{"id":745,"date":"2015-10-28T18:25:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T12:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/articles.1mg.com\/?p=745"},"modified":"2017-03-30T19:03:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T13:33:40","slug":"essential-tips-for-a-healthy-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/essential-tips-for-a-healthy-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-746 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pregnancy-2.jpg\" alt=\"buy prescription drugs online\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. AKANSHA SHRIVASTAVA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Resident ( Gynae &amp; Obs),\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, New Delhi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WEIGHT GAIN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weight gain during pregnancy for women with normal BMI (18.2-22.9) should be around 11 kg<\/li>\n<li>Women who are already obese (overweight) should not gain more than 7 kg<\/li>\n<li>Women who are underweight may gain up to 19 kg<\/li>\n<li>Rapid weight gain of more than 2 kg a month after 5<sup>th<\/sup> month may be predictor of impending high blood pressure<\/li>\n<li>Stationary or falling weight may lead to low birth weight babies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DIET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fluids<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take plenty of fluids in form water, juices, milk, curd<\/li>\n<li>Avoid excessive tea ,coffee and alcohol<\/li>\n<li>Take almost a litre of fluid above your usual intake<\/li>\n<li>Proper fluid intake is a natural defence against constipation and urinary infection as both constipation and urinary infection can lead to preterm deliveries (delivery prior to expected date leading to weak babies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Iron supplements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Haemoglobin level during pregnancy should be above 11 gm%<\/li>\n<li>Start iron containing tablets after 3<sup>rd<\/sup> month till delivery<\/li>\n<li>Take iron rich diets such as spinach, tomatoes, jaggery, green leafy vegetables, beans, sprouts, red meat, and fish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Calcium <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Calcium <\/strong>requirement during pregnancy is 1000 mg per day<\/li>\n<li>Have milk and milk based products along with calcium supplements(after 3<sup>rd<\/sup> month)<\/li>\n<li>Do not take iron and calcium tablets at the same time as they interfere with each other\u2019s absorption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Folic acid <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start taking folic acid tablets from the time when you plan pregnancy and continue till 3<sup>rd<\/sup> month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/hULmoN\">Adding a health drink or nutritional supplement powder to your daily glass of milk can help you get\u00a0 100% of daily requirement of several nutrients.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>REST AND SLEEP<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get around 8 hours of sleep at night. 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