Pregnancy requires mothers to maintain a healthy diet low in mercury and lead to avoid harming the embryo's development. Mothers should also avoid teratogens like illicit drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes which can cause low birth weight, learning disabilities, and fetal alcohol syndrome in babies. During pregnancy, mothers need to prevent infections and take precautions if their blood type is Rh negative to protect the growing fetus as it develops organs in the first trimester and matures in the second and third trimesters before birth.