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Fat Mother, Baby Is Not Great

Big little fetus in utero is very closely related to nutrition and the relationship with the food consumed by the mother. When pregnant women to be difficult to eat or are prone to frequent vomiting, which leads to weight loss, the fetus may also weigh light. So, now hypothesis that obese mothers during pregnancy, the baby must be big.
Normally, the weight of the mother during pregnancy has been rising. However, if the child in the womb, do not experience weight gain or increased, but not so important, should be a little disappointing.
To change the weight of the child in the womb, using ultrasound can be periodic or regular. Having this test, how many weeks the developing baby has not begun to follow the gestational age.
Fetus ideal weight;
1. 20 weeks of pregnancy, fetal weight about 0.5 kilograms of
2. 36 weeks gestation, the fetus of 2.5 kg
3. By birth weight is expected to reach 3-3.5 kg.
The cause was an increase in fetal weight;
1. Pregnant women who gained weight during the pregnancy continues, we can assume that the absorption of food in the mother was not upset. But if you find that the baby’s weight at birth less than it should, chances are there restrictions on the supply of food and oxygen from mother to fetus.
2. The influence of the drug used by pregnant women. For example, the mother suffered from hypertension, chronic kidney disease, smokers, alcoholics, diabetics melitus severe malnutrition and drug use.
3. The uterus and placental factors. Placental cells, causing damage, not the cord into the placenta to the rule. Although food and nutritional needs of infants can not including supply well.
To determine whether the placenta can not function properly, is done by ultrasound. Ultrasound can be judged by an increase in blood flow in the placenta.
The test may also cardiotocography (CTG), which can be seen through photos baby’s heart rate so we can judge whether the baby is in a state of oxygen deficiency or
4. The fetal abnormalities such as chromosomal abnormalities, birth defects and infections in the uterus.
For a baby born with normal weight;
1. Pregnancy test routine for nurses. Talk about the factors that prevent pregnancy, disease, including low birth weight. Follow the suggestions and advice.
2. Eating nutritious food to meet nutritional needs of a balanced diet.
3. Stop bad habits habits fetal health. Since the cigarette, alcohol, take the drink, no drugs, unnecessary.
4. Get enough rest.
5. Try not to be passive smokers, is more efficient and to avoid,
6. If not possible, an ultrasound to monitor the status of the fetus.
7. When dealing with complaints without a doctor or midwife if you are pregnant.

Back Slender After Childbirth

a6Behind the happiness of mothers after childbirth, not a little about the actual shape of the expandable body concerned. According to recent studies, activities, walking, avoiding fatty foods and reducing the time watching television, the seat very effective in the restoration.

The conclusion was developed by a team of researchers at Harvard Medical School, United States, after observation of 902 women. In our survey Dr.Emily Oken, the computer has the health status of respondents, followed, in order to ascertain the habits that can lose weight after childbirth.

The observations made during the survey was conducted after birth pregnant. Six months after your baby is born, he was asked what activities they often do, like watching television, how much time and physical activity. In addition, respondents were also asked to complete a questionnaire about their eating habits.

A year later, the average of the respondents experienced an increase in weight compared with 0.6 kg before pregnancy. Not less than 12 percent of respondents ascent reaches 5 kg.
For every hour they spend watching television each day, the risk of weight gain of up to 5 kg to 24 percent. Obesity is another trigger for fatty foods. The consumption of fatty foods would be 0.5 percent of the calories increase the risk of weight gain of up to 33 percent. Meanwhile, respondents in moderate physical activity such as walking every hour of catching up, proved to be a stable weight.
According to the research team, such as the American Journal of Preventive Medicine “, published in April 2007 women who watched less than two hours a day, is to walk at least 30 minutes and reduce consumption of fatty foods that the risk of obesity was 77 percent reduced after birth.

“Avoid fatty foods for young women may be more afraid of fat, but also run the risk of heart disease. By reducing the time to watch TV, not just good for your health, but also could give a good example for your children, “says Emily.