Want your baby to be born without defects, pregnant mothers remember to add 8 important vitamins during pregnancy

      Supplementing the important vitamins during pregnancy through a healthy diet will help prevent birth defects in the fetus.

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      If you are preparing to welcome a new member to the family, don't forget to boost your health with the best nutrition. Supplementing with important vitamins through daily meals as well as proper functional foods is essential to ensuring both mother and baby are healthy. Moreover, vitamins play an important role in helping the fetus avoid birth defects, ensuring the immune system and the health of the baby after birth.

      Here are 8 important vitamins for pregnant women to ensure they are getting enough before and during your baby.

Folic acid

     Folic is very important for all pregnant mothers . This is needed to help the body produce new cells and prevent DNA changes. With the fetus, folic acid helps children prevent neural tube cracking defects and many other birth defects such as cleft palate , ...

      So as soon as preparing for the pregnancy, mothers will be supplemented with folic acid as prescribed by the doctor with a dosage of 400mcg-600mcg / day.

      In addition, pregnant mothers should eat more foods rich in folic acid such as beans, dark green vegetables, liver and grains.

Vitamin C

      This is one of the vitamins that helps strengthen the immune system very well for the pregnant mother's body. Not only that, thanks to vitamin C, the iron absorption process in the mother's body is also done more effectively.

      With the fetus, vitamin C can help mothers prevent miscarriage . Another secret for mothers waiting for their babies is to add an appropriate amount of vitamin C for fathers. Thanks to this vitamin, the father's sperm count will increase and become much stronger.

    Mother should supplement vitamin C in 2 ways:

From food sources such as fruits rich in vitamin C (strawberries, oranges, tangerines, apples, ...), vegetables such as cauliflower, broccoli, bell peppers and sweet potatoes, ...

Functional foods: Pregnant mothers can refer to and take more synthetic vitamin C as prescribed by your doctor. Normally, the dosage is 85mg / day.

 

Photo: Important vitamins when carrying vitamin should be supplemented through a healthy diet 

Zinc

      Zinc is essential for strengthening the immune system, manufacturing and perfecting cells in the body. If pregnant mothers are deficient in zinc, it can easily lead to miscarriage, fetal toxicity and low birth weight.

      Pregnant mothers need 18mg zinc / day. Therefore, mothers should focus on supplementing this mineral through seafood foods such as shellfish, shrimp, squid, ... and red meat such as beef, pork, white sesame, black and yogurt.  

Vitamin B6

       For mothers who are preparing to become pregnant, vitamin B6 has the ability to help the mother's body control the quality of ovulation very well.

       Meanwhile, vitamin B6 is also effective for pregnant women during pregnancy. Vitamin B6 is especially helpful to help reduce morning sickness for mothers. Pregnant mothers who do not fully supplement vitamin B6 often experience anemia and easily become debilitated during pregnancy.

        Do not forget to add 2mg of B6 per day through foods such as green vegetables (cabbage, bell peppers, garlic, asparagus, cauliflower, ...), tuna, salmon, carp, liver and grains.

Vitamin D

         Vitamin D during pregnancy is very important for the development of fetal bones and teeth. Vitamin D is required for calcium absorption and plays a decisive role in the development of healthy bones. In addition ,  vitamin D during pregnancy can ensure the health of mothers and babies in reducing the risk of developing  autism in young children . Therefore, pregnant women who are at risk of vitamin D deficiency should take appropriate supplements.

        Therefore, don't forget to supplement vitamin D with essential foods like eggs, sea fish, milk, cheese, whole grains and legumes.

 

Photo: Eggs, milk, fish are rich in vitamin D

Iron

        Iron is considered one of the most important minerals and vitamins during pregnancy, and is essential to be supplemented regularly throughout your pregnancy. Thanks to iron, oxygen is rapidly transported to the red blood cells. From here the fetus will receive iron to complete the process of formation and brain development.

        Mothers who eat iron deficient diet easily lead to the  risk of anemia , one of the reasons that make mothers easily tired, weak and possibly premature birth. Usually, doctors will prescribe iron for mothers to drink every day from the beginning of pregnancy. In addition, mothers need to eat foods high in iron such as red meat (pork, beef), fish, eggs, dried fruits, green vegetables, bread and cereals.

 

Photo: Almonds are rich in vitamin E

8. Vitamin E  

          For pregnant mothers, vitamin E brings a lot of benefits as well as one of the important vitamins during pregnancy. Thanks to this vitamin: 

Strengthens skin elasticity during pregnancy when the skin is easily cracked.

Help your baby healthy and beautiful, bushy eyebrows , ruddy skin.

Vitamin E will help mothers strengthen the immune system and blood circulation. As a result, the fetus will avoid jaundice and pregnancy poisoning.

      Mother should supplement vitamin E through food groups such as:

Nuts include almonds, walnuts, chestnuts, ...

Green vegetables like radishes, cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes.

Fruits rich in vitamin E such as papaya, avocado, mango, kiwi, ...