Keeping well during pregnancy and after childbirth
Updated: 30 September 2022

Manuela Leporesi
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- Ask a health worker for advice on physical activity
- Ask a health worker how to quit (or avoid) tobacco, alcohol, or drugs
- Be aware of your feelings, such as if worried or sad, and talk to trusted people, such as a health worker, family, or friends
- Seek help from a health worker if feeling very sad, anxious, exhausted, unable to cope or if you have thoughts about harming yourself or your baby
- Take part in groups with other women who are pregnant or who have recently given birth
- Contact a health worker as soon as possible if you experience violence or abuse
- Follow treatments prescribed by a health worker
- Know the danger signs during pregnancy, childbirth and after childbirth, such as bleeding, severe headaches and pain in the stomach region or belly (abdomen)
- Know when to see a health worker for routine visits or where to go immediately to seek care for danger signs
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