2023 Author: Anita Thornton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-22 03:30
Did you know that women who lack nutrients early in pregnancy damage their he alth and perpetuate a cycle of mother-child malnutrition? Food takes on its full importance here.
What do we know?
- Pregnancy is one of life's most significant developmental times.
- It is recommended that the mother, during pregnancy, consume enough quality nutrients essential for the development of the fetus. Dossier: Nutrition during pregnancy
- It is also recommended that during pregnancy, she consume foods rich in folate (vitamin of group B), iron and calcium in order to provide the fetus with the elements necessary for its development. Women who lack nutrients early in pregnancy damage their he alth and perpetuate a cycle of mother-child malnutrition.
- This lack of essential nutrients in pregnant women during pregnancy, at the very time when the fetus's brain is growing most rapidly, can affect the child's physical and intellectual development and performance in the very long term. school.
- The child may then suffer fromheart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, weak immune system and depression.
- It is more difficult for pregnant women living in a poor environment to eat properly.
Be careful…
- to eat, from the beginning of pregnancy, the essential elements for the development of the fetus.
- to inform every pregnant woman, from the start of pregnancy, about the good eating habits to adopt so that she and the baby are he althy.
What can we do?
- Eat daily foods rich in folate (spinach), in protein (meat, fish, eggs), invitamin A, vitamin C (fatty fish and dairy products), in (fresh parsley, peppers, kiwi fruit, citrus fruits), in calcium (dairy products) and iniron (blood pudding, meat, seafood, fish, legumes).
- Consume daily fortified foods, such as iron-fortified cereals.
- Also favor the consumption of milk, eggs, cheese, fruits and vegetables, nuts and legumes.
- Avoiding alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
- Refer pregnant women to he alth professionals (nutritionist, nurse, doctor).
Information
Food Developing he althy eating habits during pregnancy. In: Tremblay RE, Barr RG, Peters RDeV, Boivin M, eds. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development. Montreal, Quebec: Center of Excellence for Early Childhood Development; 2008. Available at. Page consulted on March 30, 2009.
