Nutritional guidance during pregnancy

For pregnant women, nutrition during pregnancy is very important, because the growth and development of the fetus is very critical during pregnancy. In order to ensure that the fetus does not lack elements during growth, pregnant women must eat more nutritious foods. Moreover, the nutrition eaten by pregnant women after pregnancy needs to be absorbed by both of them. Eating more nutrients can also improve their own resistance. So what is the nutritional guidance during pregnancy?

Nutrition during pregnancy is closely related to fetal growth and intellectual development. In order to adapt to the physiological changes during pregnancy and the needs of fetal growth, pregnant women must require more nutrition than in the non-pregnant period. If malnutrition occurs during pregnancy, it can easily cause miscarriage, premature birth, fetal malformations, etc. What should be the proper nutrition during pregnancy?

1. Heat

During pregnancy, the daily calorie intake should be increased by at least 100 to 300 kcal, and food should be consumed in appropriate proportions, with protein accounting for 15%, fat accounting for 20%, and carbohydrates accounting for 65%.

2. Protein

During the 4th to 6th month of pregnancy, pregnant women should increase their protein intake by 15g per day, and during the 7th to 9th month, it should be increased by 25g per day. High-quality protein mainly comes from animals, such as milk, meat, eggs and fish, which can provide the best combination of amino acids.

3. Sugar

The main carbohydrate in the staple food of pregnant women is starch. After the second trimester of pregnancy, 0.4 to 0.5 kg of staple food per day can meet the needs.

4. Trace elements

(1) Iron: Take ferrous sulfate 0.3 g/day orally starting at the 4th month of pregnancy.

(2) Calcium: Daily calcium intake of 1000 mg starting from the 16th week of pregnancy, increasing to 1500 mg in the late pregnancy.

(3) Zinc: It is recommended that pregnant women supplement 20 mg of zinc per day from their diet after 3 months of pregnancy.

(4) Iodine: During the entire pregnancy period, the dietary iodine supply is 175ug/d. It is recommended to take iodized salt throughout the pregnancy.

(5) Selenium: It is an important component of glutathione peroxidase. Selenium deficiency during pregnancy can cause primary myocarditis in the fetus and peripartum myocarditis in pregnant women.