Difficult natural birth due to over-nutrition
Because of the worry that the baby in the womb will be malnourished, many pregnant women hold to the view: "Eating properly must be eating for two people". However, be careful, you might be wrong.
Originally a petite girl, weighing only 40kg and 1m50 tall, that was also the reason why her husband's parents did not agree with her before, with the argument "fear of difficult delivery because her hips are too small". Therefore, Ms. Thuong (Khuat Duy Tien, Hanoi) determined that after getting married, she would gain weight and give birth well like anyone else.
When she found out she was pregnant, she diligently ate regularly, paid attention to the quality of her meals, and rested more. However, when the baby was 20 weeks old, after a check-up, the doctor said that her fetus was at risk of miscarriage.malnutrition, plus her mother-in-law kept saying: "How can someone so skinny give birth? 20 weeks and her stomach is flat", which made her extremely worried.
Worried and feeling sorry for herself, she made herself a dense diet, her motto was "even if you're not hungry, you have to eat". Every day she drank sugarcane juice, coconut water, ate plenty of starch, seafood...
Every time it is time, she rummages around for food to eat, even when she is not hungry, she still tries to swallow. According to her, eating for two is best because not only will the mother be healthy, but the baby will also be big and healthy.
Sure enough, after 7 weeks she gained 7 kg, she was extremely happy. On the due date, after the intense labor pains, when she arrived at the hospital, she was shocked when the doctor told her that she needed to have a cesarean section, her blood pressure had increased dramatically and a normal birth would not be good for the safety of both mother and child.
Luckily for her, with the doctor's experience and dedication, Ms. Thuong had a safe delivery. Later, she learned that it was because she tried to eat too much that she developed diabetes and gestational hypertension.
Ms. Ngan (Yen Ninh, Hanoi) also had difficulty giving birth naturally because of "fierce" pregnancy nutrition.
She was also pessimistic and worried like Ms. Thuong for 3-4 months. She was extremely confused when at week 27, the doctor said that the fetus had a high possibility of malnutrition. Her whole family put her on a force-feeding program and encouraged her to eat: in addition to regular meals, she was given a few plates of seafood every day, 4-5 glasses of maternity milk, and every week her husband also gave her a few ounces of bird's nest.
So in the last 3 months she gained weight rapidly, I heard 10 kilos. When she gave birth, the doctor said that because the fetus was too big, she shouldCaesarean sectionbecause of difficult birth
Only then did she regret her ignorance and haste, she risked her health and her child's.
The misconception of "eating for two"
When pregnant, many women are overly worried about their child's development and try to eat a lot. With the mentality that the more nutritious and more nutritious they eat, the better, many women find it difficult to give birth naturally and are more likely to develop diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, putting both mother and child at high risk of complications during pregnancy.
Not only the two cases above, but many women have the mentality of eating twice as much so that their children get enough nutrients.
Nutrition experts from the BC research group (USA) share: To gain weight properly and have a healthy baby, women need to plan each of their meals and eat healthily and reasonably.
Women should eat a variety of foods, supplementing all 4 important nutrient groups. Limit eating foods that are high in calories and low in nutrients such as: carbonated drinks, foods high in fat and sugar...
The nutrients that pregnant women need are suggested by experts as foods containing: Protein, Carbohydrates, Fat, Calcium, Iron, Vitamin C, Folic Acid, Vitamin D...
In addition, if you want to gain weight properly, pregnant women can choose snacks that contain a lot of calories such as yogurt, eggs, fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, etc.
The baby's health and growth are directly related to what the mother eats before and during pregnancy, so pregnant mothers need to pay attention to their diet. The idea that eating a lot will give birth to a healthy, chubby baby even if the mother gains too much weight is a mistake.
According to Young Intellectuals - NT
