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photo credit: nrtoday.com When a woman is pregnant, eating healthy is more important than ever. A mother's eating habits help to establish the essential building blocks of growth and overall health for her child.

photo credit: Huffington Post English teacher Eric Jordan from the Frederick Douglass Academy VII in Brownsville, Brooklyn wants to teach his students an important lesson that textbooks cannot - by taking them to Spain, as aplus.com reports.

This month's Porcelain Ashes column is a sole contribution by Krystal, inspired by a conversation both columnist recently had. Krystal: Let's talk about love. But let me start out by saying that I've become very jaded over the years.

photo credit: msn.com Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is one of the most common causes of infant deaths in the U.S., and one major risk factor is sharing a bed with parents.

photo credit: wellesleyunderground.com A Brooklyn mother-daughter social enterprise is bringing high-quality shea butter to the United States, while also helping women workers in their native Ghana, as spotlighted by FOX 5 NY .

In the middle of Bed-Stuy, on Quincy St. and Bedford Ave., this Biggie picture is painted on the side of the store wall. He's an important figure to the community.

photo credit: dailymail.com A groundbreaking procedure will allow women who have survived cancer a chance to get pregnant. Chemotherapy often causes damage to the ovaries, and women who undergo the treatment are commonly left unable to have a baby.

photo credit: minnpost.com For generations, pregnant women were advised to avoid any kind of exercise because of concerns that it might put the unborn baby's health at risk.

Brooklyn Readers, don't let the television, YouTube or social media babysit your kids this week. Get them out and active. Here are a list of things to do across Central and East Brooklyn to keep their minds and bodies active during spring break! 1.

Hillary Rodham Clinton Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver the keynote address to the 2017 graduates of Medgar Evers College for their commencement ceremonies, announced the institution on Friday.