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Introduction. What you choose to eat when you’re pregnant may influence you and your baby’s health now and for years to come. Pregnancy is a good time to review your nutrition. Weight Gain. D Steady, gradual weight gain achieved through bal-anced and healthy nutrition is best for you and your baby. D Pregnancy is not a time to lose weight.
Build a Healthy Eating Routine When You’re Pregnant or Breastfeeding. When you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, it’s important to give yourself and your baby the nutrition needed to grow and thrive. Follow these tips to eat healthy during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Choose a mix of healthy foods.
Nutrition During Pregnancy. Find your own style of healthy eating that includes a variety of foods from all food groups; fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, and proteins. Fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables, include a variety of colors in both groups.
2) women’s nutrition during pregnancy; 3) women’s nutrition while breastfeeding; 4) nutrition of adolescent mothers and other nutritionally at-risk women; and 5) innovations for maternal nutrition. Chapter 4 sets forth the programming principles that will guide UNICEF’s approach to women’s nutrition across the life course.
Learn about nutrition and pregnancy, including foods to avoid and foods to eat, prenatal supplements, and weight gain.
There is increasing evidence that a high body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy, excessive weight gain and inadequate nutrition during pregnancy increase the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and may have negative effects on the duration and outcome of pregnancy.
To achieve genuine improvements in the nutritional status of pregnant adolescent girls and women, nutrition policies and programmes must move beyond addressing the immediate nutritional problems to confront the inequalities that create, reinforce and perpetuate them. BOX 1. WHY ARE WE FAILING ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND WOMEN?
