Iron deficiency anaemia affects 42% of pregnant people. Without adequate iron stores, anaemia can develop that effects the mother and unborn child. Iron is needed to form all body cells, building the placenta, increasing maternal iron stores and of course creating all tissues in the unborn child. Iron forms part of proteins involved in DNAContinue reading “Iron deficiency in pregnancy”
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Omega-3, pregnancy and preterm birth
Preterm birth (birth before 37 weeks gestation) is leading cause of neonatal mortality. Infants born preterm generally require care in neonatal intensive care, and can have an increased risk of a number of potentially serious complications such as cerebral palsy, respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular haemorrhage, necrotising enterocolitis and blindness. Preterm birth cannot be easily predicted,Continue reading “Omega-3, pregnancy and preterm birth”
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