“Let food be thy medicine & medicine be thy food”
These words are well said as food is essential for life and speaking of life what can be more beautiful than a new born life.
Nutrition and Pregnancy: Nutrient intake, and dietary planning that is under taken before, during, and after pregnancy. Nutrition is very essential for a heathy life and when it comes to a pregnant woman its importance rises eventually.
Nutrition of fetus begins at conception thus nutrition of the mother is important from even before conception as well as throughout pregnancy and breast feeding. estimate 24% of babies worldwide born with low weight due to lack of nutrition.
Thus, it is very important to have proper diet include:
•Folic acid
•Iron
•Iodine
•Omega-3
•Essential vitamins
Inadequate or excessive amount of some nutrient causes' medical problems or neurological disorder in fetus.Also, intake of alcohol and smoking also result fetal for fetus lead to further complications.
Thus, it is very important to for a woman to take nutrient and healthy diet throughout and after pregnancy for both baby and her own sake and wellbeing.
RTR. PRACHI CHUGH
ROTARACT CLUB OF DAV(C) DENTAL
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