Nutrients needed during pregnancy

During pregnancy, mother's nutrition is very important, especially some key nutrients, we must pay attention to nutritional balance, and should pay attention to the following nutrient supplements, because they play a very important role in the health of the mother and the baby's growth and development .

1. Folic acid

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Starting ingestion of folic acid (400 mg per day) during the first 3 months of pregnancy can reduce neonatal neural tube defects by 70%; starting folic acid supplementation early in pregnancy can also reduce the risk of cleft lip neonatal.

Folate-rich foods: green leafy vegetables, animal livers, oranges, egg yolks, etc.

2. Calcium

The skeletal development of the fetus requires you to take in enough calcium. If the intake of calcium during pregnancy is insufficient, it may affect the baby's skeletal development, but also cause symptoms such as leg muscle cramps in pregnant mothers.

Calcium-rich foods: milk and its products, soybeans and its products, green leafy vegetables, sesame, shrimp, and so on.

3. Iron

Pregnant mothers are prone to iron deficiency anemia due to inadequate iron intake. Iron deficiency anemia not only endangers the mother's own health, but also leads to stillbirth, premature birth, delivery of low birth weight infants, and neonatal nutritional anemia.

Iron-rich foods: animal liver, soybeans, black fungus, beef, lamb, egg yolk and so on.

4.Omega-3

Mega-3 plays a very important role in the development of the fetus's brain and vision.

Contains Omega-3 rich foods: salmon, mackerel, sardines, tuna, etc.

5. Dietary fiber

Adequate intake of dietary fiber can avoid the prevalent constipation in expectant mothers.

Dietary fiber-rich foods: fruits, vegetables, whole wheat bread, beans, whole grains, etc.

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