New motherhood poses a wide array of health challenges. Eating a well-balanced diet, according to Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating, and taking a daily prenatal multivitamin, like Materna www.materna.ca, helps ensure the health of you and the baby. Continuing to take a prenatal multivitamin during the breastfeeding months is also important. Your body needs extra vitamins and minerals to keep both you and baby healthy during the lactation/postpartum period. Here's some helpful information regarding hemorrhoids during pregnancy and other health issues facing new moms and moms-to-be.