[Health] How pregnant mothers should eat

"Eat more when you're pregnant!" In this way, the physique can be strengthened. "Don't be afraid of being fat, eat more meat, the baby can be healthy!" Most pregnant mothers have heard similar advice, but how to eat during pregnancy to make the mother and baby healthy?

Doctors from Foshan Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Guangdong Province said that the nutrition ingested by pregnant women through diet, in addition to maintaining their own body metabolism, but also to provide fetal growth and development in the body, so a reasonable and balanced diet is very important for pregnant mothers and fetuses. The gestational period can be roughly divided into two stages, the first trimester and the middle and third trimesters of pregnancy, and different dietary strategies should be adopted in the two stages.

In the early stages of pregnancy, some pregnant mothers face the problem of pregnancy reactions, and there will be poor appetite and other situations. However, this period of time is an important stage in the development of the main organs of the fetus, so pregnant mothers must ensure that they consume enough carbohydrates, proteins, folic acid, iron and other nutrients.

Doctors recommend that in the early stages of pregnancy, pregnant women can choose light, palatable and easy to digest food, such as no appetite due to pregnancy reactions, you need to choose a small number of dietary strategies to ensure adequate nutrient intake, and folic acid must be taken until 3 months after pregnancy.

In the middle and third trimester of pregnancy, pregnant mothers can appropriately increase the intake of high-quality proteins such as fish, poultry, eggs, and lean meat. Studies have shown that nutrients in fish are beneficial for fetal brain and retinal development.

Doctors said that pregnant mothers in the middle and third trimester of pregnancy should ensure adequate nutrient intake, but should also pay attention to not excessive supplementation of high-calorie foods, and should participate in appropriate exercise to maintain appropriate weight growth.

Doctors remind that the nutrition ingested by pregnant mothers during pregnancy not only affects the health of mothers, but also involves the normal development of the fetus and long-term health. Malnutrition during pregnancy and miscarriage, premature birth, malformed fetus, fetal growth restriction, gestational anemia, etc.; excessive nutrition during pregnancy will increase the risk of obesity during pregnancy, diabetes during pregnancy, preeclampsia, postpartum bleeding, etc., and will also have adverse effects on the fetus, so pregnant mothers must recognize the importance of a reasonable and balanced diet during pregnancy.

Contributed by: Foshan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Guangdong Province, Zhang Qiufang, Zhang Xiaohui