Open AccessA mother’s health during pregnancy
Author(s) -
S Ravichandran,
Fathima Feroz,
Mahrukh Mehraj,
R M Madhumitha Sri,
Jyoti Rajput
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of clinical biochemistry and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-6377
pISSN - 2394-6369
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijcbr.2022.003
Subject(s) - pregnancy , life style , low birth weight , birth weight , medicine , environmental health , obstetrics , pediatrics , biology , genetics
A mother’s health and nutrition status both before and during pregnancy have an important and significant effect on its baby`s physical as well as mental health. Mothers health and dietary intake completely effects a baby`s birth weight, rate of postnatal growth and chances of survival. If a mother is maintaining a good nutritious status with a healthy life style throughout her pregnancy, it optimizes maternal health and reduces the risk of pregnancy complication, birth defects and chronic diseases in her children and later in adulthood. This paper describes a woman with proper dietary intake, good nutritious status, and proper life style will have a healthy pregnancy which automatically increases the chances of having healthy delivery of baby, with very low complications. The baby has a better chance of having healthy life ahead.