Pregnancy is scary these days, especially when we are constantly told that there is no known cause, and no known cure, for any of these common complications. But is that really the truth?

You've probably experienced one of these, or know someone who has:

• Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH)
• Preeclampsia, Toxemia, HELLP syndrome
• Placental abruption
• IntraUterine Growth Retardation (IUGR)
• Preterm labor and bed rest
• Drugs to reduce blood pressure and halt preterm labor
• Small for Gestational Age (SGA) babies
• Premature babies
• Stillbirth

More than 100 years of medical research have shown that there is indeed a way to avoid these problems: proper pregnancy nutrition. Your growing baby gets every nutrient needed for growth -- from nerves to muscles to bone to brain -- from your bloodstream, and nowhere else. If you don't eat the right foods, the baby cannot suck nutrients out of your body like a parasite, as myth has it. The baby is fed by placental circulation, which only gets nutrients from the mother's bloodstream, and the only way nutrients get into the mother's bloodstream is through what she eats.

What can you do to prevent complications and give birth to a healthy baby? Based on Dr. Brewer's proven Brewer Medical Diet, here are six simple steps that you can start today:

Content on this site is not a substitute for professional medical or healthcare advice, diagnosis or treatment, and may not be used for such purposes. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical question or condition. Reliance on information presented on this site is at your own risk. This site contains the opinions and views of other users. Given the interactive nature of this site, we cannot endorse, guarantee, or be responsible for the accuracy, efficacy, or veracity of any content generated by our users.