Dietary requirements of a pregnant woman
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- Dietary Requirements for Pregnant Women
- Requires sufficient nutrients to cope with the demands of the growing baby
- Essential fatty acids
- Needed by foetus for brain growth
- Vitamin D
- Deficiency leads to low birth weight and tetanus in the baby
- Found in liver, fish-liver oils, oil fish such as sardines
- Vitamin E
- Transferred to the foetus in the last 10 weeks of pregnancy.
- Premature birth may need supplement
- Found in lettuce, peanunts, milk
- Transferred to the foetus in the last 10 weeks of pregnancy.
- Vitamin K
- deficiency may lead to baby's blood not clotting
- Newborn babies given vit K by mouth or injection
- Found in leafy vegetables such as spinach
- deficiency may lead to baby's blood not clotting
- Folate
- Required in early pregnancy for the correct development of the brain and nervous system
- Folate deficiency in the mother can lead to miscarriage
- Baby could be born with spina bifida (malformations)
- Folate deficiency in the mother can lead to miscarriage
- Required in early pregnancy for the correct development of the brain and nervous system
- Vitamin B 12
- Vegetarian mother may be deficient
- May need to take a supplement during pregnancy and during breastfeeding
- Found in animal foods
- Vegetarian mother may be deficient
- Calcium
- Foetus needs a lot of calcium in the last few weeks as the skeleton develops
- Found in milk, cheese and bread
- Iron
- Needs to provide growing baby with a store of iron for the first few weeks after birth
- Iron tablets may be taken
- Needs to provide growing baby with a store of iron for the first few weeks after birth
- Weight Gain
- Weight gain is normal during pregnancy
- How much depends on diet, age, level of activity and whether or not she smokes
- Weight gain is normal during pregnancy
- Fasting
- This can lead to problems in the pregnancy
- Could cause brain damage in the baby
- This can lead to problems in the pregnancy
- Food Poisoning
- Can be danagerous to pregnant women
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Avoid unpasteurized soft cheeses such as Brie and goats cheese
- Avoid pre-cooked chicken
- Avoid pate and ready prepared salads
- Salmonella
- Raw/partially cooked eggs
- Mayonnaise, cold souffles, mousses
- Raw/partially cooked eggs
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