3 basic elements in pregnancy

Both calcium, iron and folic acid are essential elements that pregnant women should consume to promote the correct development of the baby, by preventing various congenital defects and taking care of the well-being of the future mother.

 

In an interview for Salud180.com, the doctor Zigor Campos Goneaga, gynecologist and obstetrician with a subspecialty in Perinatal Medicine , explains that the ideal is that iron and folic acid be consumed two or three months before trying to get pregnant .

 

However, the active member of the Mexican College of Specialists in Gynecology and Obstetrics (COMEGO) details that between 40 and 50% of pregnancies occur unplanned, so it is vital to start consuming them as soon as the news is known and continue taking them until lactation.

 

Meanwhile, calcium is recommended to be ingested from the moment pregnancy is confirmed or from the second and third trimesters until the lactation period.

 

Although these elements are naturally present in foods, they do not meet the necessary amounts, "therefore it is necessary to add them in a supplementary way," Campos Goneaga points out.

 

What is the function in pregnancy?

Folic acid prevents neural tube defects, that is, specific damage to the spine such as spina bifida. “Patients who take this element properly have a lower presence of these alterations,” the doctor mentions.

 

“When the baby requires folic acid it is between the first eight or 10 weeks”, explains Campos Goneaga.

 

While for the mother, folic acid is necessary for the metabolism of iron and helps reduce the effects of dilutional anemia that occurs during pregnancy .

 

It is important to have a balanced diet and see a specialist during the pregnancy process , to have a good quality of life at this stage.


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