PregMum Care

“ Can I DRINK TEA during pregnancy? ”🤔

" As we know, tea contains caffeine.☕ However, I'm a tea lover!! 🫖🍵 Is there any tea that is CAFFEINE FREE and SAFE for pregnant mother? "

🌻Let's take a look for the suggestions in the website below

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https://www.babycenter.com/pregnancy/diet-and-fitness/herbal-teas-during-pregnancy_3537

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Source: Babycenter

🍜-Asian Food Recommendation-🫕

Think of what to have for today's meal? 😵‍💫

Here are some suggestions of healthy and delicious Asian food for you and your baby! 😋

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Source: life's DHA

https://www.lifesdha.com/en_US/news/6-Asian-Pregnancy-Superfoods-You-Might-Already-be-Eating.html

⚠️ "QUIT SMOKING!" ⚠️🚭

The risks of smoking during pregnancy:

▶️ miscarriage and stillbirth

▶️ ectopia pregnancy

▶️ placenta abruption

▶️ Placenta previa

▶️ Preterm birth

▶️ Low birth weight

▶️ birth defects

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Source: Carlson (2020)

https://www.healthline.com/health/smoking-and-pregnancy -birth-weight
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Source: On Demand News

< This is what smoking does to an unborn baby >

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ychve_pUVnw

This is what smoking does to an unborn baby 4D ultrasound scans reveal the harm that smoking during pregnancy can cause to an unborn baby's development. Report by Claire Lomas.

"Save Your Baby, Save Yourself!"

Taking drugs during pregnancy harms your baby!

Wanna know how drugs affect prenatal development?
Check this out!👇

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Source: BBC London

< A drug used during pregnancy could cause birth defects for generations – BBC London News >

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRR0JHppiXc

A drug used during pregnancy could cause birth defects for generations – BBC London News Sodium Valproate has been used to treat epilepsy since the 1970s. But thousands of pregnant women say they weren't warned of the risks of severe birth defect...

LET'S LEARN PRENATAL YOGA!

Here are 5 easy yoga poses for pregnant women👇

Remember to consult your physician before the exercise!😄👩‍⚕️

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Sources: healthywomen
https://www.healthywomen.org/content/article/5-best-yoga-poses-pregnant-women

🚏 Do you know that AIR POLLUTION is one of the environmental factors that will affect you and your baby's health?

Here are some suggestions to protect you and your baby from air pollution!! 🪄

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Source 1: Khomenko et al. (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30272-2

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Source 2: American Pregnancy Association

https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30272-2

🌽Nutrients need to consume increasingly by pregnant women as now you are feeding another person with you!

🥚PROTEIN helps the healthy growth of a baby’s tissues and organs, especially the brain. Not only beneficial for baby growth but also maternal health, it also helps increase blood supply for the mother.

🥛CALCIUM helps prevent blood pressure problems for some pregnant women and helps build your baby’ bones. The daily calcium intake of pregnant women may not enough but need additional supplements. (Consult your physician before consuming any health supplements.)

🥦IRON helps to ensure the supply of oxygen is sufficient for both mother and baby by increasing blood flow. It can also prevent iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy if you take enough iron.

💡Please care not only for the baby but also for you!

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Sources: healthline

🫗- "DRINK MORE WATER !!" -🫗

"Drink more water" is one of the familiar sentences we always heard from others since we're young, especially from our parents. 😵‍💫

And parents will say, "It's good for you!"

Yes, it is undeniable, drinking more water is beneficial for human body health 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦, including pregnant mother🤰🏻 and prenatal health. 👶🏻

Let's check it out! 😍

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🌠Source: Mulyani et al. (2021)

< Effect of dehydration during pregnancy on birth weight and length in West Jakarta >

http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jns.2021.59

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Reminder: Don't forget to get A GLASS OF WATER after reading this😆

⚠-DON’Ts During Pregnancy-⚠

• Losing weight = Cutting nutrients to your baby
• Caffeine = Please limit it to 1-2 cups per day
• Smoke = Lung disease
• Alcohol = Long-term harm to your baby
• Drugs = BIG NOOOOOO!

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Sources: Tommy’s Pregnancy Hub

⚠️PRECAUTIONS FOR PREGNANCY EXERCISE⚠️

• Avoid jerky and bouncy movement: Increase risk of injury
• Avoid exercising in high-heat: May cause heat exhaustion and dehydration
• Avoid exercises flat on your back: To keep blood flow
• Avoid contact sports: BIG NO! May cause you to be hit in the stomach

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Sources: Stefani Sassos, Good Housekeeping Institute

🍽️-Healthy Pregnancy Meal Plan-🍽️

💁🏻‍♀️Pregnant women need 4,700mg of minerals each day during pregnancy, so DON’T skip your dinner when you felt you are craving too much.🙅🏻‍♀️ Your baby relies on you to provide the right balance of nutrition.👶🏻

🍋LEMON CHICKEN PASTA🍝 is suggested for the pregnancy dinner. It is because:
• Diabetes Appropriate
• Healthy Immunity
• High Protein
• Low Added Sugars
• Low Calorie

🥕CARROT SOUP🍲 is suggested for the additional pregnancy dinner. It is because:
• Gluten-Free
• Healthy Immunity
• Low Calorie

☀️-Healthy Pregnancy Meal Plan-☀️

Functions of Fruit & Vegetables in Pregnancy Diet🍎🥦
~Not only provide colour to your diet! 🤩 But packed with powerful nutrients, fibre and antioxidants which are important to contribute to the health of fetal growth. 😆

💡A little tip: Vegetables can help digestion and help prevent constipation.

🥗BROCCOLI BACON SALAD🥗 is suggested for the pregnancy lunch meal. It is because:
• Low-Carbohydrate
• High Fiber
• Gluten-Free
• Healthy Immunity
• Low Added Sugars

✨-Healthy Pregnancy Meal Plan-✨

🤷🏼‍♀️ Why a healthy diet is required during pregnancy?
- Support growing baby’s health👶🏻
- Supply nutrition to baby and your own wellbeing 🤩

🍫CHOCOLATE BANANA OATS🍌 is suggested for the pregnancy meal. It is because:
• Low-Calorie
• High Fiber
• Gluten-Free