Here are seven of the most common mistakes pregnant women make and easy ways to fix them. Overlooking the Zika virusAs of August 25th, there have been 624 reported cases of pregnant women in the U.S. with lab evidence of the Zika virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dweck recommends pregnant women and those planning to become pregnant use insect repellant with DEET sprayed on their clothing, not directly on their skin. “If it’s not a great idea to do when you’re not pregnant, it’s not a great idea to do in pregnancy,” she said. “Women think that because they’re pregnant they have to double their calories and it couldn’t be further from the truth,” Lang said.

Source: Fox News September 04, 2016 11:03 UTC