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We all lead hectic lives and all too often missing your first period is the catalyst for thinking about your pregnancy, but you are already two weeks pregnant at this point and it may take a further few weeks before you see your obstetrician. By this time, your baby is developing rapidly and you may have missed opportunities to influence the pregnancy positively.

• The first twelve weeks of pregnancy is the time when all of the major organs are developing in the baby’s body.

• The heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, brain and nervous system are all formed at a time when many women do not even realize that they are pregnant.

This is why pre-pregnancy care is so important. It is important not just for women with a health condition, but for every woman contemplating pregnancy.