Monday, December 17, 2012

Supplementation Supports Healthy Birthweight

by Sean Wells
Having a baby is an experience that can be beautiful, but also very harrowing. It is a matter of balancing many things, especially when it comes to prenatal eating.
Expecting mothers typically are presented with an extensive list of foods to avoid from their doctors, while being encouraged to simply “eat for two” by well-meaning friends and relatives. Between all this is the obvious and natural maternal interest to provide the unborn baby with all the nutrients needed for proper growth and development. The complexity of the situation can be daunting.
One of the primary indicators of health for a newborn baby is birth weight—babies born within the healthy range are far less likely to experience health problems later in life as compared to babies who are either overweight or underweight. The latter category, in particular, is typically indicative of some form of undernourishment taking place during pregnancy.
One possibility for effectively splitting the difference between all these demands is through dietary supplementation. This approach ensures that a baby is not overfed, but not undernourished.
In a recent study, the fetal growth and development of 1500 babies was studied in Burkina Faso, along with the effect of supplementation with either a comprehensive multivitamin, or with a pairing of iron and folic acid (or Vitamin B9)—a combination considered of primary importance by the World Health Organization. In both cases—the multivitamin supplemented group and the group receiving only the B9/iron combination—the longer the supplements were taken, the larger and heavier the baby.
This would seem to confirm that, at the very least, the recommended matching of folic acid and iron are positively linked with a healthy birthweight. As phrased by the leader of the study, Dr. Dominique Roberfroid, “Even in women who are not deficient in iron, there is a benefit for fetal growth.”
Supplementation provides a potential answer for maintaining the balance between avoiding excess weight gain during pregnancy, while also helping to ensure that growing babies are receiving all the nutrients they need. Expecting mothers, who typically have plenty of other worries, are likely to be pleased with such a simple solution.

Isotonix® Prenatal Activated Multivitamin contributes to a healthy pregnancy and supports normal growth and development of a healthy baby. It also promotes a healthy birth weight and helps maintain normal blood pressure during pregnancy. http://bit.ly/T4ziAz

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