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New Guide Helps Women Be Healthy And Have A Healthy Pregnancy.(National Women's Health Resource Center and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association launch pregnancy planner)

Women's Health Weekly

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2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) have launched a new pregnancy planner for expectant moms.

The planner is a colorful, 10-month blank calendar loaded with expert advice and health tips for every month of pregnancy and the arrival of the baby. Designed to fit neatly into a woman's purse or briefcase, the planner also has room to record important phone numbers and memos about prenatal checkups.

The planner, which can be ordered at no cost from both NWHRC and CHPA, is designed as a tool to help women take charge of their pregnancies.

"Pregnancy can be a wonderful opportunity for women to take charge of their health," said Amy Niles, NWHRC executive director. "New habits of more healthful eating, getting enough sleep, and enjoying moderate exercise begun in pregnancy can help both mother and baby."

Calls from mothers-to-be to the NWHRC hotline led to production of the planner. The NWHRC had received many requests from expectant mothers asking for information or tips for a healthy pregnancy. The planner is designed to help meet that need in a practical way. The content of the planner was reviewed by practicing obstetricians on the NWHRC's Women's Health Advisory Council.

"The pregnancy planner can be a woman's constant companion during pregnancy," said Robert G. Donovan, CHPA president. "It's loaded with health tips and important reminders and can serve as a guide during pregnancy, although it's important to remember that every woman, and every ...

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