Women’s Nutrition& Nutrition in Pregnancy

Women’s Nutrition& Nutrition in Pregnancy

Diet is one of the most important components of your pregnancy term. Eating a well-balanced diet helps both you and the baby, and it is simply not equal to eating more than normal. Diet must be balanced, nutritious and timely. Pregnancy creates unique nutritional demand on you as your baby totally depends on you for its nourishment. Hence, it is imperative for you to take the right quality and quantity of essential nutrients to fulfil your baby’s nutritional requirements.

FAQ

1.What is the importance of diet during pregnancy?

Diet is one of the key components of your pregnancy term and can actually determine how safe/easy can your labour and delivery turn out to be, in addition to of course the health of your baby following birth. Adequate nutrition helps your body prepare and undergo the rigors of pregnancy, while also helping you remain in the adequate weight category to ensure safe labour & delivery.

2.What kind of diet is prescribed during pregnancy?

Irrespective of you being pregnant or not, firstly every woman must adhere to a healthy & balanced nutritious diet. During the course of your pregnancy include a lot of healthy grains in your diet, they give you the energy required, fruits & vegetables are a must as they provide antioxidants and fibre, proteins found in meat, nuts, legumes and diary products are also excellent sources of nutrition that the body requires. Consuming adequate amount of water is also vital, as it keeps the body hydrated.

3.Should I increase the number of times I eat?

This is a tricky question, ideally, you should be eating 5-times a day in good, healthy proportions – neither under eating nor overeating. The five means of the day include three regular means – breakfast, lunch, and dinner, in addition to two light snacks or short meals. Do not stuff yourself just because you have to. Each good portion that is comfortable and filling.

4.Does increasing the quantity of food intake help?

A common misconception is that a woman has to eat for two people while she is carrying, this is actually not true. By simply increasing your dietary intake you do not become healthier or receive adequate nutrition. It is not so much about the quantity of food you consume; it is more about the nutritional quality of the food consumed.

5.What are the negative effects of not eating healthy during pregnancy?

Firstly, being pregnant is physically demanding – your body needs nutrition to be able to simply cope and sustain the pregnancy. Secondly, your baby in the womb has its own nutritional needs and you are the only provider, if you don’t eat and eat healthy, the little one will lack that which it needs. Thirdly, improper diet can either lead to excessive weight gain, high sugar levels, hypertension and so on, all of which can have a seriously detrimental effect on your labour, delivery and post-partum health.

Our Experienced team of Doctors

Women’s Nutrition& Nutrition in Pregnancy

Dr. Sita

MBBS(osm), MD (Obstetrics & Gynecology)(MIIMS,Delhi), DNB, FNB(Reprodutive Medicine) Consultant Reproductive Medicine