| A dietary guide for pregnant women
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| | for healing post birth marks, stretch
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| During pregnancy, both mother and baby
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| | marks and anemia where as, in babies; it
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| undergo immense changes, as a whole new
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| | helps in blood cell formation, and
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| life is taking shape in side the mothers
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| | provides resistance against jaundice.
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| womb. In order to accommodate these
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| | Some natural vitamin E supplements are
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| changes, it is very essential to take an
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| | wheat germ, nuts, avocado, green leafy
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| extreme care of mothers diet & her
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| | vegetables, eggs. This vitamin is
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| nutritional requirements. To have an easy
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| | required in quite higher quantities i.e.
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| delivery & a healthy baby, it is
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| | around 15 mg daily.
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| necessary that a mother should take
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| | Vitamin K
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| proper food. It is important for her to
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| | Vitamin K helps in blood clotting in
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| realize that whatever she is consuming is
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| | mother and also protects the baby against
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| finally delivered to her baby & would
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| | hemorrhage. Sufficient supplies of
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| reflect upon its overall development!
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| | vitamin K can be met by eating
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| The amounts of vitamins and nutrients
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| | cauliflower, eggs, and green leafy
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| that pregnant women should have in their
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| | vegetables. Daily dietary requirement of
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| diet are known as prenatal vitamins or
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| | vitamin K is around 90g.
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| prenatal nutrients. Prenatal vitamins
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| | Vitamin F
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| consist of a variety of vitamins and
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| | This vitamin promotes healthy skin in
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| minerals with the guidelines of daily
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| | mother and helps in kidney and brain
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| intake requirements for certain
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| | development, and growth hormones in baby.
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| nutrients, such as folic acid (folate),
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| | Supplement sources includes fatty fish,
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| calcium, iron, etc. one must be aware of
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| | nuts, green leafy vegetables.
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| the associated terminology like RDA and
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| | Calcium
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| UL.
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| | One of the most essential elements
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| RDA: Recommended Dietary Allowance. i.e.
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| | required by both, the mother and the
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| the recommended amount to maintain good
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| | baby, it is responsible for Healthy bones
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| health
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| | and teeth, & proper functioning of nerves
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| UL: Tolerable Upper Intake Levels i.e.
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| | & muscles. Sources of calcium are Cheese,
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| the highest amount an individual can take
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| | milk and milk products, shellfish, Brazil
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| without experiencing potentially harmful
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| | nuts, green vegetables. It required in
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| effects.
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| | very high amounts, i.e. around 1000mg per
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| There are several vitamins and minerals
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| | day.
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| essential to human beings that have been
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| | Iron
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| identified:
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| | Iron helps in RBC development,
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| Vitamin A
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| | respiratory functions, and fights fatigue
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| In mothers, vitamin A helps in the
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| | in mother and in baby also. Sources of
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| Lactation, in the development of
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| | iron are parsley, eggs, meat, almonds,
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| Placental membranes & hormones. Where as
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| | apricots, vegetables. Daily
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| in baby it helps in the RBC and Fetal
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| | recommendations are 27mg, and to avoid
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| growth, development of visual, hair,
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| | anemia it should range from 60-120mg.
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| skin, mucous membranes, and also protects
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| | Magnesium
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| against infections. Some natural vitamin
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| | In mothers, Magnesium helps in providing
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| A supplements are milk, butter, eggs,
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| | energy and helps in labor contractions
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| liver, fish, green fruit & vegetables.
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| | while in babies; it is responsible for
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| The RDA requirements are 770g a day.
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| | cardio-cerebral & skeletal development.
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| Vitamin B
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| | Some of the ample sources of magnesium
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| In mothers, vitamin B helps in metabolism
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| | are cashew/brazil nuts, whole grains,
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| of fats, sugar & protein. In baby, it
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| | seafood. Daily minimal recommendations
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| helps in the cardiac development & nerve
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| | for magnesium are ~350mg.
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| function. It also helps protecting baby
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| | Potassium
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| from cerebral dementia. Some natural
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| | It helps in the fluid balance and
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| vitamin B supplements are green leafy
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| | regulation of acidity, for both the
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| vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains, peas,
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| | mother and the baby. Sources of potassium
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| etc.
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| | are dried fruits, vegetables and
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| Vitamin C
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| | sunflower seeds.
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| In mothers, it is responsible for the
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| | Folic Acid
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| growth of connective tissue, helps fights
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| | In mothers, it helps in the synthesis of
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| viruses, and absorbs iron. And, in baby,
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| | DNA and RNA, RBC, bone marrow, antibodies
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| it helps in oxygen distribution, growth
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| | while in babies; it helps in the bone
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| of immune system, and teeth. Rich sources
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| | marrow development, spine formation &
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| of vitamin C are melon, citrus fruits,
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| | cell division. Some of the rich sources
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| berries, carrots, peas, tomatoes and many
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| | of folic acid are dark leafy vegetables,
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| more. According to RDA, its daily
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| | nuts, seeds, & milk. The recommended
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| requirement is 85 mg.
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| | daily dosage is 600 g.
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| Vitamin D
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| | Water
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| In mothers, this vitamin is responsible
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| | It carries the nutrients to the cells and
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| for teeth development, and for calcium
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| | carries their waste products away. It
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| and phosphorus absorption. And in baby it
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| | also helps in regulating the body
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| helps in skeletal development. Some
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| | temperature of embryo. The daily
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| natural vitamin D supplements are fish,
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| | requirements are ~9 cups.
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| organic meats and eggs. Sunlight also
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| | Calories
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| helps in intracellular vitamin D
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| | Energy requirement varies during
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| production. The RDA requirements are just
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| | different trimesters of pregnancy. Energy
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| 5g a day.
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| | is essentially required for tissue
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| Vitamin E
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| | building & metabolic activities.
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| In mothers, this vitamin is responsible
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