Tag Archives: Healthy Pregnancy
The Importance of a Healthy Diet during Pregnancy
Heavy alcohol or drug use during pregnancy is already known to potentially cause birth defects. Almost important as this is what a mother eats. The diet of a pregnant mother can have long lasting health implications for her child. A new study from researchers at the University of Cambridge has shown how an unhealthy diet creates a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer to the child … Continue reading
Eating for a Healthy Pregnancy (Pregnancy Considerations #3)
Of course you need to eat more when you’re pregnant, but how much more? And what’s best for your baby?
Study finds a healthy diet produces a healthy baby
A pre-pregnancy diet rich in green leafy vegetables and fresh fruit could reduce the risk of a baby being born underweight and undernourished by up to 50 percent, a new study shows. Continue reading
Proper weight gain for pregnancy
Physicians at Lakewood Clinic believe a healthy diet during pregnancy can help mothers and their newborns avoid serious health complications. Continue reading
Having a Baby After 40 Authored by Cathy L. Chambers in PregnancyPublished on 09-16-2009
Women who put off marriage until they are established professionally, as well as the large number of second marriages account for the increase of women who become pregnant in their 40’s. The birthrate among women in this age group was higher in 2000 than in 1990. For these women, pregnancy does hold special challenges but awareness of potential problems and good medical care combined can mean a healthy pregnancy.The first difficulty many women over 40 encounter is conceiving. Fertility declines Continue reading
Pregnancy And Vitamin D
Vitamin D is a big part of good nutrition, but this nutrient pregnancy so much has other functions in the body. Vitamin D is basically the role of maintenance of calcium in this role, she maintains the level of calcium in bones healthy. During pregnancy , vitamin D may work in a similar manner. However, the specific vitamin also affects hundreds of different genes and affect many areas of well-being. The research surrounding vitamin D is growing day by day, and recently the American Academy Continue reading
Losing Pregnancy Weight – Losing Weight at Healthy Pace
Losing Pregnancy Weight is possible through various methods and if you want to achieve this the first thing you must remember is NOT comparing yourself with any celebrity mom who giving birth today and back to her slim body tomorrow. Now that is not going to happen to an average mom; the reasons are: You are on your own, not surrounded by nutritionist, dietician, personal trainer, and fashion designer like she does. Usually, it is going take 6-8 months to regain your orig Continue reading
Healthy Pregnancy Week
This week at DietsInReview.com the focus was on pregnancy . We wanted to give moms information about nutrition and fitness they can use before, during and after their pregnancy to ensure a healthy baby, and a healthy mommy. We invited a number of moms from around the blogosphere, as well as experts in the fields of fitness and nutrition, to share their tips, insights and guidance for achieving your healthiest pregnancy. We also did not forget about the new dads, inviting a couple of fathers w Continue reading
Omega-3 Can Prevent or Treat Postpartum Depression
The week of July 20 is Healthy Pregnancy Week at DietsInReview.com. Postpartum depression (PPD) is different from the “baby blues” that effect up to 80% of women following childbirth. PPD is clinical depression, diagnosed using DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria and effects approximately 1 in 10 women following child birth. PPD may or may not include Postpartum Psychosis, made famous by Andrea Yates, or postpartum anxiety. If symptoms are interfering with your functioning or you believe you are Continue reading