Pregnancy is truly a life-changing event. Knowing earlier if you are pregnant or not allows you to make important decisions such as adopting healthier lifestyle choices. You can begin taking better care of yourself and your baby sooner, in the critical first stages of your baby’s development.

Early pregnancy detection is better for you – and better for your baby.

The first few weeks of pregnancy are critical to fetal development, so early prenatal care is important in ensuring a healthy birth weight and future health outcomes.

The sooner you know you’re pregnant, the sooner you can begin making healthy choices for your baby, like improving your diet and limiting your exposure to risk factors such as alcohol.

This has been republished from First Response US.