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Nutrition

Key Points​​
  • ​During pregnancy, your baby gets all the nutrients it needs from you. So you may need more nutrients during pregnancy than you did before pregnancy.
  • Taking prenatal vitamins and eating healthy foods can help give you all the nutrients you and your baby need during pregnancy.
  • Make sure your prenatal vitamin has folic acid, iron, and calcium in it.

Prenatal Vitamins
  • Prenatal vitamins are just multivitamins created for pregnant women with more of the nutrients that are beneficial to a health pregnancy.

What nutrients are the most important?
  • Folic Acid
    • A B-vitamin that every cell in the body needs for healthy growth and development. It can help prevent birth defects of the brain and the spine called neural tube defects.
  • Iron
    • A mineral that helps oxygen travel from the lungs to the rest of the body.
  • Calcium
    • A mineral that helps the baby's bones, teeth, heart, muscles, and nerves develop.
  • Vitamin D
    • Helps your body to absorb calcium and strengthens the immune system.
  • DHA
    • A fat that helps with the growth and development of the baby's eyes and brain.
  • Iodine​
    • ​A mineral that allows your body to use energy from food.​

Substance Use While Pregnant

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Local Resources

Stark County THRIVE
Stark County THRIVE Community Health Workers are available, at no cost, to help support and assist pregnant women and families through pregnancy and the first year of a baby’s life.
​Self-Referral Form

Ohio 24 Hour Breastfeeding Hotline
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  • Call the Hotline: 888-588-3234

Alliance Pregnancy Center
  • Visit the site 
  • Call to set up an appointment: 330-821-7283

Canton Pregnancy Choices For Me 
  • Visit the site 
  • Call the line: 330-455-7500
  • Text the line: 330-961-1772

Ohio Tobacco Quit Line
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  • Call the line: 1-800-784-8669
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Stark County Diaper Bank
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  • Call the Alliance Salvation Army: ​330-823-5188
  • Call the Canton Salvation Army: 330-453-0158

Contact Us
Visit Our Homepage at allianceforchildrenandfamilies.org

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  • Nutrition
    • Community Gardens
    • Nutrition Tips
    • Meal Recipes
    • Snack Recipes
  • Covid-19
  • Resources
    • Disability Benefits
    • Housing, Food, & Clothing
    • Education & Employment
    • Health
    • Childcare
    • Transportation
    • Pregnancy
  • Contact