1, is folic acid good for pregnancy?
It is beneficial to take enough folic acid during pregnancy, because once pregnancy is successful, folic acid can significantly improve the development of the fetus, contribute to the early growth and development of the fetus, and also promote the development of the placenta. The amount of folic acid in the diet can help prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida when the spinal cord is not fully formed, and folic acid can also reduce the chance of miscarriage. In addition, folic acid can help the body to produce red blood cells and important hormones, such as serotonin and norepinephrine, to regulate the function of DNA, which is very important for improving the baby's development.
2. Precautions for folic acid supplementation during pregnancy
Grasp the critical period of folic acid supplementation
The key periods of folic acid consumption are pregnancy preparation and early pregnancy. Supplementing folic acid in these two important periods can effectively prevent fetal malformation, promote the healthy development of the fetus, and reduce the probability of neural tube in the fetus by 50% ~ 70%.
Husband and wife supplement folic acid together
Folic acid supplementation before pregnancy is best for both husband and wife. It is necessary for women to supplement folic acid, because it can provide the best mother for the fetus, while folic acid supplementation for men can effectively increase the concentration of semen and make the chromosome separation in sperm more normal, so that the baby will be healthier in the future.
600 mg per day
Pregnant women need folic acid supplementation, but it is quantitative, not unlimited. If women unconsciously supplement folic acid at random, the level of folic acid will be reduced and the best effect will not be achieved. The best amount of folic acid for pregnant women is to supplement 600 ~ 800 micrograms of folic acid every day, which can meet the needs of the fetus and oneself.
Supplementing folic acid requires improving cooking habits.
Women should not forget to take folic acid from natural food while taking folic acid tablets, so they must improve their cooking habits. When cooking some foods containing folic acid, they should pay attention to cooking skills and try not to let the folic acid in the food lose, so that they can make up for this knowledge.
3, pregnancy taboo
1, avoid eating high-sugar food.
If you eat too much food with high sugar content during pregnancy, it will easily lead to disorder of sugar metabolism, thus making you a potential diabetic. If you continue to eat foods with high sugar content during pregnancy, it is easy to turn into gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes will not only endanger the health of pregnant women, but also lead to premature delivery, abortion and even stillbirth. Therefore, avoid eating high-sugar foods during pregnancy.
Step 2 avoid spicy food
In terms of diet, people in different parts of the world have different eating habits. Experts remind that you should eat as little spicy food as possible during pregnancy. Spicy food can cause digestive system disorders of normal people, such as gastrointestinal discomfort, indigestion, constipation and even hemorrhoids. After pregnancy, as the fetus grows up day by day, it will affect the normal digestive function and defecation of pregnant women. If they still keep the habit of eating spicy food at this time, it will seriously affect the nutritional supply of pregnant women to the fetus and even increase the difficulty of delivery. Therefore, in the three months before pregnancy, both expectant mothers and expectant fathers should stop eating spicy food.
3, avoid eating pickled food
Pickled food, which contains nitrite, benzopyrene, etc. Nitrite is easy to cause poisoning. Nitrosamine, benzopyrene and aflatoxin are recognized as the three major carcinogens. Eating these pickled foods during pregnancy can also lead to miscarriage, premature delivery and even fetal malformation. Therefore, it is not only inappropriate to eat pickled foods during pregnancy, but also to eat less of these foods in daily life.
Step 4 avoid eating canned food
These foods have added a lot of additives from raw materials to production, such as synthetic pigments, flavors, preservatives and so on. Additives and preservatives are risk factors for teratogenesis and abortion. So canned food is also a taboo for women during pregnancy.
5. Avoid eating artificially contaminated food.
The whole process of these foods from raw material production to consumption will go through many necessary links, and may be polluted to varying degrees, which will bring harm to people's health. Therefore, you should pay attention to your diet to prevent food pollution. Try to choose fresh natural foods and avoid foods containing additives, pigments and preservatives; Vegetables should be thoroughly cleaned, and fruits should be peeled before eating to avoid pesticide pollution.
6. Pay attention to quitting smoking and drinking
If you want a healthy and intelligent baby, it is best to quit smoking and drinking 3-6 months before pregnancy. There are more than 20 harmful components in tobacco, which will cause chromosome and gene changes. These harmful mutagenic substances will directly enter the reproductive system through the blood of smokers, which will not only reduce sperm motility, but also cause energy abnormality, making pregnancy more difficult. However, alcohol and its toxic decomposition substances are easy to cause chromosome aberration and make children deformed. However, all alcoholic drinks or some carbonated drinks, such as rice wine, liqueur and cola, are harmful to reproductive health.