Your oral health during pregnancy directly impacts your baby’s future. Oral bacteria can transfer in utero and after birth, influencing your child’s risk for cavities and gum disease. Nursing supports healthy growth and airway development, while pregnancy itself raises cavity risk. By improving your oral microbiome, supporting nursing, and building the right care team, you set your baby up for lifelong dental health.

Cavities aren’t inevitable—learn how diet, saliva, oral hygiene, the microbiome, and breathing all affect your enamel, and how to naturally prevent and even heal early damage.