Nutrition During Pregnancy

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Pregnancy is a wonderful time in your life. It can also be very taxing and exhausting for your body, mind and spirit at times. But by nourishing your body with these great superfoods, you’ll be [...]

Vitamin Intake During Pregnancy

Pregnancy is an occasion of special care: Begetting and nurturing of and giving birth to a new life is one of the most beautiful and meaningful experiences in the life of a woman. While pregnant a woman has to take care of her own body as well as she has to eat responsible so that [...]

Typical Female Diet Deficient in Nutrient Linked to Infant Brain Developmnent

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ST LOUIS, MO — (MARKET WIRE) — A study by researchers from three of America’s top universities suggests U.S. women aren’t getting adequate amounts of a nutrient thought to promote normal fetal brain development.
Sponsored by the National Institute of Health, researchers found the average American consumes just 314 milligrams [...]

Vitamins and Minerals for Pregnancy

Approximately 20 to 30% of pregnant women have a vitamin and mineral deficiency. Without prophylaxis (i.e. supplementation), roughly 75% of pregnant women would be deficient in at least one vitamin. - Multiplebirthscanada.org
Author: Dr Ainiyah Azmi MD
The balance of hormones, vitamins and minerals has to be just right in both males and females for conception [...]

Should You Gain Weight In Your First Trimester?

Moving through pregnancy often raises some tricky questions.One of the common questions is whether or not a pregnant woman is “supposed” to gain weight in the first trimester of pregnancy.When you are pregnant, you have to pay attention to a lot of details if you want to have a healthy baby (and of course you [...]

Take The Pregnancy Health Quiz

The first few weeks of a pregnancy are essential to a growing baby. During this time, the brain and other organs begin rapidly forming. Poor lifestyle decisions such as obesity, smoking, drinking alcohol, and drug use are not only bad for your own health; they can be extremely harmful to a growing baby. Certain chronic [...]

Top Pregnancy Nutrition Tips

By having a healthy prenatal diet, you can give your baby the best start that you can, and you will also reap the health benefits. Women who have well-balanced diets during pregnancy are far more likely to return to their pre-pregnancy weight in a shorter period of time than those who eat foods that are [...]

Vitamins and Nutrients for Pregnancy

Vitamins And Nutrients Especially Needed During Pregnancy
by Connie Limon

All pregnant women should eat foods packed with nutrients, which is actually the basic principle of healthy eating whether you are not pregnant or not. There are a few nutrients, however, that are especially important during pregnancy. These include:
* Folate and folic acid * Calcium [...]