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Learn steps to get yourself ready for taking care of your newborn from the Office on Women’s Health.

Learn safe and healthy ways to plan your next pregnancy from the Office on Women’s Health.

Get tips and resources from the Office on Women’s Health for finding the right person to take care of your baby.

Learn about twins, triplets, and other multiples from the Office on Women’s Health.

If you have lost your baby, you know how devastating and painful this loss can be. You might wonder if you'll ever have a baby to hold and call your own. But surviving the emotional impact of pregnancy loss is possible.

As long as a pregnant woman is able to perform the major functions of her job, not hiring or firing her because she is pregnant is against the law. It’s against the law to dock her pay or demote her to a lesser position because of pregnancy. It’s also against the law to hold back benefits for pregnancy because a woman is not married. All are forms of pregnancy discrimination, and all are illegal.

About 1 in 2 pregnancies in America are unplanned. Ideally, a woman who is surprised by an unplanned pregnancy is in good preconception health and is ready and able to care for a new child. But this sometimes isn't the case.

Preconception health is a woman’s health before she becomes pregnant. It means knowing how health conditions and risk factors could affect a woman or her unborn baby if she becomes pregnant.

These tips can help you cover all your safety bases to prepare for your baby.

Get tips from the Office on Women’s Health to be ready to bond with your new bundle of joy.