By learning about pregnancy and nutrition needs, the expectant mothers can learn what is needed to support health during pregnancy. And everything must be done to convince you that all action taken is for the sake of your health and your baby.
Good nutrition helps women prepare the body to become a mother because of the complex processes that occur during pregnancy requires a lot of supply of protein, vitamins and minerals for mother and baby. If you already have a mother's body the nutrients stored away a few months or years before the pregnancy, nutritional needs can be covered with a simple diet. But if the savings lower nutrition during pregnancy, the expectant mother has a big enough risk accompanies such pregnancies pregnancy amnesia and difficulties.
Folic acid is a vitamin that is very important before and during my pregnancy, especially in the early weeks of pregnancy. Pregnant women who suffer from folic acid deficiency increases the risk of babies suffering from neural tube defects (Neural Tube Defect / NTD), such as spina bifida. Immediately when you get yourself pregnant then immediately consume additional folic acid supplements with the amount of 400 mg or as recommended by your doctor. This must be done during the 12 weeks of the first pregnancy.
Folic acid is an additional supplement in the diet ditambakhan pregnant. Needs of approximately 200 mg per day. Pregnant women may increase the need for folic acid from foods such as breakfast cereals, wholemeal bread and bread or bread flour miller, green vegetables (cabbage, broccoli, spinach, sprouts, fresh beans), can also nuts. What should be noted, folic acid can be easily damaged during cooking, so make sure you cook the vegetables with the amount of water and a moment of time.
Most of the women in the age ready to become pregnant have iron levels low. That's why iron stores (or hemoglobin) is always measured during pregnancy. If found pregnant women with low iron levels then he said to suffer from anemia. To overcome doctor or midwife who examined will usually give iron supplements. So that iron deficiency was a good idea to consume foods rich in iron. Both of animal and vegetable products.
To help your body absorb and use iron and nutrients derived from food, many pregnant women should eat foods that contain vitamin C. The sources of both vitamin C is citrus fruits, lemon, raisins, strawberries, kiwi fruit, peppers, tomatoes and green vegetables. At least the pregnant woman should eat five servings of fruit or vegetables a day.