NUTRITIONAL NEEDS IN PREGNANT WOMEN

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Good evening friends steemian all, this evening I would like to discuss about the needs of nutrition on pregnant women. This is the article needs to be in the know, especially for women.

The mass of the pregnancy is fetal growth in mass, therefore mothers who are pregnant, require additional nutrition.

Nutrients are substances energy required in maintaining health, maintain growth and also make the organ can execute his duties normally.

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Balanced nutrition foods are foods that contain enough carbohydrates and fats as a source of energy, as a source of protein substances builders, as well as vitamins and mineral substances as a regulator.

Food eaten by the mother will be in absorbency by the baby, through the placenta. and when the mother's food is limited, the mother will be thin, weak, pale, hair loss.

food that should be kosumsi so that the health of the mother and the fetus is assured is as follows

Substances iron

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Substances Iron plays a role in the formation of red blood cells, either for the mother or fetus. Iron needs are at least 27 milligrams per day*

Apple

Apples contain lots of vitamins and anti oxidants. It is also rich in fiber are easily digested by the body so that it will not cause weight gain of pregnant women.

Protein.

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Protein useful to assist the growth and development of cells or tissues, including brain cells in the fetus. Protein also helps the growth of the breast tissue of pregnant women, and played an important role in increasing the supply of blood in the body.

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Pregnant women important to consume carbohydrates to replenish energy and assist in
the growth of the fetus. In addition very carbohydrates function in the main source of energy, maintaining healthy nerve tissue in the formation of cells,

calcium

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Calcium was instrumental in pembutukan the fetus, if there is a lack of calcium in the fetus, then the calcium that will take is from the mother, and will cause osteoporosis on bone mother

Vitamin a must be supplied from a pregnant women is vitamin a vitamin d vitamin c, vitamin b6 and vitamin 12

Factors affecting the nutrition of pregnant women among other Factors: social, economic, and knowledge.

When baby gives birth and the mother's breast milk the first color is yellow, not in the waste, because it contains a lot of anti body, or immune to many.

Thank you for taking the time to read my post, hopefully with see my post about the nutritional needs of pregnant women can help pera stemian all especially in women