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Impacts on Prenatal Development (Alcohol (Can interfere with fertility…
Impacts on Prenatal Development
Folic Acids -
Helps protect against neural tube defects in the developing foetus.
Neural tube defects delay developments such as crawling.
Iron -
Iron losses are increased during pregnancy because the foetus draws the iron from the mother.
Iron deficiency during pregnancy is common in Australia
Severe anemia may put you and your baby at risk of premature delivery and low birth weight
While pregnant, the mother has more cells, therefore needs more blood cells. If the mother is anemic, the foetus isn't getting enough red blood cells (haemoglobin)
Iodine
Iodine is important for the production of a thyroid hormone
Around the world, nearly 19 million babies are born with the risk of being mentally disabled every year because of maternal iodine deficiency.
Vitamin A
Without vitamin A, babies can grow with certain defects such as loss of vision
Alcohol
Can interfere with fertility before pregnancy
Crosses placenta to the baby's blood
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
small head
flat cheeks
thin upper lip
underdeveloped jaw
Harm the development of the nervous system
Narrow the blood vessels in the placenta and umbilical cord, this restricts blood supply to the foetus
Smoking/Tobacco
Low birth weight
Spontaneous abortion
Prematurity
Higher risk of SIDS
More vulnerable to infection, breathing difficulties and long-term health problems
Listeria Monocytogenes
Gestational Diabetes
Baby has increased risk of being born with excessive birth weight
Extra glucose in the mother's bloodstream crosses the placenta which triggers the foetus's pancreas to make extra insulin