announces Name Changes for Lower-Fat Milks and Folic Acid Fortification for Bakery Products December 1997
bulletHow Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects February 1999
bulletHealthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby March-April 1999
bulletKeep Your Baby Safe: Eat Hard Cheeses Instead of Soft Cheeses During Pregnancy July 1997
bulletA similar brochure from CDC in Spanish September 2000
bulletFDA and EPA Announce the Revised Consumer Advisory on Methylmercury in Fish March 19, 2004
bulletFlyer: What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish March 2004
(also available in PDF and Spanish PDF) *New*
bulletBackgrounder for the 2004 FDA/EPA Consumer Advisory: What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish March 19, 2004
bulletListeriosis and Pregnancy: What is Your Risk? September 2001

 

bulletInformation for Women about Infant Formula

Other Information from FDA

bulletPregnancy and the Drug Dilemma May 2001
bulletX-Rays, Pregnancy and You

 

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Information from Other Federal Government Agencies
bulletCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
bulletWhy Folic Acid is So Important (also available in Spanish)
bulletFolic Acid: Frequently Asked Questions
bulletPregnancy
bulletPregnancy, Breast-Feeding, and Travel
bulletPregnancy, Diabetes, and Women's Health
bulletSmoking and Pregnancy

 

bulletDepartment of Health and Human Services Healthfinder
bulletPregnancy

 

bulletNational Women's Health Information Center
bulletHealthy Pregnancy

 

bulletNational Library of Medicine
bulletPregnancy (MEDLINEplus)
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