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maternal diet (Folic Acid (Folic acid helps protect against neural tube…
maternal diet
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iodine
important mineral needed for the production of thyroid hormone, which is important for growth and development
Vitamin A
being essential for the maintenance of maternal night vision and fetal ocular health besides the development of other organs and the fetal skeleton and maintenance of the fetal immune system
Gestational diabetes
your baby may be at increased risk of Excessive birth weight. Extra glucose in your bloodstream crosses the placenta, which triggers your baby's pancreas to make extra insulin. This can cause your baby to grow too large
Listeria monocytogenes
can lead to extremely serious complications including miscarriage, premature labour, or stillbirth.
alcohol risk factors
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For both women and men, it is safest to stop drinking alcohol before you conceive.
It is safest not to drink alcohol at all while you're pregnant.
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Every woman and unborn baby is different, so there's no way to predict how your alcohol consumption will affect your unborn baby.
miscarriage (losing a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy)
stillbirth (a baby being born dead after 24 weeks of pregnancy)
a range of physical, mental, behavioural and learning disabilities that are collectively called fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
Women who drink while pregnant may also put their own health at risk, due to effects such as
- vomiting and dehydration
- high blood pressure
- nutritional deficiency
- gestational diabetes
Smoking risk factors
If you are pregnant, every time you smoke a cigarette, it cuts down oxygen to your unborn baby and exposes them to a cocktail of chemicals, including chemicals that cause cancer.
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weaker lungs,
higher risk of asthma