Friday, August 9, 2013

Nutritional Intake for Pregnant Women for Healthy Fetal Growth

Be careful when taking medication, some types of sleeping pills and anti-nausea drugs, including thalidomide (a sedative kind) are consumed in early pregnancy, shown to cause defects in the hands and feet, such as a bulge because the meat did not reach the length and shape of the body properly. Streptomycin in the treatment of tuberculosis that can cause disruption in the ears. Or chloramphenicol can make fetal bone marrow is damaged, until the baby is born will experience blood disorders and skin disorders known as the gray syndrome. Herbs and fertility drugs are not controlled, it can also be bad. Containing DES (diethyl bestrol), for example, was likely to cause genital abnormalities in the bottom. Ranging from no formation of the vaginal, until the child is exposed to the possibility of vaginal cancer later when she gets older.
At week 6, the organs also began to develop at this gestational age is wrapping nerves. Folic acid deficiency, or acute anemia, can cause fetal fetus having a neural tube defect (neural tube disorders), with no formation of partial fetal spine to the head and brain of the fetus.
Starting at week 12, the system has a central skeleton bone formation / bone ossification at most and will hold calcium very quickly, so the bones become harder.Calcium intake should be met by pregnant women.
In the second trimester is characterized by accelerated growth and maturation of function throughout tissue and organ of the body. But beware of excessive weight gain. Starting at week 20, the need of blood for fetal also increased sharply. So as not anemia threatening of pregnancy, the mother had to be self sufficient in iron intake, either through the consumption of a balanced nutritious diet and supplements that the doctor recommended.
Starting at week 22, the mother is very enjoyed for complaints of nausea, vomiting has passed and now it is being passionate appetite, so she must be careful not happen excess weight gain.

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