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Baby Bump: An Apple a Day Keeps the Asthma Away
What you eat prenatally, can pay off in your lil one's health even after she leaves the womb. Recent research suggests that moms-to-be who eat apples during pregnancy, have children with lower rates of asthma. Those who consumed more than four apples a week had children who were 37 percent less likely to have asthma.
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Ritmo Prenatal: Kid Friendly or Are You Kidding?
Pregnant women are barraged with ads for products that are designed to ease their pregnancy and make their babies smarter in utero. I can't tell you how many coupons and brochures I have received for nutritional snack bars and belly creams while expecting.
I had long read about the benefits of playing music for children before birth, but had limited it to the radio in my car and my iPod speaker system.
What to Eat: Recommended Daily Intake During Pregnancy
Maintaining a healthy diet is paramount when you're pregnant or breastfeeding. Experts suggest you eat a variety of healthy foods and take a daily prenatal vitamin recommended by your health care provider to help fill in nutritional gaps. We've all heard (or said!) the excuse, "I'm eating for two," but the reality is most pregnant or nursing women are advised to consume 300 extra calories a day (400 while nursing).
What Are Your Doctor's Prenatal Care Goals?
Most women with access to health care services visit the doctor more during the course of their pregnancy than they do at any other time in their life. It can be overwhelming and alarming the first time around, but it's only for the benefit of mommy and baby.
Prenatal visits are typically scheduled every four weeks during the first 32 weeks of gestation, every two weeks from 32 to 36 weeks gestation and weekly from 36 weeks to delivery.
Baby Bump: Prenatal Diet May Mean Early Periods
What you eat while pregnant, may affect more than your waistline. A recent study claims that a woman's prenatal diet may influence the age at which her unborn daughter will begin to menstruate. For expecting ladies who indulge their taste buds with ice cream, cookies and other fattening treats, this news may be unwelcome.
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