Maternal nutrition
Maternal nutrition refers to the dietary intake and habits of expectant mothers with dual emphasis on the health of the mother and the physical and mental development of infants. 23.8% of babies are estimated to be born with lower than optimal weights at birth. [1]
Pregnancy and child birth transform every aspect of our lives.We should be very careful with our choices regarding what we eat, at home, work and relationships. This article is only about the diet the expectimg mothers should be following for their welfare and their growing foetus. This article also gives details about which diet to follow through trimester of your pregnancy.
It is very important to know that expecting mothers should change thier personal habits like smoking, alcohol, caffine, using certain medications and street drugs as soon as they know they are pregnant or even when they are planning to concieve. All these can affect the of the organs like brain, which happen in early stages of pregnancy. they can cause irrepairable damage to the developing feotus. [2]
References
- ^ "WHO | 10 facts on nutrition". Who.int. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ http://books.google.co.in/books?id=E7BKtTKqAQcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=pregnancy+books&hl=en&ei=_B58Tv6iCYO3rAeuvbT0Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CF4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=pregnancy%20books&f=false.
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